7 Deadly Sins In The Crucible

Transition: Abigail is a character, who puts her reputation above the life of others throughout the book, and this is really significant, because her endeavors to protect that reputation are what shape most of the story. Her actions are the causes of John Proctor’s and Danforth’s endeavor.

John Proctor regrets of breaking his marriage vows, now his wife Elizabeth is being accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams. Based on the statement by

In The Crucible they say lying is a sin, but it doesn’t stop them from doing it. The church and the court both state that all liars will be dammed. One of the 10 commandments is “thou shall not lie”, but the court basically asks the people to lie about being a witch or else they will kill them. Also, the 10 commandments state “thou shall not kill”, but the court is hanging people for being a witch. They sentence citizens to death for committing witchcraft. No one ever goes to court and is found innocent. They either face death or have to lie to avoid death. The court and the church are both hypocrites because lying and murdering people are both sins, yet they do both in the name of god.

Envy is a sin that poisons the sinner and is self-destructive in nature. The common perception of envy is that it is an emotion that, much like jealousy, that comes from a desire to possess something that someone else has. However, envy goes a step further and causes an individual to not only desire what someone else has, but to also wish that the other person did not have it at all. Spenser uses the conventional view of envy stated above in conjunction with some unconventional imagery in order to elaborate on the nature and implications of being an envious person. In doing this Spenser is able to teach to reader an aspect of envy that they may not already know or understand. In his portrayal of envy in book one of The Faerie Queene, Spenser is trying to convey to his readers that people who are envious are trapped in and endless cycle of envy that leads to nothing but unhappiness and misery. Spenser’s interpretation of envy, like the other deadly sins in the house of pride, can be broken down into 4 images: the animal that he rides, his appearance, how he behaves, and the ailment he has. This paper will use the first three of these images to show how Spenser’s depiction of Envy is meant to teach the reader that the sin of envy can only lead to perpetual unhappiness and misery.

John Proctor faces one of his many moral dilemmas to confess to witchcraft in order to stay alive. In making this decision he has to think about his

“The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself” (Addams). Immorality is a very subjective concept, but sometimes it is undeniable. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Abigail Williams is shown to be the most immoral character through her constant disregard of others throughout the different events of the story, furthering the point that when in fearful situations people will only think about themselves.

Because supernatural can cause fear to the people in the town, witchcraft or relationships with the devil can lead to being hanged. This town truly believes in magic and panics when they hear about it. Since the play The Crucible takes place in 1692, nobody knows better and it’s a time where everyone is super religious. So when someone betrays the church, everyone jumps in and don’t play around when it comes to that. But they’re still scared for their lives.

In The Crucible the strong effect of religion in their life made it difficult for those to confess their sins, in fear that they would be punished. These punishments were not only physical but emotional. During the colonial era many men and women strived to keep their reputation clean. However, as an adulterer or a sinner, the pride in their name

The main point of this chapter was to showcase the religious, family-oriented background that Abigail was raised in. It explains why she is so focused on her family and John later in her life. It also explains her penname “Diana” and her love for literature and being involved in politics, after being taught to read at a young age.

There are many flaws that people have, do you have any flaws? In the novel, The Crucible, Abigail shows many character flaws. Abigail’s flaws are jealousy, lust, and remorsefulness.

‘The Crucible' not only addresses the issue of conformity, it attacks the poor balance of power that surrounds us everyday. Miller demonstrates how much power a sole in-dividual can have when the decisions made by that person effect a whole community. During the Witchcraft Trials in Salem, religion was, much more than now the answer to the unknown and the unexplained. As a result, the Church and the people in its service were people of prominence and power. They were the only people who could successfully interpret the Church's doctrine, often to their own benefit, without being accused of a wrong doing and what could be more powerful than this in a theocratic society like Salem? This corrupt hierarchy meant that nobody could question a priest or minister because doing so would be considered questioning God. As a result, a per-son of such power could say almost anything they pleased, people would listen and appropriate action taken. This is evidenced with the supposed ‘cleansing' of Salem. Although an event that occurred before the writing of ‘The Crucible', the Holocaust is a prime example of imbalanced power. Hitler, a man of great power, especially in Nazi Germany, basically accused a few million people of being witches. Action was taken and millions perished all

In the play, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, the story tells us about it tells us about the witchcraft trials. My client John Proctor is not guilty. Everyone has a couple minor setback in life, but that doesn’t make them a bad person.

During this essay I will introduce the main points involved in answering the proposed question. I will explore the certain aspects of Abigail’s personality and how it is an important role in portraying her reasons for her actions. I will also analyse the ways in which Abigail’s personality changes through the progression of the play. I will sum up which points have a bigger effect on her intentions and motivations and the effect she has on the characters of the play. I will support my reasons with quotations to justify its relevance.

     Abigail William’s aggressive personality easily persuades the other girls to follow her footsteps, and back up anything and everything she says. This personality also frightens people in the courtroom to question her truthfulness, or her relation with John Proctor. Due to her forceful behavior, the girls support Abigail, and therefore become entangled in her web of lies, sins, and murders.

Morals are a big part of the crucible because a moral is a person’s principle of right or wrong. In the crucible, the morality of the church, the bible, and of the people can be clearly distinguished, but these morals are not upheld throughout the play due to many reasons. John Proctor and Marry Warren’s morals are clear, but are influenced throughout the play due to situations that threaten their lives and that of those around them. As expressed through characters in The Crucible, Puritan morality is influenced by others with contradicting morals while in contemporary American morality, individuals are more free in choosing their morals while taking into consideration morals of others such as those expressed in Obama’s Speech.