Keep friends close, but keep enemies closer. That is a saying that many people know and have heard, but in the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, they did not keep their enemies closer, instead they got rid of their enemies. In the play many girls were dancing in the woods, and get caught by Reverend Paris. They knew what they were doing was a sin, so the main leader of the girls, Abigail Williams, concocted a plan to make it look like they were under the hand of the devil, and they wanted to be saved. The town burst out into a panic, and people begin to start calling witchcraft on others, because of greediness. The girls destroyed many lives, and many people look back at those times in disgust. In The Crucible there is a very vivid
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John responds to Elizabeth by telling her that he blushes because he is ashamed of the sin he has committed and the pain he has caused to his family. Throughout this encounter of Elizabeth and John, the reader begins to see how their marriage is not good; it shows how Elizabeth and Johns lack of communication, trust, love, and so much more has had a great affect on their marriage. The reason for all this pain in their marriage is because of one thing, the affair. This affair has caused strain on their relationship, and it leads to the mutual dislike between Abby and Elizabeth. The animosity between the two women is very understandable. Elizabeth is very low-key about her dislike for Abby, but on the other hand Abby is very hostile towards Elizabeth. Abby is going to do anything she can to oust Elizabeth not only from Salem, but Johns life; because Abby wants to be with John. Elizabeth begins to feel solicitous about what is going to happen in the next few days. After Elizabeth found out that people were being accused of witchcraft on unreliable proof she knew Abby would be coming for her. Elizabeth confesses her concern to John by saying: “She wants me dead. I knew all week it would come to this” (Miller 1274). Elizabeth knew this is what it was …show more content…
John kept telling Marry she needs to tell the truth about the girls. That they are faking, and they are ruining innocent lives, but Marry says: “ I cannot they’ll turn on me” (Miller 1287). Marry is fearful to tell the truth, because then she will know that they will turn on her, and she will be punished and maybe even put to death. Marry knows how cruel the girls can be, because of all the pain they have caused to so many other families out of pure revenge, and greediness. She knows that if she confesses to what the truth is that Abby will call lechery on John, and she wants to keep John safe, but John finally convinces Marry to go to the court with him and confess the truth to the judges. Once she begins to profess the truth the judges are in shock and they call all the girls into the court. Marry beings to feel anxious as she knows this is not going to go well for her. Once again as Marry starts to proclaim the truth the girls begin to turn against her, and call witchcraft on Marry. John knows this is difficult for Marry, but he believes that what she is doing is right and that Marry knows that, but truthfully she slips back into old habits. She joins in with all of the other girls and shouts out: “He come at me by night and everyday to sign, to sign…he wake me every night his eyes were coal and fingers claw my neck and I sign, I sign”
John responds to Elizabeth by telling her that he blushes because he is ashamed of the sin he has committed and the pain he has caused to his family. Throughout this encounter of Elizabeth and John, the reader begins to see how their marriage is not good; it shows how Elizabeth and Johns lack of communication, trust, love, and so much more has had a great affect on their marriage. The reason for all this pain in their marriage is because of one thing, the affair. This affair has caused strain on their relationship, and it leads to the mutual dislike between Abby and Elizabeth. The animosity between the two women is very understandable. Elizabeth is very low-key about her dislike for Abby, but on the other hand Abby is very hostile towards Elizabeth. Abby is going to do anything she can to oust Elizabeth not only from Salem, but Johns life; because Abby wants to be with John. Elizabeth begins to feel solicitous about what is going to happen in the next few days. After Elizabeth found out that people were being accused of witchcraft on unreliable proof she knew Abby would be coming for her. Elizabeth confesses her concern to John by saying: “She wants me dead. I knew all week it would come to this” (Miller 1274). Elizabeth knew this is what it was …show more content…
John kept telling Marry she needs to tell the truth about the girls. That they are faking, and they are ruining innocent lives, but Marry says: “ I cannot they’ll turn on me” (Miller 1287). Marry is fearful to tell the truth, because then she will know that they will turn on her, and she will be punished and maybe even put to death. Marry knows how cruel the girls can be, because of all the pain they have caused to so many other families out of pure revenge, and greediness. She knows that if she confesses to what the truth is that Abby will call lechery on John, and she wants to keep John safe, but John finally convinces Marry to go to the court with him and confess the truth to the judges. Once she begins to profess the truth the judges are in shock and they call all the girls into the court. Marry beings to feel anxious as she knows this is not going to go well for her. Once again as Marry starts to proclaim the truth the girls begin to turn against her, and call witchcraft on Marry. John knows this is difficult for Marry, but he believes that what she is doing is right and that Marry knows that, but truthfully she slips back into old habits. She joins in with all of the other girls and shouts out: “He come at me by night and everyday to sign, to sign…he wake me every night his eyes were coal and fingers claw my neck and I sign, I sign”