Danforth And John Proctor In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Decent Essays
The effect of the talk between Sarah and Tituba was that both Sarah and Tituba confessed to witchcraft and so they had to keep their “act” up because they know Herrick is going to jail. Miller included it because it was his way of knowing who was lying and who wasn't lying.
Parris changes because he is usually the one to protect his reputation, but this time he didn't try to protect it. The news does not affect the court's decision because they don't want to actually admit that this whole time they were wrong for what they been doing. Danforth is a victim of his own logic because Danforth prioritizes something that seems off , over the reality of possible innocence.
Hale returned because he wanted to see if he can fix what he was part of which was the big problem. He changed because he seems more full of himself since he got back. He handles things completely different. He changed because he is trying to get people to confess just to save their lives.
…show more content…
She changed towards John because now she is more distant from him. She doesn't take Hale's advice because she knows John is strong and will not give up his reputation.
Giles dies because he was pressed to death. He died because he refused to answer the court when they asked him questions. He wasn't hanged because they was trying to make him confess by pressing him. If he confessed, he would have been hanged.
Proctor confessed because he wanted to protect his wife Elizabeth. He does not say any names because he doesn't want people going after him so he says no names to take all the pressure off of him. Proctor does not give him the paper because he wanted to protect his name and his reputation.
John Proctor chooses to hang because he did not want to live any longer because he was trying to get his name and dignity back. He accomplishes self-respect and

Related Documents

  • Improved Essays

    “I cannot sleep for dreamin'; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find you comin' through some door.” (Miller Page 23) This is a deep and meaningful quote that Abigail said to John Proctor, but Abigail is only saying this to try and get Proctor to resume Abigails and Proctors secret love affair. From the beginning of the play to the last page there was many changes in people’s views of the witch trails. There is one who sticks out, Hale. He is quite noticeable in his changes.…

    • 441 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The court urges him to sign a confession that he was with the devil but now is with God. Towards the end, John refuses to lie and allow the court to hang his confession that is not truthful to the church wall. Proctor knows that he will once again disgrace his good name, if he confesses to something that is a lie. John wants to live, but avoiding his death is not worth giving up the only thing he has left, his good name as well as living the rest of his life as a lie. This, as well as his wife's forgiveness, makes Proctor forgive himself and finally regain his good name and self-respect.…

    • 521 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Sebastian Khaloghli Mrs. Allen Period 3 English Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible displays the hysteria that took place in Salem in 1692. Although the act is fiction, Miller established the plot of his play on historical events and his characters show how fear and paranoia can amplify into something beyond its might. A number of characters used this fear to perk and they showed selfishness and impropriety. The two most contemptible characters in the play were Rev. Parris and Judge Danforth.…

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Firstly, in the beginning of the play, he is afraid as to what the implications of witchcraft will be upon his own reputation. A quote from Parris to Tituba : “You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death, Tituba!” (Miller 40). This shows how Parris wants Tituba to be accused, so Abigail and Betty won’t be accused, and so Parris won’t look bad because Abigail and Betty are part of his family. Secondly, in the middle of the play, Parris decides to embrace the power that the trials have given to him.…

    • 1465 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “When love is involved no sacrifice is too great” (David Eddings). In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, John Proctor begins as a self-centered man; however, John changes his point of view and in the end, most values his name. This suggests that it is more honorable to die with people knowing the truth rather living with a lie. Arthur Miller’s play opens with John Proctor portrayed as a selfish man, as well as a faulty husband.…

    • 758 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    What would you do if you had to choose between life and death, would you save your reputation and die trying, or live a life full of shame and guilt? This is the question John Proctor was faced with at the end of Act four. John’s first choice was to live, to save his life. However the more time he spent dwelling on it and knowing that it would ruin his reputation he denied the crime. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor made the right decision, because he was honest, he saved his reputation, and was forgiven.…

    • 638 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Proctor attempts to rise up against the mob ideals that have overrun Salem by refusing to confess to witchery, a crime he never committed, saying “You have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor… Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it!” (Miller 133). In proclaiming this, Proctor gave his life to stop the mob mentality.…

    • 1054 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hysteria. Misunderstanding. Paranoia. Puritan colonists living in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 felt these emotions, especially during the Salem witch trials. In the play The Crucible, hysteria and paranoia are two clear character feelings.…

    • 1414 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Out of fear, blame is often presented to those who come off as an easy target. Taking the easy way out seems a lot simpler then risking oneself pride and status, and this way creates a multitude of problems. Not only is the blame made off of assumptions and past grudges, but oftentimes the accusations are made from a type of deeply felt resentment that boils below. Whether this blame is made based on skin color or reputation, or whether the accusation is made out of a sense of greed and want for more, the scenario is that oftentimes taking the easy way out becomes a much more complicated circumstance.…

    • 1435 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In Arthur Miller’s The crucible, Reverend Hale’s character changes dramatically over the course of the play. The town of Salem was overrun with fears of witchcraft, so they called in a renowned witch hunter, Reverend Hale. When Mr.Hale initially came to Salem, he brought the attitude that there was definitely witchery present in the town. But,the longer Hale stayed in Salem, he realized that his first thought may not have been true. By the time the play ended, the Reverend’s mind had been completely changed.…

    • 1037 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The play, “The Crucible”, by Arthur Miller starts off with an unconscious girl named Betty Parris, and her distraught father. The situation that led to this outcome started a whole pandemonium which was known as The Salem Witch Trials. A few centuries later, a similar issue called McCarthyism would come up, and yet again, destroy people’s lives. In the Salem trials, however, innocent people were killed, and there was one main man to directly blame for those lost lives: (Judge) Thomas Danforth. While Danforth seemed very pretentious in Arthur Miller’s adaptation of the trials, the script and characters were embellished.…

    • 1080 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The play The Crucible portrays the 1690’s, a time when the paranoia of witchcraft arose. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where the famous witch trials occurred. A group of girls pretending to be bewitched accused nearly 200 people of witchcraft and a few were executed. Although John Proctor begins the play as a sinner, his wife Elizabeth helps him change into a tragic by pushing him to face his true feelings, forgive himself for his past mistakes and stand up for his family and community. John Proctor is ambivalent and torn between his wife and his lover, Abigail.…

    • 1272 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    When Hale asks if every defense is an attack upon the court, he means that it seems like whenever someone tries to defend themselves or someone else accused of witchcraft, Parris and Danforth view the person 's actions as a threat, which gives them more reason to condemn them for witchcraft. By the end of the act, Hale has realized that the court is not trustworthy. At the beginning, he really believed that those accused were witches, but now he sees that the evidence is not sound enough to kill people. Although he once thought that Danforth was right, he now disagrees with the judge. Unfortunately, Hale knows that he doesn 't have enough power to convince everyone of the…

    • 1138 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Can a person with strong Puritan values make mistakes, but still be capable of exhibiting their core values in a good manor? In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor makes the regretful mistake of committing adultery. He and Abigail Williams have a romantic history together and his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is aware of John’s mistakes. As the plot develops, readers see that John still tries to stay true to his puritan beliefs. By the end of the play, John must decide if he should confess to the court to spare his life, or stay silent and be hung.…

    • 743 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Reputation is an important theme in “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller. There are several instances where John Proctor, Giles Corey, or Rebecca Nurse were willing to risk their own lives to maintain their innocence. They were willing to be pressed to death by giant stones, hang on the scaffold in front of the entire town, or be branded a witch to save their reputation or the reputation of those they cared about. John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and Giles Corey all died to maintain their or others’ reputation. Giles and Rebecca played a large role in standing up to the authority of the Puritan court.…

    • 1137 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays