The Crucible is by Arthur Miller and is about the Salem witch trails, which takes place in 1692. Two of the main characters are Elizabeth Proctor and Mary Warren these women are important in this story because Elizabeth is one of the many accused of being a witch and Mary is friends with the girls who accused innocent women of witchcraft including Elizabeth, she also lives and works for the Proctors. Elizabeth is a good Christian woman, but has been somewhat distant to her husband, John Proctor because she thinks he cheated on her and Mary is a young seventeen-year-old girl that regrets what she has done with her friends, but is terrified of what they will do to her if she told the truth about what she has watch what the girls have participated in. Elizabeth is married with three young children, while pregnant with her child she has been suspicious of her husband still having an affair with their past housekeeper “you were alone with her?” (Miller51).
There has come a time in everyone’s life when their character was called into question, or someone accused them wrongly of something they did not do. This puts a person’s morality on the line and tests whether they will do what’s best for them or the masses. The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows the characters John Proctor, Deputy Governor Danforth, and Abigail Williams going through this same test. The play provides a narrative on how people choose to value their own reputation and honor over protecting the lives of themselves and others.
In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller, two of the most important characters are, Mary Warren and Reverend John Hale. The story takes place in Salem, 1692, when supposedly witchcraft ran rampant. John Hale gives us the knowledge of witchcraft and puritan beliefs, in the story, in order to decide whether someone was a witch or not, while Mary Warren assists Abigail Williams in the false accusations presented in order to alleviate the punishment they were facing for the actual practicing of witchcraft as well as dancing. In the story John Hale is intelligent while Mary Warren seems to want good, but is too nervous to take a stand on it.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a phenomenal play containing wide varieties of static and dynamic characters. A few main characters are very dynamic and change immensely throughout the play completely shifting former beliefs and ideas. John Proctor is one of these characters that go through this metamorphosis. In the beginning of The Crucible, John Proctor is a man burdened by his sins, but throughout the play his morals and true nature are tested and brought into light, and by the end he learns to accept forgiveness and truly finds the goodness he had been seeking in himself.
John Proctor is an integral character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; he serves as the play’s common man tragic hero, often adding bursts of clarity and reasonable thought to the incoherent chaos of constant accusations and cynical attacks in Salem. In Act II of Miller’s play, Proctor’s obstacles and flaws become more apparent than ever as his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is strained even further in the wake of Abigail’s controversial actions. In response to these events, among others, Proctor’s reputation, relationships, and overall character are completely altered as he adapts to his environment. Before describing the change that occurred during the second act, it is important to characterize Proctor before these events
The Manifested Substance of John Proctor in The Crucible Arthur Miller's The Crucible describes a society consumed by agitation and emotional disorder during the Salem witch trials. At the center of this chaos is John Proctor, a faulty yet ultimately brave protagonist who manifests extraordinary strength in facing bias, accepting his own sins, and maintaining his integrity. During the play, Proctor's behavior, especially bringing Mary Warren to court, confessing his infidelity, and cutting up his deceitful confession, highlights his consistent moral courage and perseverance. Facing Injustice, John Proctor exhibits exceptional power when he leads Mary Warren to court to depose against the falsehoods perpetrated by Abigail Williams and the additional
His actions show that he deeply values honesty and would rather die in dignity, than live in shame. These quotes demonstrate his fight against the mass hysteria that has consumed Salem. In “The Crucible”, John Proctor has tremendous courage in confronting social injustice. His determination to challenge the corrupt court is evident throughout the book. On page 567, Proctor declares, “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another.”
In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor was accused of witchcraft. John Proctor was a man of great integrity and knew he did nothing wrong. He was given the choice to confess and lie or be hung. Being the honest and stubborn man that he was, he decided his name was more important than his life. John struggled both internally and with others while trying to fight for what he thought was right.
In “ The Crucible, “ Miller uses the character Mary Warren to describe the confusion, anxiety, and peer pressure that the people of Salem felt at the time and to further put the audience in the shoes of one living in this crucial time in early history. Mary Warren is a vital character because she demonstrates an accurate illustration of how young women in this time period get peer pressured into committing crimes against innocent people. The author goes on to give insight to how a young woman in that situation might have lived and realistic experiences someone might have went through. The reader can learn lifelong lessons and themes from the role of Mary Warren because of the facts the things she did resembles a lot of recurring crimes faced today.
Courage is measured by an individual’s willingness to continue fighting even when the likelihood of victory is small. In the play, “The Crucible”, written by Arthur Miller, it tests the courage of the villagers in Salem through situations created by greed, cowardice, and other evils in the world. Several characters display a great deal of courage but none demonstrate this trait more than John Proctor. John Proctor is a farmer who is characterized as a proud man. Through out the beginning of the play, Miller gives the readers little clues to suggest that John and Abigail had an affair.
Speaking your mind can be a dangerous thing. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, making false judgement can be the death of you, or somebody else. This is why John Hale and Elizabeth Proctor face challenges of their own when they must say what they believe. Elizabeth must choose between her family name and truthfulness, while Hale must choose between his religion and his morality. These are their crucibles.
In Bradley K. Martin’s novel, Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader, North Korea and the Kim Dynasty, Martin is on a tour at North Korea with fellow journalists. He tells of his surprising experience with North Korean culture. In the first chapter, “To the City of the God-King,” Martin argues that North Korea depicts their leader to be “God-like.” He goes about describing his surroundings in descriptive detail in attempt to allow the reader to realistically visualize what he encounters. Martin is bothered by the propaganda North Korea uses.
We all know peer pressure can make you do things, But Arthur Miller’s The Crucible shows us the extremes of social pressure and how it can make us do things we would never have thought of doing. One of the major themes in The Crucible is that popular belief causes you to act and operate differently than you would normally. Some examples of this is Mary’s behavior, the girls fainting, and Proctors struggle to not confess. One of the main examples of someone giving in to social pressure is when Mary Warren decides to convict Proctor and say he is working with the devil.
In "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is the play's protagonist, he faces injustice and inner struggles against his own guilt creating a compelling vision of a character torn between societal demands and his own moral conscience. Arthur Miller explores John Proctors' guilt through his moral conscience and actions, emphasizing that guilt is both a burden and a drive for personal growth and redemption. Firstly, Proctor's affair put his relationship with Elizabeth to the test, causing mistrust and tension between them. You will not judge me, Elizabeth.
The Salem witch trials were a time period when any individual could be accused of witchcraft for numerous reasons. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller focuses on the deviation of the trials and how the town’s most religious and honest members of the community are tried with witchcraft. John Proctor, the town’s most honest man, is accused of being a witch and must decide if he should confess or not. Proctor’s confession will stop the town from rebelling and uphold the reputations of Deputy Governor Danforth and Reverend Parris. Hale also wishes for Proctor’s confession so he does not have to feel responsible if Proctor were to be hanged for his witchcraft accusations.
