Puritan Woman
Women in Puritan times react to events around them though the action of their peer. Women care more for others, so they lie to save the ones they love. Men manipulate women through fear because women are in a lower status than men. Women, due to their social position, are prone to accusation and indictment. Puritan women, in the play, describe how the times feels hard for them. In The Crucible, by American playwright, Arthur Miller, the portrayal of women proposes various impressions and submissive beliefs.
Women lie to save their friends and the ones they love because the love ones are in danger. When Parris catches Abigail and her friends doing strange things with Tituba, Abigail lies to save her friends and herself. Abigail …show more content…
She made Betty do it” (Miller II. 1184-1185). Abigail fears what could happen if she tells the truth, so she blames Tituba, a slave originally from Barbados, to save herself and her friends. As the story develops John Proctor confesses that he commits an affair with Abigail when she works in the house. When she enters, Proctor turns around, so he cannot give any hints or signal to her. Danforth questions Goody Proctor and he waits to know the truth about Proctor’s lechery. Even though Goody Proctor’s husband professes that she “never lied” and “cannot lie” , she says: “(faintly) No, sir” when Danforth asks: “Is your husband a lecher!”, (Miller III. 1238-1239) and (Miller III. 1151-1152 and 1154). Proctor then yells “Elizabeth, I have confessed it!” and she replies with “Oh, God!” (Miller III. 1244-1146). Goody Proctor lies to save her husband because she wants to save his reputation, but it ends up hurting him in the end. Before Parris brings Goody Proctor into the room, Mary Warren confesses that witchcraft never occurs in Salem and that they, Abigail, Mary …show more content…
Mercy Lewis talks to Proctor and Proctor asks her what happened in the woods with Tituba and the other girls. She’s “(both afraid of him and strangely titillated)” (Miller I. 494-495) and says: ‘“I’d best be off,’” (Miller I. 494-495). Since Proctor yells at Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis becomes fearful of him and leaves the room. Proctor feels anger toward Mary Warren and yells at her, which terrifies, yet intrigues Mercy Lewis. Proctor becomes upset to see that Mary Warren presents herself at someone’s house instead of his house with his wife, Goody Proctor. Mary Warren tells him that she “only came to see the great doings of the world,” (Miller I. 487-491) and Proctor replies with how he will “show a gear doin’ on your arse on of these days” (Miller I. 487-491). Then he says, “Now get home” (Miller I. 487-491) . Mary Warren needs to be at the house with Goody Proctor, but she goes off to see the doings of the world. Later, when Proctor and his wife, Goody Proctor, are together, they talk about the events that happened in Salem. Elizabeth tries to convince John to go to court. John, “(angering)” says, “‘I know I cannot keep it. I say I will think in it!’”. (Miller II. 159-162).Elizabeth replies with: “(hurt, and very coldly). Good, then, let you think on it” (Miller II. 159-162). Elizabeth feels the anger that grows inside of him, so she feels uneasy with him, which makes her feel hurt. Later, Mary Warren tries to
Women in Puritan times react to events around them though the action of their peer. Women care more for others, so they lie to save the ones they love. Men manipulate women through fear because women are in a lower status than men. Women, due to their social position, are prone to accusation and indictment. Puritan women, in the play, describe how the times feels hard for them. In The Crucible, by American playwright, Arthur Miller, the portrayal of women proposes various impressions and submissive beliefs.
Women lie to save their friends and the ones they love because the love ones are in danger. When Parris catches Abigail and her friends doing strange things with Tituba, Abigail lies to save her friends and herself. Abigail …show more content…
She made Betty do it” (Miller II. 1184-1185). Abigail fears what could happen if she tells the truth, so she blames Tituba, a slave originally from Barbados, to save herself and her friends. As the story develops John Proctor confesses that he commits an affair with Abigail when she works in the house. When she enters, Proctor turns around, so he cannot give any hints or signal to her. Danforth questions Goody Proctor and he waits to know the truth about Proctor’s lechery. Even though Goody Proctor’s husband professes that she “never lied” and “cannot lie” , she says: “(faintly) No, sir” when Danforth asks: “Is your husband a lecher!”, (Miller III. 1238-1239) and (Miller III. 1151-1152 and 1154). Proctor then yells “Elizabeth, I have confessed it!” and she replies with “Oh, God!” (Miller III. 1244-1146). Goody Proctor lies to save her husband because she wants to save his reputation, but it ends up hurting him in the end. Before Parris brings Goody Proctor into the room, Mary Warren confesses that witchcraft never occurs in Salem and that they, Abigail, Mary …show more content…
Mercy Lewis talks to Proctor and Proctor asks her what happened in the woods with Tituba and the other girls. She’s “(both afraid of him and strangely titillated)” (Miller I. 494-495) and says: ‘“I’d best be off,’” (Miller I. 494-495). Since Proctor yells at Mary Warren, Mercy Lewis becomes fearful of him and leaves the room. Proctor feels anger toward Mary Warren and yells at her, which terrifies, yet intrigues Mercy Lewis. Proctor becomes upset to see that Mary Warren presents herself at someone’s house instead of his house with his wife, Goody Proctor. Mary Warren tells him that she “only came to see the great doings of the world,” (Miller I. 487-491) and Proctor replies with how he will “show a gear doin’ on your arse on of these days” (Miller I. 487-491). Then he says, “Now get home” (Miller I. 487-491) . Mary Warren needs to be at the house with Goody Proctor, but she goes off to see the doings of the world. Later, when Proctor and his wife, Goody Proctor, are together, they talk about the events that happened in Salem. Elizabeth tries to convince John to go to court. John, “(angering)” says, “‘I know I cannot keep it. I say I will think in it!’”. (Miller II. 159-162).Elizabeth replies with: “(hurt, and very coldly). Good, then, let you think on it” (Miller II. 159-162). Elizabeth feels the anger that grows inside of him, so she feels uneasy with him, which makes her feel hurt. Later, Mary Warren tries to