Crucible Response

The first two acts of the Crucible were interesting, in the aspect of seeing the conflict between reason and religion. The play reminds me of two main historical events, the Cold War and the Revolutionary War. In the cold war it was assumed you were a communist, and as a result you were blackmailed. The same issue occurred between the loyalists and patriots. False accusations and sudden assumptions are made in The Crucible without reasonable proof. I thought it was unfair how they accused Elizabeth of witchcraft against Betty because of finding a needle in a poppet. What surprised me the most however is how people lie to get out of trouble. Being so religious, and focused on being good, i would expect them to tell the complete truth. This is not the case though in The Crucible, people begin to believe their own lies, and follow through with it as long as it gets them out of trouble. The crucible ties many themes together but overall it demonstrates what   monsters humans can become.