Look at 1600 to the 1950s and then compare them to the current times, and it is clear that this community has made some drastic changes to the laws that govern humanity, social behavior, education levels and one major change is in the law and system. The many displays of accusations without evidence that turned into court cases and many of which the accused ended up being found guilty. This act is called McCarthyism. McCarthyism is defined as “ to...
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History has shown that it is human nature, when an emotional and inexplicable situation arises, for people to fall prey to suspicion and fear. During these times, unscrupulous individuals can play upon a wide-spread panic, using this fear to their advantage. History is filled with many examples of this, one of the most powerful being the vengeance behind the hysteria of the Salem witch trials in The Crucibles by Arthur Miller which caused the inevitable deaths of 19-20 innocent victims,...
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Imagine going away from your family and your home to avoid all the maltreatment and traveling across the Atlantic Ocean like it's a natural routine for you. The rueful crew of the Mayflower transported the Pilgrims across the devastated stormy Atlantic with just one factor which was these passengers were placed to handle the shortage of food and deadly voyage. If these folks were aiming to survive during this weather in America they'd have to be compelled to re-process their...
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Is Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible related to hysteria? And how it compares to the story of Lindy Chamberlain? Jordyn Belton explores the deeper understanding of human nature and how we are susceptible to fits of hysteria which supplant logic in return generates an atmosphere of fear. Hysteria is a term very frequently used to explain a human reaction to a traumatic experience of extreme fear. The settlement of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 witchcraft swept through in return lead to...
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Different mass hysteria events throughout history have displayed similar characteristics regarding their structure and characteristics. They each had a variation on the different components of a hysteria event, but can be vividly compared and contrasted. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the Red Scare/McCarthyism era, and the Chupacabra sightings each exhibit the irrational social behaviours and unique psychological states that instigate mass hysteria events; the growth of extreme paranoia that spreads pandemically; and the lasting impact they have on human conduct, laws,...
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Have you ever been really mad at someone or jealous of them? Have you ever tried to do something mean to a person to feel better about yourself? Everyone has met at least one person in their life that they didn’t like. Maybe someone did something that angered you and you never got over it, or maybe someone really intimidated you. There can be personal rivalries from school, sports, or even family members. Sometimes these rivalries can cross the line....
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Mass Hysteria or Mass Psychogenic Illness it is a disorder in which a huge set of people unveil analogous physical or emotional indications, such as anxiety or life-threatening feeling. When individual under pressure grouped together, the impending for Mass Hysteria occur. Mass Hysteria conducts communal illusions of fears, whether real or unreal, initiating anecdotes and distress. It often used to imprecisely discuss to anything from giving in to disturbances and something that is unusual that has convert into something of...
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In matters of life or death, people do whatever it takes to not be hanged. In times where accusations, regardless of their accuracy, determine one's survival, people do what is necessary to survive. In Arthur Miller's, The Crucible, a constant string of allegations leads to people convicting the innocent of witchcraft. Ultimately, this leads to those convicted people accusing more innocent people and so on. This leads straight to a town full of nothing but mass hysteria. Danforth’s convictions, Parris’...
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Hysteria is an overwhelming fear causing distress, that overrides logic and is often heightened and augmented by the presence of others who are acting out on that fear as well, it may be perceived by one person in society and spread amongst all, therefore tearing apart a community, making everyone question the truth. In Arthur Miller’s notable play, the Crucible, individuals undergo a dramatic transformation when the widespread fear of witchcraft overwhelms logic and individual thought. Anyone having a different...
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Arthur Miller utilises his literary masterpiece ‘The Crucible’ as a vehicle to expose to the audience that maintaining personal integrity requires great courage and strength in the face of hysteria and frenzy and refusing to name names can come at a high cost, especially amidst an autocratic rule. He does this through thoughtful characterisation, symbolism, language, allegory, imagery and characters’ moral dilemmas. Arthur Miller's outstanding 1953 play, effectively utilises allegory to draw parallels between the period of McCarthyism within the...
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Introduction In any global sphere, research serves an integral role as it aids in the establishment of solutions to issues as well as providing relevant information regarding a defined area of a given field. Healthcare is one of the industries that heavily rely on research. Psychology is a division of the healthcare industry and a field dealing with behavior and thoughts. Hysteria and the Cathartic method are two psychological topics that have been widely researched. Hysteria is an old-fashioned expression...
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