Thomas Danforth

The girls in The Crucible try to alleviate the pressure of conforming to and upholding their reputations through attaining power, which proves to be too heavy of a responsibility and leads to the execution of innocent people. Likewise, Danforth in The Crucible tries to preserve his own reputation as well as the court’s reputation through gaining power and establishing himself as an authority figure, though it also results in the condemnation of faultless townspeople. In comparison, Conversion shows readers how gaining authority and power in an effort to preserve a reputation does not necessarily benefit others. Both works provide evidence that the overwhelming pressures society places on conforming to and upholding a reputation have more negative effects than good effects and act as examples that show conformity and upholding a reputation are not always the ideal solutions. They also comment on how gaining power and authority to aid in upholding reputations can lead to negative…

Pola Matoga IB 1B English A Abigail As A Victim Of Her Society In The Crucible The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play with many complex characters, and sends multiple messages. One of those dynamic characters is Abigail, a seventeen year old girl. At first glance it is easy to blame Abigail for the witch trials in Salem, as she is a devious and manipulative girl, however, the truth is that Abigail is a victim of a strict, Puritan society. Her upbringing and past led her to be the person she…

Did Father Flynn commit the crime or not? That is the question all the readers are asking themselves in the play, Doubt: A Parable. Sister Aloysius accuses Father Flynn on many different occasions, affecting his mental stability. Based on the evidence in John Patrick Shanley’s play, Doubt: A Parable, I conclude Father Flynn is guilty because of Donald and Father Flynn’s suspicious behavior. Also, Father Flynn is guilty because of how defensive he is and he eventually resigns. Donald Muller and…

The idea of authority to many becomes a controversial issue. Some people like the fact that there is a person with authority so that civilians don 't have to think of the problems affecting them. Others on the other hand, some people disapprove of a person with authority since the person can easily manipulate his or her powers and use it in a destructive way. Throughout the play, “The Crucible,” authority was a recurring theme, but it also plays a part in the American Revolution, parenting, and…

significant and difficult trial or test”. In the play the accused people get examined and the judges are trying to find out whether or not they are bewitched and therefore guilty of witchcraft. The definition is certainly simple, but the name fits the play well since that is exactly what is happening. People get accused of things and then judged and tested by others in front of a court. Based on that decision the society has a certain perception of them and it makes people act differently. In…

innocently but stupidly, giving the troublemaker of the play an excuse to accuse Elizabeth Proctor of witchery by creating the poppet, which is a symbol of voodoo and a reason for suspecting about the rightness of the proctors. After this first glance to how the desire for revenge of a girl can hurt her bosses Mary Warren is conscious about the damage she has caused, however, she is still afraid of speaking up when Proctor asks her to tell the truth at court, “she’ll kill me for saying that!…

1 / 2 Lexi Punturo The Crucible Theme Analysis Theme #1: Reputation Reputation is one of the many concerns for the characters in The Crucible . Everyone wants a good name in the town because they do not want to get accused of witchcraft or being a husband of a witch. As the play starts out, Reverend Parris ( the Minister of Salem) finds out that Betty Parris and the other girls have being dancing outside. Later, people all believed that the "dancing" was a form of witchcraft and this was…

Having a good reputation meant acceptance to society. With the actions and conflicts in the play, you would have to obtain a good name. For example, without the reputation that Judge Danforth has, he would constantly be questioned over and over on all of his decisions to the point in which would lead to him losing his job. A good reputation is helpful when many accusations are being held, if you tend to be a trustworthy person then you are less likely to be convicted to something. Faith is the…

Greed is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness. Greed plays a role because their would be people who would want someone's else land or they wanted a higher paying salaire or they were just jealouse of someone else, so they would go and call out witchcraft. Thomas Putnam is one of the main characters who has this sin he was fighting with Giles Corey for his land. Giles Corey was later on accused of witchcraft because…

The Crucible and 12 Angry Men are two differing plays that unite in the aspect of the justice system. In both plays, we have the conflict that the accused are seen as guilty before the evidence is thoroughly looked into. A difference that sets the two plays apart is that the young girls accused of being witches are not given as much of a chance as the young boy accused of murder. This is due to the differing time periods in which both plays took place in. These similarities and differences are…