Self Reputation In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Christopher Columbus wanted gold and valuable substances, sailing west Columbus stumbled upon the Americas. The self-concerned need for wealth and to prove himself to Spain resulted in the population of the American indigenous people decreasing by the thousands. Self reputation has had a very powerful presence on the people in every society. The ego of people has shaped the world to what it is today, regardless if the world was shaped for better or for worse it was changed nonetheless. Most societies are remembered for the negative impacts inflicted caused under that rule. Self reputation snaked its way into the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. Plaguing the people, and disrupting innocent lives, this event being one instance out of countless

Arthur Miller displayed that Judge Danforth, John Proctor, and Abigail Williams all had different motives but let their pride sway their good judgement from the beginning of The Crucible to the end. Judge Danforth is a self-righteous man, accusing hundreds of people on the accords of another, to prove his christian self. Danforth sent 19 people to hang on the accusation that they were consorting with the devil, in his mind wanting to cleanse the village of witches. People of the town brought to him more than once, reasoning for which people being falsely accused. Danforth would not hear it or listen to them, and just condemned more to prove to the people and himself he was helping them. In Act Three of The Crucible John Proctor admits to having an

She threw people into the mud so she could stay out of blame, she has no regard for others and how her actions would affect them. In Act One, Abigail and others were caught dancing which was punishable by whipping, and rather than being whipped, a little penalty, the girls twisted the story into eventually blaming another for their actions and causing hysteria in the village by announcing wichcraft. She led people to believe she was a victim rather than take responsibility for a small misdoing. Abigail also blames John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth for trying to sabotage her name. Abigail doesn't care what strain she has put on the Proctor’s but cares how it could affect her reputation. In Act Two Abigail claims Elizabeth Proctor is a witch, in hopes of getting her and John split up, and so that the people of the village won’t believe what Elizabeth had been saying about her. This would denounce anything bad thing Elizabeth had said against Abigail, and she could have John to herself, again having her way, and avoiding having her name being soiled. She came close to losing all this when Mary Warren, one of the girls who was there the night they danced in the forest, declares that the accusations of witchcraft is all a hoax in Act Three. Abigail then stating, “I have naught to change, sir. She lies” to Judge Danforth. Abigail then turns on Mary and with