Courage Quotes In The Crucible

When reading The Crucible, I have found that weakness, courage, and truth all occur. I have also found that it consists of revenge, and sin. The crucible gives you an idea of how things used to be, and how things were done. It gives you a mental picture of the type of crime and sin that used to be committed. You realize that people only used witchery as a form of revenge and self gain. When it comes to courage, there was one person in particular who I think of. The person I think of is Elizabeth. She is the wife of proctor, and has children. When Elizabeth is wanted for being accused of witchcraft, she says; “John-I think I must go with them.” She also says, “When the children wake, speak nothing of witchcraft-it will frighten them.”, both of these quotes were taken from page 77 in The Crucible. Although Elizabeth had children, a husband, and was very frightened, she decided to try and stay strong. Elizabeth knew that this was the only thing she could do. Since Elizabeth had hope, that hope …show more content…
Even though Hale was new to Salem, he always tried to stick by what he thought and knew was right. No matter what the cost, he stuck by proctor until the very end because he could sense that Proctor was telling the truth from the beginning. He also always tried to stick by Elizabeth because he knew that she was innocent. He soon realized that the girls were only telling lies for revenge. When Hale came by the Proctors home the night Elizabeth was taken, on page 78 he said “I will not fear to testify in court.” He said that because he is choosing to be righteous. He wants to do what is right. On page 132, he said, “It’s a lie! They’re innocent!”, and on page 114, he says, “I believe him!*pointing at Abigail*This girl has always struck me false.” Hale has always known who was right, wrong, innocent, and guilty. Hale has the courage to stand by his word and his beliefs, no matter the