Trial Injustice

In Holland, Geert Wilders, a Dutch member of the parliament, said his trial was unfair. He said that from the beginning the court had prejudice against his statements. His statements were against Islam and the place of Muslims in European society. He said that the judge's rulings were against Wilders because of his statements.

This is like the Salem Witch Trials because the judge, Danforth, only went with what he thought was right. They did not look at the evidence but instead looked at the actions of the people. Danforth saw what Abigail and the girls were doing. The judge saw what Wilders said.

The Crucible

In The Crucible, some of the girls follow Abigail even though they don't want to. Abigail tells the girls what is happening and what they should do. Instead of telling the adults that Abigail is lying, they go on with the story. Abigail commands them to follow her even though she also knows it is wrong.

In my life, I have been told to do what others said. Even if i didn't want to, I did because they said it was fine to do it. At the time I thought it was the right thing to do because I did not know better. Now I can look back and say that I shouldn't have done it.