Warren G. Harding

The play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller discusses Puritan life during the Salem Witch Trials. Elizabeth Proctor is thrust into the trials when a young, vindictive, Abigail Williams accuses her of witchcraft. Elizabeth’s character shows the value of a name in Puritan America. As a woman dedicated to her family life, Elizabeth is moved to act because of her love for her husband John. Miller introduces Elizabeth Proctor as a woman with an unfaithful husband. Abigail Williams calls her “sickly,”…

Reputation Matters Reputation is a thing that many people cherish especially people that are well known or in a high authority position. John Proctor and Reverend Parris are just two of many people that cherish their reputation and are concerned by how people view them in the Salem village. John Proctor is most concerned about having his name ruined and cares about how his friends and family think of him. Proctor was put into a situation that affected his name when he had an affair on his wife…

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, Abigail William’s was most to blame for the Salem Witch Trails. Abigail is seventeen, she lives with her uncle Rev. Parris and is the leader of the group of young girls in Salem. In Miller’s play, The Crucible, Miller demonstrated that it was Abigail’s flaws – lust, dishonestly, Spitefulness – that lead her to be most responsible for the tragedy for the tragedy of witch-hunt in Salem. One of many character flaws that Abigail possess is lust. Throughout…

Scarlet Letter Journal Analysis Journal #2: In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the scarlet letter negatively affects Hester because it excludes her from society, labels her as the embodiment of sin in the town, and grants her a lot of disrespect among the people. Hester lived in a cottage that was far away from the whole town and completely surrounded by woods, which already made her feel separate from the community. Not only that, but every time she went to the busy Boston…

The Crucible has few rounded characters that are shaped in the time they are shown. In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the transformation of the few characters personalities is shown during the Salem witch trials. The change of Reverend Hale’s character is an exemplary example of a rational mind seeing through an irrational situation. To fully grasp Hale’s change throughout the story how he is in the beginning, middle, and end of the story is necessary. In order for a sensible comparison of…

“God is dead!” This quote was spoken by John Proctor when he was being accused of witchcraft by Mary Warren before being arrested. John Proctor was a sinful man of Salem who was told the truth of the trials. While trying to save the women accused, with his wife, he simultaneously had to expose the truth of the trials. In the end, he was hung with Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse. John Proctor and I both have similar traits such as we are both outcasts in our towns, are hardworking, and are…

Nearly 200 people were prosecuted for allegedly practicing witchcraft in Salem in 1692-1693. Oddly enough 205 people were accused for being in the Communist Party 261 years later, in Wheeling, West Virginia. These two strange cases of paranoia and alienation are very alike, considering the time difference. Both of these instances have had a huge impact on society and will continue to for many years to come. The Crucible by Arthur Miller has haunting similarities to McCarthyism. The main…

will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me” (76). John is not going to let the court take his wife's soul for what he has done and wants Mary Warren to confess to the jury that her and the other girls have been lying about the things they have said to seen. After John had yelled at Mary Warren in front of the whole village Mary then lied and called John a wizard and forced her to confess to the jury.…

shows a polarizing change in the character of Mary Warren. This is shown when she changes her opinions based on the situations that she is in which shows the reader how much of a selfish person she is. Mary Warren is a masked mannequin manipulated by the mass. Although she remains the same throughout the play, she is a very polarized character that uses dynamic tactics in order to put herself in the best position. For example, in Act I Mary Warren strictly claims that she is not involved in the…

Jealousy is to blame for the tragedy in Salem as evidenced by Abigail’s love interest, Goody Putnam’s babies, and Thomas Putnam’s land desires. In The Crucible, jealousy is responsible for the tragedy in Salem proven by Abigail’s love for John Proctor. Throughout the play, Abigail has had an excessive love for John Proctor, even though he is a married man. Abigail once yelled at Proctor by saying, “[Elizabeth] is blackening my name in the village...She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend…