In one
way, there are too many conflicts in 's ; in another way, there are not
enough. If there had been more conflict between the court and the girls, things may have ended
differently for the twenty-some people who died during the Salem Witch Trials. Alas, that did
not happen.
The external conflicts in this play include all three kinds: man
vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society.
The man vs. man conflicts are
many. The girls who call out the names of people innocent of witchcraft are in direct conflict
with their neighbors and fellow citizens. People like Parris and Putnam are in the same kind of
conflict with their neighbors and congregation, as they want to get more land and save their
reputations (such as they are). Both they and the girls (primarily Abigail) are using the court
to punish and get rid of their enemies.
As the fear intensifies, the people
of Salem are then in conflict with one another, quick to...
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