The Crucible

There are quite a few characters in “The Crucible” and all with different situations and personality, but a man named John Procter is the character is the character that peeks my interests most. John Procter was a farmer/outcast of Salem who has a wife (Elizabeth), 2 kids, and usually never attended the church. John is a good honest man who is able to see all perspectives of a situation and always sought for a solution that would benefit the people most, he was really looked up to by the…

Throughout Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, multiple themes are employed such as the effect of delirium on society, the importance of reputation, and the belief that everyone indulges in the vices of hypocrisy. Miller describes the nonsense of witchcraft destroying the town of Salem. By the end of the play, three months after the accusation incidents, the village is left as a corrupt wasteland. The vengeance of the people allows their trust to falter and friendships to break. For example,…

Many innocent people are killed in The Crucible. Arthur Miller is the author of The Crucible, this play about the witch trials that take place in Salem, Massachusetts. This is the result of people in Salem falsely accusing other citizens. Some names that come up when talking about who is ultimately to blame for the deaths of those innocent Puritans during the witch hunt are, the Putnams, Reverend Parris, Governor Danforth, and Abigail Williams. Ann Putnam was focused on assigning blame to others…

depicted as an awful individual. Admitting your issues is extremely fearing to do due to how it changes your appearance to the group encompassing you. For example, the acclaimed catastrophe, The Crucible, by writer Arthur Miller, is an anecdote about out of line trials and false allegations. The Crucible is a story primarily in view of Salem witch trials, where individuals are dishonestly blamed for witchcraft and are acquired front of judges for these trials; bringing about numerous honest…

There were many themes while reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, but the one I thought was most consistent throughout the book was a lack of honesty and faith. The book is based off of the story of the Salem witch trials; where young girls who have claimed to have seen the devil started accusing most of the town of witchcraft. It all began from a lack of honesty and kept progressing because of faith by the court. Abigail is the antagonist of the story and John Proctor is the protagonist.…

but the source is greed, someone who wants more for himself. Injustice is when unfairness is displayed to someone or a group of people, and for this to occur, greed is often the culprit. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, about accusations of witchery in Salem, Massachusetts. In The Crucible, the uproar of witchcraft in the late 1600s, paired with manipulative mindsets, causes injustice in the community for many years. With injustice eventually comes people who speak out…

Greed and Revenge The Crucible by Arthur Miller is about people in Salem being accused of witchcraft. Abigail works for Elizabeth and John Proctor. Then, Elizabeth fires Abigail because of Abigail displeasing her and her husband. Later on, Abigail, accuses Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, of being a witch so she can be with John Proctor. The play explores the theme that people who claim to be motivated by principles may actually be motivated by greed or revenge, which still applies…

who were later hanged, Abigail escaped. On the other hand, John Proctor is the most to blame. If he did not fancy Abigail and started having an affair with her, nothing would happen. In my opinion, Abigail is the most to blame for deaths in “The Crucible” because of her selfishness. She accused Elizabeth Proctor, John’s wife, of witchcraft…

religious morals and ideas. To the society of today, their ideas may seem outrageous. However these ideals were very normal in the puritan time period. John Proctor is a character who best exemplifies puritan ideals in The Crucible because, he is an honest, hardworking man. In The Crucible, John Proctor is portrayed as a hardworking farmer who lives in Salem. His wife-Elizabeth Proctor- says “ My husband is a good and righteous man. He is never drunk, as some are, nor wasting his time at the…

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur miller, is a story about the multiple conflicts that take place during the Salem which trials in Massachusetts. These conflicts featured in the play center primarily on the ruling church’s religious beliefs surrounding witchcraft at the time, and that it was forbidden to promote the practice of witchcraft in any way, with the punishment usually being a death sentence. Among the many conflicts featured in the play, one of them is the conflict around the…