In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Don Miguel Ruiz’s quote is proven time and time again. It is most strongly displayed with the relationship between Abigail and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is being portrayed as good, and Abigail is quite obviously evil. This being said, one of the biggest differences in their behaviors stems from their honesty. Between Abigail and Elizabeth, there are irreconcilable differences in their faithfulness, dishonest, and religion, that largely provide for the diversity of their outcomes. There are glaring differences between Abigail’s and Elizabeth’s faithfulness. Elizabeth remains with her husband John, even through his lecherous ordeals. This can be seen when Elizabeth says, “I never thought you but a good man, John,
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Elizabeth is a very Godly woman and lets that be the guiding force in her life. Proctor and Elizabeth are discussing whether he should ‘confess’ to save his life and Elizabeth keeps repeating that she cannot judge him. She knows that is not her duty to do. When Proctor is deciding if he should untruthfully confess to his fake sins, he asks Elizabeth if she would do the same. “Would you ever give them this? She cannot answer. You would not; if tongs of fire were singeing you you would not! It is evil” (Miller, 138). Elizabeth cannot lie to Proctor and tell him what to do, for she know it to be evil. She herself would not confess. The Lord is her judge, and she knows that this would not be the right thing to do in this case. Even so, she will not influence John, either way, she knows that it is his decision. Elizabeth leads a simple and honest life with God there to help make the right decisions. In contrast, Abigail is the very opposite of this. The first we hear of Abigail’s unsaintly deeds is when Betty has fallen ill and some people are trying to find the root of the problem. Abby does confess to dancing in the woods, a sin in her society, but nothing else. Later, however, Betty tells what events really transpired in the woods. “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller, 19). We know this to be true, for after Betty exclaims is Abby smashes her cousin in the face. So while Abby is pretending to be a good Christian girl, she is doing quite the opposite and committing acts that would be sinning in any religion. It is quite ungodly to drink charms and cast death spells on people, it may even be the work of the devil. However, Abigail does not seem to mind at all. Another thing she does in the play that could be considered evil is her lying. The play says many times how lying is a sin, and it has also been proved many times that Abby was
Elizabeth is a very Godly woman and lets that be the guiding force in her life. Proctor and Elizabeth are discussing whether he should ‘confess’ to save his life and Elizabeth keeps repeating that she cannot judge him. She knows that is not her duty to do. When Proctor is deciding if he should untruthfully confess to his fake sins, he asks Elizabeth if she would do the same. “Would you ever give them this? She cannot answer. You would not; if tongs of fire were singeing you you would not! It is evil” (Miller, 138). Elizabeth cannot lie to Proctor and tell him what to do, for she know it to be evil. She herself would not confess. The Lord is her judge, and she knows that this would not be the right thing to do in this case. Even so, she will not influence John, either way, she knows that it is his decision. Elizabeth leads a simple and honest life with God there to help make the right decisions. In contrast, Abigail is the very opposite of this. The first we hear of Abigail’s unsaintly deeds is when Betty has fallen ill and some people are trying to find the root of the problem. Abby does confess to dancing in the woods, a sin in her society, but nothing else. Later, however, Betty tells what events really transpired in the woods. “You did, you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller, 19). We know this to be true, for after Betty exclaims is Abby smashes her cousin in the face. So while Abby is pretending to be a good Christian girl, she is doing quite the opposite and committing acts that would be sinning in any religion. It is quite ungodly to drink charms and cast death spells on people, it may even be the work of the devil. However, Abigail does not seem to mind at all. Another thing she does in the play that could be considered evil is her lying. The play says many times how lying is a sin, and it has also been proved many times that Abby was