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The Theme Of Deception In The Crucible

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Themes in The Crucible Themes play a big part in the lives of those in the real world , and those in the fiction world. The Crucible is a play that displays many themes through a variety of characters , and not one character in this play shows just any one theme there are multiple. The Crucible has many characters that play enormous roles that affect everything around them due to the theme of deception. Followed by the theme of integrity ,and the theme of reputation. Those are only some of the themes present in this play, but I feel like these are the themes that play the biggest role. Deception is the act of deceiving someone, or in easier terms that means to trick someone into believing what you say or doing something you want them to do. It is basically a …show more content…

Only because he knows that the sin of adultery that he committed could ruin his good name, or his reputation in this matter. Also it could result in a very severe punishment, and or severe humiliation. As the play goes on John Proctor soon realizes that maybe the truth is more important than his reputation. Proctor's eventual confession is a step toward the right way in his redemption. Integrity is the way you perceive yourself. In Act IV Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor choose to protect their integrity over their reputation. “Proctor is brought from his cell and the others leave so he can spend some time alone with Elizabeth. She tells him that hundreds have confessed, though not Rebecca has not” (1270-1271). ”Danforth asks Proctor is he's seen Rebecca with the devil. Proctor says he hasn't. Danforth then asks if he's seen anyone with the devil. Proctor again says no. Hale and Parris convince Danforth to accept Proctor's confession anyway. Under pressure from Danforth, Proctor signs the confession. Yet when Danforth reaches for the confession, Proctor grabs it and refuses to hand it over”(1271-1272). There is

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