As Garrison Keillor, a poet and writer, once stated,”Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.” John Proctor, a character from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, could probably relate to this very sentiment. Throughout his play, Miller explores what it means to truly earn forgiveness through John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor’s marriage. Both characters learn important lessons about forgiveness, but John Proctor learns that in order to be forgiven it is important to earn back the trust that has been lost, it is important to be patient in order to earn trust, and finally it is important to show that he is going to the extreme of even destroying his reputation to be forgiven by Elizabeth for what wrong he has caused. Throughout the book, Proctor does things to try and show Elizabeth how much he is really trying to do what’s right.
Is the death of seven children justification enough to take part in the murders of more than a dozen innocent people? When Ann Putnam, one of the main antagonists in The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, accuses Rebecca Nurse of practicing witchcraft, is this an act of pure insanity or calculated revenge fueled by jealousy? Throughout the play, it is evident that Ann Putnam, who has mysteriously lost seven children, is in denial about her babies’ death and desperate to hold anyone accountable other than herself. She cannot handle the death of her several children being a case of god's will, and so has to something to fill the void. Therefore, she turns to Rebecca Nurse because she helped birth all of Mrs. Putmans babies, who all but one,
One reason Abigail should be hung is because when she told Reverend Hale that it was witchery she was lying because when she threatened the other girls if they told anyone what
Integrity can mean different things for different people. Integrity can mean overcoming fears or it can mean doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason. Integrity can mean overcoming adversity when thrown at someone during crucial times. In the play, integrity meant doing the right things for the right reasons. There is a lot to be learned in the play about integrity.
This play is the Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The universal theme is lies and deceit because those two things can corrupt the minds of the towns people and the lies will eventually come back to haunt you. The conflict John Proctor and Abigail Williams, also Abigail and Elizabeth, and Tituba and the town’s people will be proven. First, John Proctor and Abigail Williams have conflict because John committed adultery with Abigail and his wife found out.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller, was a play full of drama, romance and crime. John Proctor tearing up his confession to recover his sense of goodness is a believable act. The reason beginning he doesn’t want to tarnish the reputations of the good christian men and women that died before him. John Proctor is a sinful man; he committed adultery, he plows on sundays, and he only goes to church once a month. Proctor says “Since we built the church there were pewter candlesticks upon the altar; Francis Nurse made them, y’know, and a sweeter hand never touched the metal.
Destroying a confession to the courts is unimaginable. However if that confession was fabricated to save face it would be thrown out of the courts. In the case of John Proctor in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he takes matters of the courts into his own hands and does away with his fickle confession. Many wonder why he would throw away his one bargaining chip at receiving mercy. The reason why, as it always is when you come down to the nature of men, is he wanted to die.
Everyone has a part to play in a story, even if it's a small action, it will have a big outcome in the future. In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, there is a group of young girls, in their teens, crying witchery. After being caught dancing in the forest, they are called witches. Trying to become innocent, they throw others into the fire who have nothing to do with the problem they began. While the girls took this action some people would take advantage of this and have their daughter blame someone they are jealous of.
The Moral Growth of John and Friends The play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller is aptly named; the characters are pushed to their emotional limit, and their morals as a whole are changed. However, some characters morals are more drastically affected than others. Reverend Parris is walking on thin ice in the town of Salem. Much of the congregation resents him for his greed and sermons filled with talk of fire and brimstone.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller focuses on the corruption in Salem, Massachusetts during the witch trials. Because, of the corruption it caused a lot of people's opinions to fluctuate. It caused relationships to end, and even begin. Mr. Hale entered the town of Salem in act 1 after he was called upon by Parris after there was a concern that Betty, his daughter, was possessed by the devil. Hale was known for confirming whether they were a witch or not.
Arthur Miller was motivated to write The Crucible because of his interest in McCarthyism. The universal theme of compassion and forgiveness relates directly to the conflict of John Proctor cheating on Elizabeth, in which she eventually forgives him. Compassion and forgiveness relates to many aspects in life, especially in order to move on from what hurt you. John Proctor is in desperate need of forgiveness for the sin he committed while his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, was sick.
Integrity is what makes us who we are. It's what gives us a sort of guideline to follow throughout life. So is keeping our integrity more important than surviving? The play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, loosely follows the true story of the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in the 17th century. A few characters in the play showed integrity, and some definitely did not.
Miller uses children as a truth hidden behind a lie as some believe they live in a world of virtue. They were chosen to be the main accusers for their “purity,” their sense of judgement of witchcraft, and their sadistic actions that are considered untrustworthy and unrealistic. He intends to use it as a way to reveal the reality of children and their poor judgement within the play. “...I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil!
Goodness and nobility is determined by an individual’s morality and their willingness to follow a virtuous path in their life. It is also determined by the ability of an individual to acknowledge their shortcomings and become more self-aware. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a good man as he showcases righteous morals and principles. This is shown, as he ends his affair with Abigail, protects his wife and his friends’ wives, and dies to preserve his integrity and honour. First, John Proctor shows his goodness, by refusing the physical advances of Abigail, who wishes to continue their love affair.
How could one girl be responsible for the imprisonment and execution of innocent people? By lying just like Abigail Williams did so she would not get punished for what she did. All Abigail wanted to do was to save herself from getting in trouble. The only way she could save herself was to lie her way out of the situation, hurt other people, or even make her so called friends go along with her twisted lies. That is exactly what happened too.
