Persuasive Letter In The Crucible

The written word can be a very powerful thing. Some people may not see it as an almighty force, but perhaps as a few scratches on a paper. The truly intelligent people on the other hand, the people that can look past the stereotypes and see the true potential can see the true power that it is capable of. You have to learn how to use it to its full potential to be able to truly unleash the the power. It has the power to change what a person thinks and even what they feel. In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, a lot of the character’s problems with each other could be fixed if they simply wrote a persuasive letter to that specific person explaining their view on the matter. If John Proctor from Arthur MIller’s “The Crucible” were to write a persuasive letter to Abigail Williams explaining his view on the matter of his wife being accused of witchcraft, his main points would be: Elizabeth is innocent, he doesn 't love Abigail anymore, and that she is doing everything for the wrong reason. John Proctor from Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” would say to Abigail in his persuasive letter explaining his view on his wife being accused of witchcraft, that Elizabeth is innocent. Free people get …show more content…
From act one you could feel the love tension between John Proctor and Abigail Williams, but that was a one way street. John did not love her anymore but Abigail still had a heart full for him. John tells Abigail this on page 1140 but she does not listen , “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of your mind.” He truly loves his wife and wants Abigail to see that, but Abigail has a veil over her eyes. Clearly, John’s second point would be that he doesn’t love her