The Crucible Critical Analysis
In every human, there exists an impulse to harm or help. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible takes place in a community that believes a person and their reputation are more important than living honestly and helping others. Many acts of selfishness, which occur in the town of Salem, bring about immense consequences. The themes of dishonesty and deceit are important aspects in The Crucible because they reveal the drastic character developments of the protagonist and antagonist.
Throughout the play, there is a steady increase of lies as the story advances. The opening depicts a small village in Massachusetts in the 1690s where the members of the community are living normal, Christian lives. However one young citizen, …show more content…
After Proctor refuses to have her anymore, she plans to take Elizabeth out through having her accused and hanged for witchcraft. “Abigail were stabbed tonight; a needle were found stuck in her belly-” (Miller 72). This excerpt displays how committed Abigail was to her cause since she was not above hurting herself in order to condemn Elizabeth. She becomes fully devoted to accusing people of witchcraft in order to sentence Elizabeth and unfortunately it takes time for people to question her truthfulness because Abby is very convincing and has a strong following of people behind her. “I cannot charge murder on Abigail. She’ll kill me for saying that!” (Miller 75). The fear of Abigail is evident in this quote from Mary, who along with the other girls is so afraid of Abigail that she will not say anything against Abby even though Mary knows the lies are causing death. This reveals how much power Abigail has over others and further emphasizes how far she is willing to go to ensure her plan succeeds. Abigail is very devoted to her efforts to the point of easily threatening and condemning people she was raised around to …show more content…
However, as the story continues Proctor evolves from a lying, immoral, unhappy man to a person of true courage and character that fights for what is right and strives to fix his mistakes. “My wife will not die for me! …That goodness will not die for me!” (Miller 76). As time goes on, Proctor sees the goodness that is in Elizabeth and the mercy she gave him in forgiving him for adultery. For this reason, he blames himself fully for Elizabeth being accused and arrested for witchcraft. As seen from the quote, Proctor swears that he will not let Elizabeth die for him or his
In every human, there exists an impulse to harm or help. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible takes place in a community that believes a person and their reputation are more important than living honestly and helping others. Many acts of selfishness, which occur in the town of Salem, bring about immense consequences. The themes of dishonesty and deceit are important aspects in The Crucible because they reveal the drastic character developments of the protagonist and antagonist.
Throughout the play, there is a steady increase of lies as the story advances. The opening depicts a small village in Massachusetts in the 1690s where the members of the community are living normal, Christian lives. However one young citizen, …show more content…
After Proctor refuses to have her anymore, she plans to take Elizabeth out through having her accused and hanged for witchcraft. “Abigail were stabbed tonight; a needle were found stuck in her belly-” (Miller 72). This excerpt displays how committed Abigail was to her cause since she was not above hurting herself in order to condemn Elizabeth. She becomes fully devoted to accusing people of witchcraft in order to sentence Elizabeth and unfortunately it takes time for people to question her truthfulness because Abby is very convincing and has a strong following of people behind her. “I cannot charge murder on Abigail. She’ll kill me for saying that!” (Miller 75). The fear of Abigail is evident in this quote from Mary, who along with the other girls is so afraid of Abigail that she will not say anything against Abby even though Mary knows the lies are causing death. This reveals how much power Abigail has over others and further emphasizes how far she is willing to go to ensure her plan succeeds. Abigail is very devoted to her efforts to the point of easily threatening and condemning people she was raised around to …show more content…
However, as the story continues Proctor evolves from a lying, immoral, unhappy man to a person of true courage and character that fights for what is right and strives to fix his mistakes. “My wife will not die for me! …That goodness will not die for me!” (Miller 76). As time goes on, Proctor sees the goodness that is in Elizabeth and the mercy she gave him in forgiving him for adultery. For this reason, he blames himself fully for Elizabeth being accused and arrested for witchcraft. As seen from the quote, Proctor swears that he will not let Elizabeth die for him or his