To some people, their reputation is worth more than their life. They care more about how other people view them than breathing oxygen. Your reputation does not just matter to you, but it matters to the people around you too. Your reputation can affect what kind of job you are able to get in the world, or even the people that you are involved with. It can affect how people interact with you. It can also affect how people can trust you. This is definitely true when it comes to Arthur Miller’s brilliant play, The Crucible. The whole play is about people trying to save their reputation. The characters are so caught up in their own reputation that they are unable to look outside their window and see the epidemic that is unfolding around
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From the beginning of the play, John Proctor had a tarnished reputation. Not many people in the town knew of the tarnishing he had placed upon himself, but he knew. Then towards the end of the play he is asked to sign a confession that states he was guilty of witchcraft. As he writes his name on that fateful piece of paper, he realizes the impact that it will have on his life. John Proctor conveys on page 1231, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name.” Yes, this simple signature will save his life, but what would he be living for. His reputation and name will forever be tarnished with witchcraft. He would rather die honorably than live out his life knowing that his reputation is ruined. Clearly, the second character in Arthur MIller’s The Crucible that save their reputation at any cost is John …show more content…
Of those ways, they can be both good and bad. In some instances, people would rather die than have a speck of dirt on their reputation. This fact shines very radiantly in Arthur MIller’s The Crucible. There are three main character in this play that will go to the ends of the earth to save their reputation. The first character in The Crucible is Abigail Williams. Abigail is willing to turn her town into complete chaos in order to keep her reputation intact. The next character is John Proctor. When John was given the choice between being hung and living a life with a tarnished name, John chooses to hang. The third character in The Crucible is Reverend Parris. THe Reverend is seventeenth century version of a modern day politician. He cares more about his reputation in the town than he does for his own niece. Truly, these three characters from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, are willing to do anything to save their
From the beginning of the play, John Proctor had a tarnished reputation. Not many people in the town knew of the tarnishing he had placed upon himself, but he knew. Then towards the end of the play he is asked to sign a confession that states he was guilty of witchcraft. As he writes his name on that fateful piece of paper, he realizes the impact that it will have on his life. John Proctor conveys on page 1231, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name.” Yes, this simple signature will save his life, but what would he be living for. His reputation and name will forever be tarnished with witchcraft. He would rather die honorably than live out his life knowing that his reputation is ruined. Clearly, the second character in Arthur MIller’s The Crucible that save their reputation at any cost is John …show more content…
Of those ways, they can be both good and bad. In some instances, people would rather die than have a speck of dirt on their reputation. This fact shines very radiantly in Arthur MIller’s The Crucible. There are three main character in this play that will go to the ends of the earth to save their reputation. The first character in The Crucible is Abigail Williams. Abigail is willing to turn her town into complete chaos in order to keep her reputation intact. The next character is John Proctor. When John was given the choice between being hung and living a life with a tarnished name, John chooses to hang. The third character in The Crucible is Reverend Parris. THe Reverend is seventeenth century version of a modern day politician. He cares more about his reputation in the town than he does for his own niece. Truly, these three characters from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, are willing to do anything to save their