Honesty Of John Proctor In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a dramatic play which portraits the Salem Witch Trials in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Throughout the story the main characters participate in a name game trying to clear their names from accusations of witchcraft. In the end an innocent man takes blame for the issue that arose in the town. As a result of him coming forward, he was hung for his actions. Honesty is the most lacking factor in the character’s lives. From the beginning of the play, all of the characters try so hard to keep their reputation in tact that they start to turn on their peers and the ones closest to them. In the long run, honesty is always the best policy because it preserves dignity and integrity. John Proctor, a main character in the book, is the most honest man throughout the book. At the end of the play, John refuses to sign a petition stating that he is a witch. He ultimately does this to protect his name and his children. He does not want his name to be tarnished in the town’s history and later have affects on his children’s lives. When John is questioned, “He exclaims, ‘I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another.… I

Abigail and the girls in the forest have to live with ultimately killing important figures in the town. The whole situation began in the forest with Tituba, the girls, and Abigail. As well, Abigail started the “name game” which got innocent people killed. Her infatuation with John Proctor created tension and suspicion between him and Elizabeth. In Act One, John pulls Abigail aside and tells her the what they had is over. Elizabeth finds out they were alone and becomes cold to John. John answers Elizabeth saying,“I mean to please you, Elizabeth”(Miller 42). He wants Elizabeth to see how guilty he feels toward his affairs with Abigail. Abigail loses the most in these trials because she is left with