In The Crucible, the author develops these themes: Personal conflicts lead to societal conflicts.

Spreading lies is easier than disproving them.

How do these themes interact in The Crucible, Act 3, Part 1?

A. John Proctor convinces Mary Warren to deny the accusations, but she has difficulty speaking for herself.

B. The Putnams accuse Giles Corey’s wife after a land dispute, and the court does not accept Giles’s evidence in her defense.

C. Danforth describes how he has arrested and convicted many of witchcraft, but he allows Proctor and Mary to state their opinions.

D. Francis Nurse arrives to defend his wife from accusations, and Parris threatens to have him arrested for contempt.

B. The Putnams accuse Giles Corey’s wife after a land dispute, and the court does not accept Giles’s evidence in her defense.

Explanation:

Because of a personal dispute over lands, the Putnams took advantage of the fear and paranoia of the town to accuse Giles Corey's wife of witchcraft. Which is a great example of the author's theme: Personal conflicts lead to societal conflicts.

the question concerns exactly this part of the speech:

i am not now thinking of the loss of property involved, immense and serious as that is, but only of the wanton and wholesale destruction of the lives of non-combatants, men, women, and children, engaged in pursuits which have always, even in the darkest periods of modern history, been deemed innocent and legitimate. property can be paid for; the lives of the peaceful and innocent people cannot be.

president wilson talks about the lives of people destroyed by german army. but these people are not americans, they are the local people living in europe. the president mentions the barbarity of germans, considering that he is not targeting the nation, instead it is said about german army. the correct answer is the last one.

demonstrative is te word i think