All 4 Uses of
persecution
in
The Crucible
- He believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people and God to his side.†
p. 3.8persecuted = treated very badly and unfairly
- For these reasons, among others, they carried about an air of innate resistance, even of persecution.†
p. 5.8 *persecution = very bad and unfair treatment
- Their fathers had, of course, been persecuted in England.†
p. 5.8persecuted = treated very badly and unfairly
- I do not fathom it, why am I persecuted here?†
p. 30.0
Definition:
very bad and unfair treatment of others -- often because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political beliefs