Love can triumph over everything: hate, selfishness, and tragedy; or it can cause these kinds of things like selfishness and self-doubt. In the In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible three types of love can be found, self-love, love for others and obstructive love. The characters Abby, John and Mary portray these feelings. Mary Warren is conflicted between helping herself or her other friends by telling the truth about witch craft. Mary is accused of being a witch and can either admit and go to jail or don’t admit and get hung. She does not want to be accused because she craves to tell the truth but is frightened and feels threatened by the other girls especially by Abigail. The devil was said to be shown to Mary multiple times and is proof
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He is so fearful of losing her and having her hung. He’s willing to do anything to protect her. “Get y’gone with them! You are a broken minister!” (23). John tries to protect his wife by getting rid of the minister who is accusing Elizabeth of with craft. He’s will to curse the minister out and go against his beliefs to help the wife he adores. John soon lies and pretends that he is the witch, he sees the devil and uses the girls. He is ready for the consequences coming his way just to save his wife. “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take if from him!” (152) Elizabeth cries out trying to persuade that his husband is a good man and not to take him from her. She doesn’t want her mistakes to make her beloved spouse suffer. The love they have for one another is undeniably contagious. They would give up anything to make the other happy and live the life they want to live in …show more content…
This is obstructive love, she will try anything to be with someone who doesn’t want her. To begin with, Abigail and John had an affair, but it was more than sex for her; it was love. However, this love becomes an unhealthy obsession for her. When she sees him for the first time alone after seven months she uses her words to trap John. “I almost forgot how strong you were.” (22). Clearly, her flirtatious acts are meant to bring John back to her. Reminding him of what he did, “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion” (23). Thus, this gets Abigail into the right mind set to start scratching at John’s mind and heart. Restating the past is a way to get Mr. Proctor thinking and reminiscing on his actions. While getting upset John begins to call her a child and says what happened “is to be done with” (24). Even though he refuses to continue with their relationship Abby reminds him of her bedroom window. Abigail is doing a cunning job at making John feel guilty. “Do tell me you’ve never looked up at my window?” (24). He admits he may have which gives Abigail the satisfaction she desperately craves. Having a conversation with such erotic topics confuses both of them in different ways. John is bewildered by his actions and doesn’t know what to do about Abby and her persuading words. Abby is confused because she believed John felt the same way
He is so fearful of losing her and having her hung. He’s willing to do anything to protect her. “Get y’gone with them! You are a broken minister!” (23). John tries to protect his wife by getting rid of the minister who is accusing Elizabeth of with craft. He’s will to curse the minister out and go against his beliefs to help the wife he adores. John soon lies and pretends that he is the witch, he sees the devil and uses the girls. He is ready for the consequences coming his way just to save his wife. “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take if from him!” (152) Elizabeth cries out trying to persuade that his husband is a good man and not to take him from her. She doesn’t want her mistakes to make her beloved spouse suffer. The love they have for one another is undeniably contagious. They would give up anything to make the other happy and live the life they want to live in …show more content…
This is obstructive love, she will try anything to be with someone who doesn’t want her. To begin with, Abigail and John had an affair, but it was more than sex for her; it was love. However, this love becomes an unhealthy obsession for her. When she sees him for the first time alone after seven months she uses her words to trap John. “I almost forgot how strong you were.” (22). Clearly, her flirtatious acts are meant to bring John back to her. Reminding him of what he did, “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion” (23). Thus, this gets Abigail into the right mind set to start scratching at John’s mind and heart. Restating the past is a way to get Mr. Proctor thinking and reminiscing on his actions. While getting upset John begins to call her a child and says what happened “is to be done with” (24). Even though he refuses to continue with their relationship Abby reminds him of her bedroom window. Abigail is doing a cunning job at making John feel guilty. “Do tell me you’ve never looked up at my window?” (24). He admits he may have which gives Abigail the satisfaction she desperately craves. Having a conversation with such erotic topics confuses both of them in different ways. John is bewildered by his actions and doesn’t know what to do about Abby and her persuading words. Abby is confused because she believed John felt the same way