7 Deadly Sins In The Crucible

In the play The Crucible, the author, Arthur Miller creates characters that commit the Seven Deadly Sins. According to medieval theology one can only correct their sins through penitence, or seeking forgiveness through remorse and regret. Abigail Williams, the Putnams, and Parris are sinners that play major roles in the play. Abigail is the reason for this witchcraft hysteria. She leads the rest of the girls to lie and accuse other villagers of witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam is part of a prominent family in Salem. Parris is a man with high standings in Salem he is the father of Betty and the uncle of Abigail. These characters commit the seven deadly sins. Lust is to want pleasure of the body. Envy is to want what someone else has. lastly Pride is to believe one is better than another. In The Crucible Abigail, the Putnams, and Parris are guilty of displaying the sins of Lust, Envy, and Pride.

In the play she has an affair with another character. As is said in Act l by Abigail “John- I am waitin’ for you every night” (Miller 176). In this quote Abigail is telling John Proctor how she waits for him every night. This is Lust. Abigail is wanting John for her own pleasure. Later in the story John Proctor speaks of their affair, “God help me, I lusted, and there is a promis in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands”(Miller Another sin that is committed is the sin of Pride. Samuel Parris is guilty of this sin. In Act I Parris states, “I am not some preaching farmer with a book under my arm; I am a graduate of Harvard College” (Miller 180). He sees himself as much better than everyone else. He has pride in his education and wealth rather than his religion and this in itself is a sin. Another example of Parris’ transgression