Assertion Analysis #12

"Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them."

- Nathaniel Hawthorne

I think he was trying to say that those who can speak well & combine words to an educated level has the power over all. As they can say the right things at the right moments to convey their audience to further convince them. For example Abigail knew exactly what words to use to make the Rev.'s mad and further want to get to the bottom of this problem. Just as McCarthy wanted to win the campaign & continue to have followers he used key words to spark & keep the fear alive so they would continue to follow him. 

Assertion Analysis #13

Man, remember, until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven."

- Arthur Miller, through Rev. Hale, The Crucible, Act 2

Rev. Hale said this as he has gone absolutely no where in his research. Maybe he is trying to send a subliminal to the other Rev.'s that although the accusations around Salem might be out of fear the doing of so was just in creation of something beautiful wanting to come out of it. 

Assertion Analysis #14

McCarthy
- Americans feared the rising communism powers, this fear of being over come & surrounded by communism bred paranoia.

Crucible
- Salemites feared the forest surrounding their community housed the devil

McCarthy
- Americans accused of communism were assumed guilty, put on trial & expected to give names of others

Crucible
- Salemites accused of witchary were guilty unless they confessed

McCarthy
- Senator McCarthy uses nations fear of communism to condemn 200 gov. employees w/o proof, to promte his own campaign

Crucible
- Abigail used salems fear of the devil to condemn 19 to death

McCarthy
- Corrupt priests gave the idea of accusing communism

Crucible
- Corrupt priests listened to Abigail's accusations

McCarthy
- Used fear of Americans

Crucible
- Used fear of Salem

McCarthy
-Accused people & those who defended were too accused

Crucible
- Abigail accused people of Salem & those who defended were guilty too