Zig Ziglar, an american author and motivational speaker, once said, “Fear has two meanings. Forget everything and run, or face everything and rise. The choice is yours.” In today's society, anytime a challenge or something that is outside of a person’s comfort zone arises, the immediate instinct is to run from it or hide it. When people face their trials it's like hiking in the mountains. Although it may be really tough and require a lot of bravery, in the end they can end up stronger and proud of themselves. In The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is one of the characters who has to face many trials. Sometimes he chooses to hide from those problems while other times he faces them head on. Miller is able to convey through John
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Ezekiel Cheever and Marshal Herrick show up to Proctor’s home to arrest Elizabeth. At that moment Proctor knows that he has to do something about the witchcraft, because now Abigail is taking it too far. Abigail claims that Elizabeth’s spirit tries to murder her, while eating at Parris’ house, by stabbing her with a needle. Abigail’s proof is that Elizabeth has a poppet in her house and the needle in the stomach is the needle that stabbed her. Even though Mary tells Cheever and Herrick that she made the poppet in court and Abigail sat next to her and watched her, they don’t care. They still arrest Elizabeth and take her away. Proctor convinces Mary to tell her testimony about what happened in the courtroom to the court. Proctor hopes that the court will then see Abigail as fraud without revealing the affair and getting his wife back safely. In the court Mary testifies about how Abigail saw her making the poppet and how she never saw spirits. Abigail denies that she lied or is faking the witchcraft. When Danforth refuses to believe Mary and others who are providing evidence that Abigail is a fraud Proctor loses it. He can’t hold it back any longer. He breaks down and tells Danforth and the others that he slept with Abigail. Part of what he says is this, “...On the last night of my joy, some eight months past. She used to serve me in my house, sir. (He has to clamp his jaw to keep from weeping.) A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now. I beg you, sir, I beg you—see her what she is... (He is being overcome.) Excellency, forgive me, forgive me. (Angrily against himself, he turns away from the Governor for a moment. Then, as though to cry out is his only means of speech left:)...God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it now.
Ezekiel Cheever and Marshal Herrick show up to Proctor’s home to arrest Elizabeth. At that moment Proctor knows that he has to do something about the witchcraft, because now Abigail is taking it too far. Abigail claims that Elizabeth’s spirit tries to murder her, while eating at Parris’ house, by stabbing her with a needle. Abigail’s proof is that Elizabeth has a poppet in her house and the needle in the stomach is the needle that stabbed her. Even though Mary tells Cheever and Herrick that she made the poppet in court and Abigail sat next to her and watched her, they don’t care. They still arrest Elizabeth and take her away. Proctor convinces Mary to tell her testimony about what happened in the courtroom to the court. Proctor hopes that the court will then see Abigail as fraud without revealing the affair and getting his wife back safely. In the court Mary testifies about how Abigail saw her making the poppet and how she never saw spirits. Abigail denies that she lied or is faking the witchcraft. When Danforth refuses to believe Mary and others who are providing evidence that Abigail is a fraud Proctor loses it. He can’t hold it back any longer. He breaks down and tells Danforth and the others that he slept with Abigail. Part of what he says is this, “...On the last night of my joy, some eight months past. She used to serve me in my house, sir. (He has to clamp his jaw to keep from weeping.) A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything, I know it now. I beg you, sir, I beg you—see her what she is... (He is being overcome.) Excellency, forgive me, forgive me. (Angrily against himself, he turns away from the Governor for a moment. Then, as though to cry out is his only means of speech left:)...God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore's vengeance, and you must see it now.