Analysis Of Arthur Miller 's ' The Crucible '

John Proctor and Reverend Hale are similar characters in the way they are very prideful people and start doubting the authority of others as the events unfold throughout the play. John Proctor is a very prideful character who values his reputation. He believes he is above others in the way he mocks Reverend Parris, after Parris says there is a faction against him he says “Why, then I must find it and join it” (Miller, Act I, 31). Proctor sarcastic statement shows how he believes he can mock others and show authority over Parris.

During the Red Scare, many were arrested and prosecuted for allegedly being Communists. Miller took these accusations and made a mockery of them in The Crucible. “The Salem tragedy… developed a paradox. It is a paradox in whose grip we still live, and there is no prospect yet that we will discover its resolution,” (Miller 6-7). Miller is directly saying that since the Salem Witch Trials, nothing has changed and that he sees no future in it ever changing. He later said that “the results of this process are no different now from when they ever were,” (Miller 34-35). Miller was well aware of everything going on and used that to his advantage in his writing. Miller knew that the Salem Witch Trials would relate to what was happening then.

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters John Proctor and Reverend Parris are some of the major characters during the course of the play. John Proctor is a farmer in Salem that lives in the outskirts of town, and is religious like the rest of Salem but rarely makes it to the church due to living far away have having large amounts of work. He is seen as strong and confident by most town members, however “Proctor… has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud” (Miller 20-21). Reverend Parris is Salem’s religious leader. While he does regularly speak to the entire town, he has very little confidence and “believed he was being persecuted wherever he went, despite his best efforts to win people and God over to his side” (Miller 3). By comparing and contrasting both Parris and Proctor’s actions and beliefs throughout the play, underlying truths regarding self-realization and the consequences of our actions can be discovered.

The author of the play says in his notes that he found nothing redeemable about the historical Parris. As a result, he felt no need to make the fictional one in the story any better. John Proctor accuses Parris of being greedy in the play several times. The Reverend gives

In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, many different characters are introduced. These characters were introduced with their own background and personalities, which made them both similar and different to others. Although some characters showed obvious similarities between their characteristics, some showed great differences. Reverend Samuel Parris and Reverend John Hale are two of the major characters in the play and they showed both similarities and differences throughout the play. They were similar to each other in some ways such as they were Puritans and showed differences in their personality. Even though both men showed several commonalities, they also had some differences.

In “The Crucible” the most valuable asset to a Puritans is reputation, and how good of a Christian they are. But both these meant nothing when it came to accusations of witchcraft, those accused were automatically guilty because there never was a way to prove whether they were a witch or not. For the sake of his friend's reputations and his, John Proctor had refused to sign a false confession. John rather die, than lie to everyone and have his named badly marked in the community. It was for his reputation that Reverend Samuel Parris chose to stick with the accusations, even though he finds out that it was a lie. In the book, we see how different and similar both these characters are, both being religious and caring about their reputations. They see themselves as authoritative figures, Parris ruling the town and Proctor ruling his home. But they are very different, always challenging each other and on opposite sides during the trails. Proctor ends up fighting for his life and Parris losing everything he loves.

He is a reverend in the local church and according to Proctor in Act II he “preach nothin’ but golden candlesticks until he had them” (Miller 1242). Reverend Parris was well respected in the community; many looked up to him because he was the reverend. He was supposed to live up to the standard of leadership in the Christian faith, and although he may have fooled some into believing his lies, others like Proctor, saw right through him. He is a very greedy man, and he does not follow what he preaches. In other words, Reverend Parris liked to talk the talk but not walk the walk. He once complained in Act I that he was “not used to the poverty of 60 pounds per year” (Miller 1227). One of the key values in the Christian faith is that the love of money leads to corruption, and that many times money can become an idol and take the place of God. Reverend Parris preached on this doctrine of faith, but failed to follow it himself. He even lied in Act III directly to Judge Hawthorne when questioned about discovering the girls dancing in the woods. Earlier in the play, Parris admits to seeing the girls naked but now in court he lies and testifies against it. Reverend Parris may seem good and holy because he is a reverend, but when taking a deeper look at his heart, he is corrupt just like

In the play written by Arthur Miller, one of the characters, Reverend Hale, goes through a transformation from the beginning, to the end of the play. He changes from a know-it-all, arrogant person to an open minded human being, who wants nothing but the truth.

At the beginning of the play, John Proctor was an arrogant, self-absorbed man who only cared about himself and his own needs. He did all those actions without any regard towards the people who might be affected by his actions. The quote says, “Parris: There is a party in this church; there is a faction and a party. Proctor: Against you? Putnam: Against him and all authority! Proctor: Why, then I must find it and join it.” (Miller 278)This was during the time when Proctor, Parris, and the others

The Crucible was a crucial story focusing on Salem Witch Craft that was written by Author Miller. Author Miller put a variety of characters in the crucible with different personalities and images of themselves, and Reverend Parris is one character that kept his character throughout the entire story. Reverend Parris would be a static character with the way he continued to be selfish and greedy the entire play, but he got even more selfish at the end of the play. Paris was an art work of a character, and meaning he was focused of himself the entire play.

John Proctor disagrees with Parris’ decision to call Reverend Hale of Beverly instead of conducting a town meeting. He also wishes that when Parris preaches, he should talk about God more than he talks about

In contrast are the characters growth during the play. Reverend Hale is a main dynamic character in the play. Hale has a sort of subtle dominance and higher power than Reverend Parris. Hale makes his first appearance in the play by walking in carrying a stack of books. Parris makes note of the large books and Hale's comment foreshadows his superiority and respect. Hale tells Parris: ". . . they (the books) are weighted with authority" (1050). At first supporting characters dislike Hale for his coming to Salem to investigate

Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in 1953. He wrote this because certain events had happened to Arthur Miller during the 1950’s that he is trying to explain and expose. Miller was put into jail for being a communist because he was once seen with a communist; and would not give out information about other communist. Senator Joseph McCarthy was the start of history some-what repeating itself. Senator Joseph McCarthy was the one who started the communist witch hunt. The witch hunt started because a lot of innocent people were accused of witchcraft, or the practices magic spells and use evil to make things happen. People would be accused of witchcraft and executed or put in jail with no solid evidence.Through The Crucible; which is a serve difficult

Social conflict weaved with some religious conflict is portrayed in this scene and Proctor's outburst of "it hurt my prayer" shows the depth of his emotional feelings against Parris. Proctor does not like authority, and since Parris talks as though he is an imposing figure, Proctor has an issue with this. Parris demands that the people of Salem be obedient to the church and to him. He says that if they are not obedient, then they will "burn in hell". He does not leave much room for people to live their lives other than by what the church dictates and this creates social and religious tension between the authority of the town and the people. The ministers use the court and legal systems to gain power "how dare you come raring into this court", using the court environment to gain and feel power.

Reverend Parris’ hypocritic tendencies cause other characters to reexamine their relationships with the minister and see him in a new light. For instance, Thomas Putnam, the son of Salem’s wealthiest man, holds a grudge against Parris. The dramatic exposition that introduces him explains,