In Arthur Miller’s two most famous works in history, The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, there are many parallels between the characters in the two different plays. Arthur Miller purposely makes Elizabeth Proctor and Linda Loman similar in many different ways such as their faithfulness and their personalities. There is a bible verse, 1 Peter 3:1-2, that shows the perfect example of how Elizabeth Proctor and Linda Loman behave towards their husbands. The verse says,
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Elizabeth Proctor is a faithful wife. She knows about her husband’s affair with their housekeeper, Abigail. All she does is kick the housekeeper out, and she still stays with her husband. Even though John Proctor only cheats on his wife once, he still does not uphold the sanctity of marriage. He makes a mistake and realizes that it is wrong. However, he has to be …show more content…
I can’t cry. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t cry. I don’t understand it. Why did you ever do that? Help me, Willy, I can’t cry. It seems to me that you’re just on another trip. I keep expecting you. Willy, dear, I can’t cry. Why did you do it? I search and search and I search, and I can’t understand it, Willy. I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there’ll be nobody home. We’re free. We’re free… We’re free… (Salesman 139).
Linda cannot cry because she is relieved that her husband is dead. She wants to be because she loves her husband, but the hope of the future outweighs the mourning of his death. When Linda says, “We’re free,” one could interpret that she is meaning that she is free from debt because she paid off the last payment on the house. However, it is really meant to be depicted, as she is now free from Willy’s
Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct. Elizabeth Proctor is a faithful wife. She knows about her husband’s affair with their housekeeper, Abigail. All she does is kick the housekeeper out, and she still stays with her husband. Even though John Proctor only cheats on his wife once, he still does not uphold the sanctity of marriage. He makes a mistake and realizes that it is wrong. However, he has to be …show more content…
I can’t cry. I don’t know what it is, but I can’t cry. I don’t understand it. Why did you ever do that? Help me, Willy, I can’t cry. It seems to me that you’re just on another trip. I keep expecting you. Willy, dear, I can’t cry. Why did you do it? I search and search and I search, and I can’t understand it, Willy. I made the last payment on the house today. Today, dear. And there’ll be nobody home. We’re free. We’re free… We’re free… (Salesman 139).
Linda cannot cry because she is relieved that her husband is dead. She wants to be because she loves her husband, but the hope of the future outweighs the mourning of his death. When Linda says, “We’re free,” one could interpret that she is meaning that she is free from debt because she paid off the last payment on the house. However, it is really meant to be depicted, as she is now free from Willy’s