Part one of term paper
The term, “innocent until proven guilty” is synonymous with the justice system. The saying also applies to people while among their peers. In the sleepy little town of Salem, Massachusetts, however, it turns out to be quite the opposite. When lies and rumors run rampant through their community, the townspeople destroy each other’s li ...

Part two of term paper
... factors towards the downfall of Salem is revenge. Elizabeth’s need to be vengeful towards Abigail sprouts from the affair Abigail and Elizabeth’s husband, John Proctor. When the topic of Abigail is comes up, Elizabeth remarks that she should be, “… ripped from the earth” (Miller 76). She goes further by telling John Proctor to, “… go and tell her she’s a whore” (62). Never acting upon her rage, Elizabeth only dismisses Abigail from her house. Abigail, on the other han ...