The Crucible Reputation Essay

In the story/ movie “The Crucible” there were multiple times where characters were in situations that could possibly jeopardize and hurt their reputations. Three specific characters that had this concern for their reputation were, young teen Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and his wife Elizabeth Proctor. Towards the beginning of this story a woman of the name Mary warren come into play, a group of teenage girls had sworn they had seen her practice illegal witchcraft acts. When this assumption got out, they were taken to court, Ms. Warren stated and promised that she had never done such a thing, but the teenage girls, including Abigail williams promised Judge Thomas that this woman did. Ms warren told the judge that there was no proof that she did do these terrible acts, nor did Abigail and her friends have any proof. Abigail pretends to have her soul conjured so no one would find out …show more content…
As John staunchly defended her innocence at the trials, the girls suddenly pointed their fingers at him, the first man to be named a wizard. Mary Warren confirmed the accusations against him. The only evidence against them was spectral… the afflicted girls claimed the Proctor’s apparitions, or specters, were tormenting them. John was concerned because he was a good man being blamed for for a crime he did not commit, with no proof to show, he had built a good reputation and he did not want it ruined for something he did not do. His wife, Elizabeth was also concerned for her and her husbands sake. She lied for him in court not knowing he had already “Confessed”. At the end, John Proctor begs the judge to not take his name and show the whole town what he was being killed for. He stated that he had already taken his soul, and to please not take his name for he did not get another in this life. The judge refused and john was hung along with two