The Killings of Salem
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it undergoes a series of trials within Salem, Massachusetts. Throughout the trials multiple innocent people are accused of witchcraft and are sentenced to their deaths by being hanged; this was the consensus that the judges in the court came to. One of the main characters in The Crucible is John Proctor, wife to Elizabeth Proctor. With John making a huge mistake that he would later regret, he struggles to repair his relationship with himself and his wife as well as forgiveness.
Initially, John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams, a young girl. In the play it states, “Abigail: John I am waitin’ for you every night” (Miller 22). Abigail has fallen in love with John after their affair, knowing he is a married man, she still begs for him. Proctor knows that this is over between the two of the but Abigail still has hope. In an attempt to try and get Proctor back Abigail states, “Give me a word John. A soft word. Proctor: No, no, Abby. That’s done …show more content…
John agrees to lie to the court and confess to witchcraft, but just as he does this he realizes that he doesn’t want his name to have a bad reputation. Just as John was going to sign to keep his life, he refuses to do it and wants to keep his name. In the play it states, “Proctor: …. I have given you my soul; leave me my name” (Miller 145). John is such a good man that he cannot keep his life and let other innocent people die for him. He then changes his mind and wants to die for what he believes in, rather lying to save his life. Reverend Hale tries to get Elizabeth Proctor to go after him to save him, but she refuses. In the play it states, “Elizabeth: He have goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 145). She sees the good man that he is and sees that she has to let him go because he would not have been able to live with
In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it undergoes a series of trials within Salem, Massachusetts. Throughout the trials multiple innocent people are accused of witchcraft and are sentenced to their deaths by being hanged; this was the consensus that the judges in the court came to. One of the main characters in The Crucible is John Proctor, wife to Elizabeth Proctor. With John making a huge mistake that he would later regret, he struggles to repair his relationship with himself and his wife as well as forgiveness.
Initially, John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams, a young girl. In the play it states, “Abigail: John I am waitin’ for you every night” (Miller 22). Abigail has fallen in love with John after their affair, knowing he is a married man, she still begs for him. Proctor knows that this is over between the two of the but Abigail still has hope. In an attempt to try and get Proctor back Abigail states, “Give me a word John. A soft word. Proctor: No, no, Abby. That’s done …show more content…
John agrees to lie to the court and confess to witchcraft, but just as he does this he realizes that he doesn’t want his name to have a bad reputation. Just as John was going to sign to keep his life, he refuses to do it and wants to keep his name. In the play it states, “Proctor: …. I have given you my soul; leave me my name” (Miller 145). John is such a good man that he cannot keep his life and let other innocent people die for him. He then changes his mind and wants to die for what he believes in, rather lying to save his life. Reverend Hale tries to get Elizabeth Proctor to go after him to save him, but she refuses. In the play it states, “Elizabeth: He have goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 145). She sees the good man that he is and sees that she has to let him go because he would not have been able to live with