A Wicked Woman’s Soul Christopher Love, a seventeenth century Welsh educator and preacher once said, “If the Lord should bring a wicked man to heaven, heaven would be hell to him; for he who loves not grace upon earth will never love it in heaven.” If one is truly wicked at heart, he should not be brought to heaven. If they were brought to heaven, it would be misery to them, as they must suffer eternity knowing their own wickedness. One that does not accept goodness in their heart on Earth surely will behave no differently in heaven. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, we can see through opinions of others, Ann Putnam’s thoughts and speeches, and her actions that Ann Putnam proves to be wicked. We can see through the opinions
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To begin with, Ann states, “I knew it! Goody Osborne were midwife three times. My babies shriveled in her hands.” (189). Goody Ann is trying to tell the town that Goody Osborne was responsible for the death of her children. At another point Ann says, “I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is much heavier than sick.” (172). Putnam is stating that Betty is not merely sick; she is touched by the Devil’s spirit. At one time Ann Putnam cries out “The psalm! The psalm! She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name!” (177). If one cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name it is thought that they are possessed by the Devil. Ann is pointing that out. What one says shows how they truly feel better than anything else. Just as these thoughts and speeches of Ann Putnam prove to be those of a wicked woman, likewise do her …show more content…
To begin, Ann accuses the midwives that delivered her children of killing them through witchcraft (189). On several occasions, none other than Mrs. Putnam herself accused the midwives that helped her deliver her children, of murder. At another time, Ann showed her true hypocrisy. She is the first to judge another for conjuring up the dead, but she sent her own child to Tituba to conjure up the spirits of Ann Putnam’s dead children to see who caused their death (184). This action shows what kind of person Mrs. Putnam truly is. She is so worried about putting the blame of her children’s death on someone else that she would allow her only living child to go into the forest to conjure up dead spirits. How a person acts and behaves is the truest way to know their character and intentions. Ann Putnam proves through her actions that she is a wicked
To begin with, Ann states, “I knew it! Goody Osborne were midwife three times. My babies shriveled in her hands.” (189). Goody Ann is trying to tell the town that Goody Osborne was responsible for the death of her children. At another point Ann says, “I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is much heavier than sick.” (172). Putnam is stating that Betty is not merely sick; she is touched by the Devil’s spirit. At one time Ann Putnam cries out “The psalm! The psalm! She cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name!” (177). If one cannot bear to hear the Lord’s name it is thought that they are possessed by the Devil. Ann is pointing that out. What one says shows how they truly feel better than anything else. Just as these thoughts and speeches of Ann Putnam prove to be those of a wicked woman, likewise do her …show more content…
To begin, Ann accuses the midwives that delivered her children of killing them through witchcraft (189). On several occasions, none other than Mrs. Putnam herself accused the midwives that helped her deliver her children, of murder. At another time, Ann showed her true hypocrisy. She is the first to judge another for conjuring up the dead, but she sent her own child to Tituba to conjure up the spirits of Ann Putnam’s dead children to see who caused their death (184). This action shows what kind of person Mrs. Putnam truly is. She is so worried about putting the blame of her children’s death on someone else that she would allow her only living child to go into the forest to conjure up dead spirits. How a person acts and behaves is the truest way to know their character and intentions. Ann Putnam proves through her actions that she is a wicked