In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem are accusing others of witchcraft. During the play several people were realizing that what was happening was not right, some did speak out but many did nothing to try and stop it. There are also many times in the real world this has occurred. An example of a person doing what is right when others wouldn't is when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man.
Up until 1964, black people's rights were neglected, until a few acts of bravery put the Civil Rights Movement in motion. One of those which happened on December 1, 1955, was when Rosa Parks would not give up her seat at the front of the bus to a white man. Rosa Parks was on of the first to do what was right when others did not. Similarly to what happened in The Crucible, people stayed quiet during the early 1900s because of the fear of what would …show more content…
One of those being John Proctor, he spoke out against the court when many would not, even when they knew what was happening was wrong. “...you know in all your black hearts this be fraud” (Miller 1315). John says this in the court because the judges will not believe what he is saying and only believes the girls who are making it up. Another time John speaks out against Abby is in act 3. “Lies, lies.” (Miller 1312). John says this because Abby and the others are pretending that Mary has sent her spirit onto the girls. The girls do this so the judges will think Mary is a witch and not believe what she says about the girls. John Proctor and Rosa Parks are similar in the fact that they both were brave enough to stand up for what was right and challenging authority. A difference between them would be that Rosa Parks’ actions helped spark a movement, John Proctor’s attempts were not as successful resulting in him getting
Up until 1964, black people's rights were neglected, until a few acts of bravery put the Civil Rights Movement in motion. One of those which happened on December 1, 1955, was when Rosa Parks would not give up her seat at the front of the bus to a white man. Rosa Parks was on of the first to do what was right when others did not. Similarly to what happened in The Crucible, people stayed quiet during the early 1900s because of the fear of what would …show more content…
One of those being John Proctor, he spoke out against the court when many would not, even when they knew what was happening was wrong. “...you know in all your black hearts this be fraud” (Miller 1315). John says this in the court because the judges will not believe what he is saying and only believes the girls who are making it up. Another time John speaks out against Abby is in act 3. “Lies, lies.” (Miller 1312). John says this because Abby and the others are pretending that Mary has sent her spirit onto the girls. The girls do this so the judges will think Mary is a witch and not believe what she says about the girls. John Proctor and Rosa Parks are similar in the fact that they both were brave enough to stand up for what was right and challenging authority. A difference between them would be that Rosa Parks’ actions helped spark a movement, John Proctor’s attempts were not as successful resulting in him getting