To what extent would you be willing to go to protect what you cared about? if readers of The Crucible stopped to think about it, many of them may simply assume that it is heroic how the characters protect what they think is important to them. For these characters, however, it can many times lead to others getting hurt or potentially even killed. Every so often though it can still be done for the good of others. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, many of the characters strive to protect what they deem important and in doing so, they drastically affect others. One of the first examples of this is when Reverend Hale wants to protect the town of Salem from the threat of witches. Hale is willing to do anything to save this town. He is even described
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The key difference between him and Hale though is that while Hale is trying to rectify his mistakes, Danforth has decided that it is too late to try to fix what he’s done. Late in the play, Danforth has hurt and killed numerous people. As he is speaking with Hale about sparing seven people including Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, the reader sees his twisted angle of seeing matters. “You misunderstand sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just” (Miller 1158). Because Danforth is unwilling to change his ways and admit that he is in the wrong he dooms another seven people. And remember, this wasn’t the first time. It happened several times before that for even more people. It’s too late in Danforth’s eyes to change things now so he proceeds without a second thought sending more people to …show more content…
Most of these characters would be willing to do anything to protect what they care about even though it hurts people or does something worse. This topic is important because many people don’t understand their actions or how it could potentially affect someone. Many times this ends in a negative way. Since people are becoming sensitive to more and more subjects than ever before, it’s important to be aware of the impacts. Hopefully, as a society, we can move forward united, rather than broken
The key difference between him and Hale though is that while Hale is trying to rectify his mistakes, Danforth has decided that it is too late to try to fix what he’s done. Late in the play, Danforth has hurt and killed numerous people. As he is speaking with Hale about sparing seven people including Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, the reader sees his twisted angle of seeing matters. “You misunderstand sir; I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just” (Miller 1158). Because Danforth is unwilling to change his ways and admit that he is in the wrong he dooms another seven people. And remember, this wasn’t the first time. It happened several times before that for even more people. It’s too late in Danforth’s eyes to change things now so he proceeds without a second thought sending more people to …show more content…
Most of these characters would be willing to do anything to protect what they care about even though it hurts people or does something worse. This topic is important because many people don’t understand their actions or how it could potentially affect someone. Many times this ends in a negative way. Since people are becoming sensitive to more and more subjects than ever before, it’s important to be aware of the impacts. Hopefully, as a society, we can move forward united, rather than broken