The book The Crucible, by Arthur miller, is a tragic play that is set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Throughout the play, there are characters that lies til the end of the play and does not get caught with their lies and there are some characters that are honest and wise but are predicament. The characters are not treated fair as the play goes on. The main two characters that takes part of honesty and dishonesty are Abigail Williams and John Proctor. Abigail, who wants to get rid of Proctor’s wife and marry Procter is the character that lies and people believes her words and John is the character that is telling the truth the whole time, but everyone thinks that he’s lying for being honest.
John Proctor is not a perfect man throughout the play. He has commit a mistake that made him a “bad” person and made his record and name substandard. He had affair with Abigail which made him a unperfect person. He was definitely had knowledge of the reaction of is action. After committing his mistake, he kicked her out of his house and made her want him more. “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a—”(I.202). Abigail was obsessed with Procter to the point where …show more content…
Honesty takes place again for Proctor by not lying that he is a witch. If he said that he was one, he could’ve lived and lived through lie. For him not saying that he is one, he still gets hang for telling the truth and not lying for being a witch. Another way that Proctor could’ve lived and avoid being hanged was to give names and blames other for no reason.”I have three children—how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?”(IV.284). As honest as he his, He refused to blame someone else for the false rumor and decided to keep his integrity with
John Proctor is not a perfect man throughout the play. He has commit a mistake that made him a “bad” person and made his record and name substandard. He had affair with Abigail which made him a unperfect person. He was definitely had knowledge of the reaction of is action. After committing his mistake, he kicked her out of his house and made her want him more. “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a—”(I.202). Abigail was obsessed with Procter to the point where …show more content…
Honesty takes place again for Proctor by not lying that he is a witch. If he said that he was one, he could’ve lived and lived through lie. For him not saying that he is one, he still gets hang for telling the truth and not lying for being a witch. Another way that Proctor could’ve lived and avoid being hanged was to give names and blames other for no reason.”I have three children—how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?”(IV.284). As honest as he his, He refused to blame someone else for the false rumor and decided to keep his integrity with