The Crucible
power
Authority is another motif that appear frequently throughout The Crucible. Arthur Miller reflects how power always rule the weak ones. Historically, women were the lowest in the hierarchy of power, and men were the ones in the top. Abigail was just another girl in the town, and when she was first caught in the wood dancing, nobody, including Parris, didn't believe the truths she told them. However, after the witch trials and the false evil spirits, she gains power over society. As she accuses more and more people of witchcraft and devil-worships, it immediately gathers people’s attention and make them fear her. When John Proctor, who used to be the most respected man in power in the town, says that "We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!", people doesn't believe him but they believe that Abigail is not lying. We can see the transition of power from male to female.