The Crucible The Crucible shows many themes throughout the play. Guilt, revenge, power, and integrity are just a few themes shown. All these themes play a huge role throughout the play. Guilt is portrayed through many of the characters throughout the play. This is shown through characters like John Proctor and Mary Warren. John Proctor and his problems with Abigail Williams are a big part of the play. Not until about the end of the play does Proctor start feeling guilty. Proctor realizes, in act three and four, that he cannot lie any more. He has to tell the truth about what he has done in regarding with Abigail. Abigail would always say that Proctor was lying, and then Proctor would say she was lying. When Danforth questioned each of them
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She realizes her wrong doing earlier than Proctor. Mary wants to protect herself and not look like a liar. She knows it’s better for her to not lie to Danforth, for example her being questioned about her poppet. She says “I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God.” (Harcourt, Houghton. Collections.Florida.2015.Print.). He also asks his wife for forgiveness, he says “Spite only keeps me silent. It is hard to give a lie to dos. I would have your forgiveness, Elizabeth.”(Harcourt, Houghton. Collections.Florida.2015.Print.). Characters in the Crucible do not typically want to show visually that they feel some type of guilt. They more want to keep it to themselves and not let anyone know they feel that way. John and Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail are a good example of this. Proctor felt guilty for his wrong doings, but didn’t want others to know. Revenge is another theme in the play. Thomas and Anne Putnam are examples of revenge, because they use their daughter to accuse neighbors of witchcraft in vengeance for past events. Another character is Abigail Williams. She goes after Proctor in revenge, because of all the lies that have been told. The example of revenge shown in the play teaches us how to not act on upon of revenge. Characters like Abigail cared more about getting revenge instead of doing what was actually right. She only cared about doing one thing, and that was to go after John …show more content…
Unfortunately, characters like Parris, Hale, and Danforth misuse their power, when they could have been using their power to better the situation that was going on. Danforth is a main character that misused his authority a lot. He always changed his mine in the courtroom. Danforth would change his rulings on the other character in the courtroom constantly. He would do whatever he felt was best for him, or made him look best. The Crucible does a good job of showing what it looks like, or what can happen, form misusing your power. Other characters saw Danforth constantly changing his mind, which made them question him or become upset with him. They play shows how strong the power of having authority like Danforth, Hale, or Parris is. Everyone had to abide by them. The lives of character like John Proctor, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams were in the authorities’
She realizes her wrong doing earlier than Proctor. Mary wants to protect herself and not look like a liar. She knows it’s better for her to not lie to Danforth, for example her being questioned about her poppet. She says “I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God.” (Harcourt, Houghton. Collections.Florida.2015.Print.). He also asks his wife for forgiveness, he says “Spite only keeps me silent. It is hard to give a lie to dos. I would have your forgiveness, Elizabeth.”(Harcourt, Houghton. Collections.Florida.2015.Print.). Characters in the Crucible do not typically want to show visually that they feel some type of guilt. They more want to keep it to themselves and not let anyone know they feel that way. John and Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail are a good example of this. Proctor felt guilty for his wrong doings, but didn’t want others to know. Revenge is another theme in the play. Thomas and Anne Putnam are examples of revenge, because they use their daughter to accuse neighbors of witchcraft in vengeance for past events. Another character is Abigail Williams. She goes after Proctor in revenge, because of all the lies that have been told. The example of revenge shown in the play teaches us how to not act on upon of revenge. Characters like Abigail cared more about getting revenge instead of doing what was actually right. She only cared about doing one thing, and that was to go after John …show more content…
Unfortunately, characters like Parris, Hale, and Danforth misuse their power, when they could have been using their power to better the situation that was going on. Danforth is a main character that misused his authority a lot. He always changed his mine in the courtroom. Danforth would change his rulings on the other character in the courtroom constantly. He would do whatever he felt was best for him, or made him look best. The Crucible does a good job of showing what it looks like, or what can happen, form misusing your power. Other characters saw Danforth constantly changing his mind, which made them question him or become upset with him. They play shows how strong the power of having authority like Danforth, Hale, or Parris is. Everyone had to abide by them. The lives of character like John Proctor, Mary Warren, and Abigail Williams were in the authorities’