Proctor’s Opposition to His Society In the book, The Crucible, Arthur Miller introduces us to John Proctor. Proctor is married and simple, yet he's argumentative toward his town for the persecution of “witches.” Proctor faces conflict throughout the town, his morals are challenged and his view on ethical implication are changing.
Being stripped of pride has the power to destroy us all. John Hale in the story of the Crucible is described at first as an “eager-eyed intellectual” (33) who is immensely proud of his knowledge and expertise in the art of witchcraft. He is the major force behind witch trials at first, however, over the course of the play, he undergoes a transformation. John begins to realize that it is the court’s pride in its “noble cause” that corrupts itself and blinds it from the truth of the matter. When Hale starts listening to the testimony of John Proctor, he begins to oppose the unfair trials of innocents.
As supported by psychology, it takes more than a single interaction for one to draw a conclusion on the true characteristic of another. For, if one only used that one moment to judge the characteristics of another, then he or she would most likely misjudge how that person truly is. Instead, it is crucial to use a multitude of instances with another to piece together their true intentions and moral values. In The Crucible, a tragedy, by Arthur Miller, scene 2.2 should be included in the play because it adds to the development of character.
There is nothing wrong with pride, but there is something wrong with letting pride destroy relationships. John Proctor, from the Crucible (Arthur Miller), is a character of many words. Whether he be proud, stubborn, foolish, or noble, the decision has been laid out and the calculations completed. In the end, he saves his soul, but his life is lost forever. Pride has lead John to the court, but a change in thought leads him to nobles actions which result in horrible consequences.
Greta Banks Beskenis/Manley English 11 10/28/15 Crucible Essay In Arthur Miller's book The Crucible. He had two type of pride the good pride and the bad pride. The good pride is the one that you would sacrifice yourself for it , and the bad type of pride you would sacrifice someone else to keep your reputation , and yourself out of trouble. Pride is a sense of one’s dignity and with pride comes action ,it causes reactions, and emotions.
Arthur Miller's The Crucible highlights a human frailty, arrogance, responsible for the witch hysteria in the 1690s. Each character portrays arrogance which make him abuse power. The play explores the human nature of being arrogant and the fear of tarnishing one's reputation, by acting unmorally. Through Hale's, Parris's, and Danforth's actions, Miller indicates that arrogance is the frailty most responsible for the witch hysteria.
Pride and Life Altering Choices Over the course of a lifetime, human beings are constantly faced with choices, some more important than others. As decisions are made, one factor that is strongly influential on decision making is the opinion of one’s own excellence and importance, also known as pride. Throughout the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the effects of pride on decisions is constantly demonstrated. The play takes place during 1692-1693 in Salem, Massachusetts, where God-fearing puritans reside.
Honor is what's on the inside Aristotle, an ancient philosopher, once said “You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.” Honor is an important trait to have in a human being. In The Crucible John Proctor is faced with tough choices that describe his character and proves his honor to friends, family and to the community. Author Miller proves in The Crucible John Proctor is an honorable man by Johns loyalty, risking his good name and a good husband.
The Crucible, published in 1953 by Arthur Miller is a very popular book written about the 1692 Salem Witch Trials. While most people use the book to study the Witch Trials, with closer examination it is easy to conclude that it is a direct allegory to the Red Scare and the McCarthy era of 1950s America. An allegory is an extended metaphor in which the characters or objects in the story represent an outside meaning. The Crucible is an allegory to the Red Scare and the McCarthy era drastically by its plot, characters, and the flow and outcome of the court trials. To begin with, The Crucible is an allegory because the plot of the book closely resembles the events that occurred during the Red Scare.
In Arthur Miller’s dramatic play The Crucible, John Proctor, the protagonist, symbolized truth and justice by displaying honor and pride in his name. The change in balance between those two attributes acted as a catalyst in defining moments of the play. In the beginning, Proctor equally reflected both pride and honor in separate events. However, when forced to make a decision, he chose honor over pride. Ultimately, both his honor and pride pushed him to commit the ultimate sacrifice.
What is worth mentioning in Sophocles’ play is that he not only showed the weak side of women but also the strong ones. For example, Ismene is the traditional role of women in ancient Greek—coward, fear of men power and feeble. For Ismene, "we must remember we were born women, not meant to strive with men" (Antigone). She even chose to die with Antigone while hearing her sentence, for she was afraid that she would be alone, she could not be able to fight against Creon, this men-dominant society. In contrast, her sister Antigone presents the “women power”.
On this note, there are explanations behind why Agamemnon is depicted along these lines, implying that he is away for the love of his nation and this likewise connects into the period in which the play was set, as he is patriate and fights for his nation was key as it was the best accomplishment a man could obtain. This is another purpose behind why Agamemnon is the hero and returns from the battle in triumph, “First with justice I salute my Argos and my gods" line 795. Furthermore, his demeanour is likewise deferential and shows complete appreciation to the Gods who have made him return home effectively and he perceives this, and is along these lines seen as a saint that contributes all the legitimacy to the divine beings as in his perspective they permitted him to end up triumphant, henceforth he emerges truly from the play. By and by, he likewise demonstrates that he is the most prevailing figure and does not let himself be pushed around by others, "you treat me like a lady" line 912. In this scene there is an ascent in strain in the middle of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra as she is greatly goaded and begins censuring her spouse for killing their little girl furthermore for why he had been away for such a drawn out stretch of time.
The relationship between Queen Clytemnestra and her husband King Agamemnon was not a trustable; both lived in suspicion for each other. The Queen may have harbored ambitions to revenge supposed mistreatment by King Agamemnon who had extramarital affairs with his captive, the priestess of Troy. This in a way made the queen jealous of her husband. Her hate and quest for vengeance seen in the manner in which she rejoices her husband’s demise as she says, “words, endless words I’ve served to the moment…. I have brooded on this trial, this ancient blood feud year by yea and at last, my hour came.”
Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae, the son to Atreus (father) and Aerope (mother), and brother to Menelaus, Pleisthenes, and Anaxibia (Kravitz 12). To some people Agamemnon was a good leader, others think differently. The story of Agamemnon portrays how the overconfident/ egotistical side of him leads him to death and his kingdom into danger. Agamemnon believed in the Hubris way of life. Meaning, Greeks must face their death with pride and dignity and gain as much fame as possible (Wilkersham 1).
He remained headstrong, stubborn and selfish in his actions, even warranting rebuke from the men on certain occasions. This is seen in the very first conflict that is witnessed on the pages of The Iliad. Agamemnon is faced with the request to give up his war prize, and immediately and indignantly decides against all the council of the army in order to keep his prize of a woman (28). With this decision, he sought his own desires selfishly and disconnected himself from the men he was meant to lead. Granted, he possessed a strong will, a thing very necessary for good leadership.
