What Are The 7 Deadly Sins In The Crucible

The seven deadly sins have a major contribution to the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Abigail Williams is a girl who started blaming witchcraft on innocent people, and had the court fooled so they would not think she was lying. John Proctor is the man who had an affair with Abby, and he was also the one who tried to stop the witchcraft trials by saying they were fake. Mr. Putnam is a man who likes to get his way, and always wants more land. These three characters, who are driven by their sins, cause problems in the story. The first sin is lust, which is defined as a very strong desire for something. The second sin is wrath, which is defined as extreme anger. And the third sin is greed, defined as a strong and selfish desire for something. It can be for wealth, power or food. Abigail Williams, John Proctor and Mr. Putnam committed three of the seven sins, lust, wrath, and greed, which lead to some of the unfortunate events in The Crucible.

At this point, John is angry that his wife has been dragged away to jail because she was accused of witchcraft. “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me!” (Miller 205). John is talking to Mary Warren, their servant, about how she will tell the court the witchcraft is a lie, since he will not let his wife die because his mistress wants him back. Near the end of the story, he has a chance to save himself but his anger takes over and clouds his judgement. This is after he signed his confession to witchcraft in order to save himself and be with his wife. “You came to save my soul, have you not? Here! I have confessed myself; it is enough!” (Miller 238). John had a chance to be set free but when he lost his temper, he chose to not continue with the confession. In the end, John Proctor does not seek penitence because he rips up his confession and is hung for