After studying Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, I have come to the conclusion that the three people most to blame for the witch hysteria and the subsequent death of innocent people are Reverend Parris, Abigail, and Danforth. Each of these people, in some way caused harm to blameless people, and I will, in this essay explain what these people, knowingly or unknowingly did contribute to the death of the innocent people hanged as witches in …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…stop people from being hung even with Solid evidence that they were innocent. In conclusion, there are three people who are most to blame for the hanging of innocent people during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. These three people were Reverend Parris, Abigail, and Danforth. Each of these three knowingly or unknowingly caused the witch hysteria to grow and contribute tot he hanging deaths of the men and women during the Salem Witch trials of 1692.