From the really get downing. society has seen adult females as inheriting the character defect of Eve’s original wickedness. Most people see adult females as lubricious existences because of how Eve tempted Adam in the garden of Eden. intending they were more susceptible to the Devil. Men aim the females because of their positions and the functions they play in a male dominated society. Work forces have a more opinionative position of a woman’s responsibilities. The Crucible portrays adult females as the very definition of sexual desire. unfastened to diabolic bid and beneath the common mendicant. with small or no repute attached to their name. Society mistreated most adult females in Salem 1692. Bing a female means she is automatically unfastened to mistreat by work forces and even other adult females who saw themselves as being above you. When work forces such as Reverend Parris needed to experience in control. they’d make unneeded menaces such as “I’ll show you a great doin’ on your arse one of these days” . menaces as this are indefensible for and were used merely to recover the much needed authorization ( Miller 21 ) .

Another illustration of work forces ruling adult females would be when Mary Warren says. “Mr Proctor! I am 18 and a adult female. nevertheless individual! ” but she has plenty backbones to stand up for herself ( Miller 60 ) . As if it isn’t adequate to be abused by work forces. adult females such as Abigail add to it by naming good adult females such as Elizabeth. bitter. cold. and whining ( Miller 12 ) . Many work forces even believe they have the right to crush obeisance into adult females. An illustration of physical maltreatment to adult females is when Proctor yells. “ I’ll whip you if you dare go forth this house again” ( Miller 55 ) . The maidens are to be quiet and submissive to her hubby. in other words his personal slave.

The adult females in the late 1600’s are to follow a really rigorous lesson and spiritual function. Their undertakings were to take attention of the place. the kids and tend to their hubbies every caprice. From the really beginning of the drama. at that place seems to be hidden sexual tenseness. Men believed. immature adult females were compelled to destruct righteous and duteous work forces through titillating agencies ( Alter 60 ) . Puritans believed that Satan assaulted the organic structure through sexual evildoings. The work forces took the discourtesy of dancing in the forests so earnestly because at that age immature adult females were really alluring to the men’s sexual entreaty. The mens’ reaction really seems apprehensible seeing as John Proctor reacts in the manner they are seeking to avoid. John Proctor allowed himself to be unfastened to his sexual desires and admits it when he says. “She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And good she might! For I thought of her softly. God aid me. I lusted” ( Miller 110 ) .

Abigail can successfully pull strings many of the characters particularly work forces because of her beauty which causes them non to see the prevarications that she speaks. Abigail is decidedly one of the few adult females who test their legitimacy as reliable definitions of sexual desire ( Alter 60 ) . Womans were seemingly the lone 1s the Satan could easy change over. at least in the men’s’ eyes. The fact that the immature adult females are claiming to be portion of the Satan to salvage their lives merely gave the work forces more ground to believe they were really involved with him. Most people view adult females as the weaker of the two sexes. In the eyes of the Puritan society they lacked the physical organic structure to contend off the diabolic onslaughts of Satan. Men such as Reverend Parris must decidedly believe even less of adult females since he disagrees about the Satan being in his ain place and how there are people beneath him in town.

Reverend Parris is a adult male who preaches fire and native sulfur discourses and he believes if you live like him so you’ll do it to heaven. Even Though Parris believed he was a top notch Puritan. he still questioned himself when he said. “Why would he take my house to strike? We have all mode of licentious people in the small town! ” ( Miller 41 ) . Parris believed he is better than the remainder and above all else when he makes this statement. while his ain girl was ill. alternatively of worrying about her wellbeing he rants on about how her illness compromises his character. Names seem to keep a really great importance. The hysterical environment of Salem causes persecution of defamation became a common fright of a good. respectable name to be tarnished. Parris even asks about Abigail’s repute when he says. “Your name in the town-it is wholly white is it non? ” ( Miller 12 ) . Abigail defends her name to a tee and even goes every bit far as impeaching others and remaining in the limelight so she is absolved from partaking in witchery herself.

In life it’s said that your repute precedes you. even after decease it is what you are remembered by. “ Where she walks the crowd will portion like the sea for Israel” . Abigails name is taken to a whole other degree when she starts labeling the enchantresss ( Miller 53 ) . Elizabeth is another character who knows the importance of a good name and when she is asked whether John cheated she protected him and denied the allegations ( Schlueter 113 ) . By the clip the tests have been started. there is non much left to keep on to besides household and reputes. John Proctor and Rebecca both are people. “willing to put down their lives if demand be to continue their dignity” ( Schlueter 115 ) . To keep onto something even more than life shows great bravery.

The autocrat in every state of affairs must fear something in the people he oppresses which is why he feels the demand to hold authorization over them. In this instance the autocrats would be the work forces and their fright of adult females seems overpowering. The Puritans rigorous belief in devils and witchery is portion of the ground it was so easy to believe the prevarications told by the misss. If you were non with them in believing you were against them. The ignorance of the people in the 1690’s sing these things is what gives Abigail so much power and portion of what leads to their ruin. The Crucible proves that in the terminal difficult work and a good name will non relieve you from being accused of witchcraft.