Even though Arthur Miller’s The Crucible involves a majority of the population of Salem, at its core, the play is about a single man, John Proctor, and his quest to redeem his soul amidst personal and public turmoil. The city of salem during the sixteenth century was ran by the hierarchy of The Church and the court and had been going threw a lot of turmoil. This left little rights for the rest of the townspeople. During this time period being apart of the Church would open many doors for you socially. Men of The Church had been looked upon better than those who did not take part in church gatherings. Salem was a relatively small town with small town values. These famous witch hunts began in 1692. Abigail Williams, niece of honorable Minister,
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When Elizabeth was taken to jail John’s heart broke for her. He loved his wife and knew all this was brought upon by his wrong doings. John’s love for his wife could be proved in just one quote, “I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing Elizabeth,” (P.64), John sought out save his wife and would do whatever it took to do so. He wrote up a disposition with many testimonies from many people,testing to his wife’s innocence. The court officials did not take him seriously. John claimed, about his wife, “That woman would never tell a lie” (P. 74). He told them Abigal only accused his wife of witchcraft to get her out of the picture. These men asked why such a young innocent girl would do such a thing. John knew he had to confess to his affair, it was the only thing he could do to clear his wife’s name. John told the court that Abby had been taking part of certain acts to infact make her a whore, not a child. He told them about their secret relationship and how his wife found out about it. Then Abby was fired. The court decided to question Mrs. Proctor about this, Elizabeth denied that she knew about the alleged affair to spare her husband’s name. Due to their stories not lining up Elizabeth had been brought back into custody. Mary Warren now claimed John has been seen with the devil and he took part in witchcraft. When questioned about this …show more content…
The city of Salem was just the backdrop of the story. He worked to spare his wife’s name and to redeem himself for his wrong doings. John died a saint, just like he ever
When Elizabeth was taken to jail John’s heart broke for her. He loved his wife and knew all this was brought upon by his wrong doings. John’s love for his wife could be proved in just one quote, “I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing Elizabeth,” (P.64), John sought out save his wife and would do whatever it took to do so. He wrote up a disposition with many testimonies from many people,testing to his wife’s innocence. The court officials did not take him seriously. John claimed, about his wife, “That woman would never tell a lie” (P. 74). He told them Abigal only accused his wife of witchcraft to get her out of the picture. These men asked why such a young innocent girl would do such a thing. John knew he had to confess to his affair, it was the only thing he could do to clear his wife’s name. John told the court that Abby had been taking part of certain acts to infact make her a whore, not a child. He told them about their secret relationship and how his wife found out about it. Then Abby was fired. The court decided to question Mrs. Proctor about this, Elizabeth denied that she knew about the alleged affair to spare her husband’s name. Due to their stories not lining up Elizabeth had been brought back into custody. Mary Warren now claimed John has been seen with the devil and he took part in witchcraft. When questioned about this …show more content…
The city of Salem was just the backdrop of the story. He worked to spare his wife’s name and to redeem himself for his wrong doings. John died a saint, just like he ever