The Crucible - Part III

Act III of The Crucible is extremely intense. I cannot think of many things more intense than a life-or-death court room scene.  When people are put into situations such as this, their human instincts tend to come out quite a bit more than usual. As people, it is only natural to defend ourselves and the ones we love when lives are at stake. In a court room scene, you really have no choice other than to stick to your guns and hope for the best. In this case, I am sure that many people were looking to God in their times of need. Like I previously said, reading this section of the book was very intense and I was sort of at the edge of my seat the entire time I was reading. 
An example of human nature is when Abigail pretends that Mary is possessing her and her posse with her own spirit (Miller  115). They begin to say everything she is saying just mere moments after she says it, which is a lot to comprehend. Suddenly, she breaks down and begins to support their claim by yelling out unholy things and scaring everyone in court (Miller 118). 
There are really three examples of human nature in this scene. One being Abigail's desperate attempt to make the court believe her story (Miller 114). She does this so that she can save her own skin, she in tangled up in her web of lies and she is just trying to claw her way out. Really, though, she is only getting herself more tangled up. It is only natural for us humans to do whatever it takes to keep ourselves safe. She was just doing what she thought she needed to do. 
Another example here is the girls who go along with what Abigail is doing and saying (Miller 115). They want to keep themselves and Abigail, whom they care for very much, safe in this trial. As humans, we are inclined to follow whatever we are regularly comfortable following. These girls were used to doing whatever Abigail told them to do, right or wrong. They found her comfortable, almost like a mother figure. You listen to what your mother tells you because she knows best.
The last example of human nature showing through in this situation is how Mary reacts to what all the girls begin to do (Miller 118). She only wants to come clean and call it quits, she is finally done dealing with the lies and the guilt (Miller 102). In the heat of the moment, she finds herself doing exactly what the girls wanted her to do (Miller 118). It was the most beautifully crafted, rushed, impulsive scheme that Abigail could have came up with. She just wanted to do the right thing, but sometimes when we get too much adrenalin, it can altar what we think is right to do.
Basically, we can only say that humans will always be what they are, humans. This is just the way we are, and we cannot expect people to change their "true color" to accommodate our needs. 
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.