Lechery In The Crucible

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The Judges of Salem are not responsible with seeking the truth and justice. They maintain authority and their reputations. Causing this leads them to consistently rejecting the truth against all logic and the evidence of their senses. John Proctor couldn’t forgive himself from committing adultery and also sinning.
In the town of Salem, John Proctor and Abigail Williams both uses the sin Lust. Abigail is in love with John Proctor although it’s Lechery. Abigail does everything she can after the affair to get John back which includes a repetitive lying pattern, even when he accepts it’s over. “John-I am waitin’ for you every night.” (Miller 469) Abigail still remains to have feelings for John. He doesn't want Abigail no matter what she tries
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Betty knows Abigail wants to kill Elizabeth Proctor. “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife!” (Miller 468) Abigail is jealous of Elizabeth and wants John proctor all to herself. “She wants me dead. I knew all this week it would come to this!” (Miller 492) Abigail blamed Witchcraft on Elizabeth thinking she would get away with the lying, again to get John to herself.
In the affair between John and Abigail, Elizabeth feels the need to lie about it to the court to save John from being hanged. She takes pride in lying for him although that was the first lie she has ever told. “I must go to Salem, Goody Proctor; I am an official of the court!” (Miller 488) With pride in Elizabeth’s name, if it came to lying about Witchcraft, she would rather be arrested. Instead of lying, John would rather die instead of telling a lie.
In the Crucible, Mrs.Ann Putnam character shows an extremely angry mother when it comes to her babies. “Let God blame me not you, not you, Rebecca! I’ll not have you judging me any more! It is a natural work to lose seven children before they live a day?” (Miller 479) From losing seven of her eight babies, Mrs. Putnam wants to know how they died. She came to a conclusion believing her babies died from Witchcraft. Goody Nurse was there when Mrs.Putnam gave birth to the babies that died. Goody Nurse is being accused of being a witch and that is how Mrs. Putnam thinks her seven of eight

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