John Proctor

that anything that is abnormal is the work of the devil. Since the church aligns with the government, people can be prosecuted because of this. Reverend Parris abuses his position in the church to gain material goods as well as power. As told by John Proctor, when Parris was first established, he complained until he got golden candlesticks, and in the beginning of the play he protests that he is not being payed enough. Miller illustrates that power gained through religion, like in the case of…

communists during the H.U.A.C. trials led by U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy just like the theocratic government in Salem did to alleged witches during their time (Glass). The most artful iteration of this particular story is one in which the character of John Proctor is portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in Nicholas Hytner’s 1996 film adaptation of Arthur Miller’s original work. The characters in the film are historically accurate because one can hear the actors’ intonation and accurate accents for the…

In The Crucible, this is is shown when Mary Warren states, “But, Mr. Proctor, they will not hang them if they confess.” (Miller, 1058) In doing this, rather than hanging them based on evidence that they committed a crime, they will hang them if they do not confess to committing a crime. This shows us that the people do not…

McCarthyism is a term used to describe the actions of US Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House of Un-American Committee during the span of the Second Red Scare. Lasting from 1947 to 1956, this movement was characterized by political oppression as well as a campaign led by Senator McCarthy spreading fear that America was under serious influence from the Communist party. He convinced a majority of the nation that many of those in impactful positions such as governmental figures or even the local…

has wrongly accused and killed seventy-two people he chooses to believe that there could be no possible way that the witchery and evidence could be false. Judge Danforth ignores the solid and true evidence that is provided to him by Mary Warren, John Proctor and Mr.Nurse in favor of Abigail and the girl’s untenable claims of witchery because he wants to believe he has done the right things. This is not only a common theme in The Crucible, but also in the war on communism. In many American…

Both parties, McCarthy and the girls in Salem, accused people to make themselves look better to others and gain respect. As John Proctor said “I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girls a saint now, I think it not easy to prove she’s a fraud, and the town gone so silly” (The Crucible, p. 53). In 1692 and 1950, people blamed of being witches and…

Hundreds of people falsely accused of believing in something they may not even believe in. This happened in the book The Crucible and during the Red Scare. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy era because they both revolve around false accusations and differing opinions or beliefs. These false accusations lead to people being wrongly questioned and left them living in fear simply due to their opinion and beliefs. In the Mccarthy era, and in the book The…

describes John Procter-a main character in the play”. The character John Procter is caught up in all this mess, and a reason that it is happening. He says, “I’ll tell you what’s walking in Salem-vengeance is walking in Salem. We…

been condemned for not giving names of other suspected witches. In other words, he’s been indicted, meaning he’s performed a very serious crime. Giles Corey was literally pressed to death by rocks for not confessing. “Proctor: Then how does he die? Elizabeth, gently: They press him, John” This conversation reveals the extent to how far these people would go to get answers and…

in the process is not in any way a victim. They are just plain evil. She had no forces upon her influencing her to do this like some might say, she made these decisions entirely on her own. She had a motive which was to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor to have John to herself. When her scheme failed, she had been the reason that so many innocent villagers were locked up and executed. If Abigail had never made any of these claims to begin with, then there would not even be a series of witchcraft…