What Is The Paradox In The Crucible

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The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. One night, a bunch of girls were caught dancing in the forest and people in the village start accusing the girls for being witchcrafted by a witch. In the progress of finding who the witch is, people start blaming on each other and lie. These lies and false witnesses confuse the entire town. Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, uses irony and paradox in the stories. The punishment of witches is an example of irony in the book. After the rumors about witches started, many people were suspected as witches even though they were innocent. However, there was no good way to prove their innocence; the choices that people had are to tell the truth that they are not witches and never admit and

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