The Characters Of The Arracible In Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Miller creates several characters that do not have many direct characterizations. This play shows the thoughts of some of the people in Salem during the time of the witch hunts. These people also had accused their neighbors simple for more land, animals, and money. Some of the characters offer a lot of indirect characterization such as Giles Corey. In the beginning of the play Giles Corey is suspicious of witches like most of Salem, but over the course of the play he believes it was pure superstition.

When asked why he will not sign the confession, Proctor dramatically replies, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (143, Act IV). John Proctor sees no good coming out of a false confession; even death would be preferable to it. He claims his name is more important than his life and even goes as far as to hold it in more favor than his soul. Proctor implies that his name is what gives him his humanity, “Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!” and his sense of self, “Because I cannot have another in my life!” Furthermore, he attests that, without his name, he would not be able to be a proper model for his sons, “I have three children—how may I teach them to walk like men in the world and I sold my friends?” (143, Act IV). Making a false confession would damage Proctor’s self-worth and integrity enough to make him an unfit father. Yet, as he refuses to betray himself, Proctor sees a glimmer of hope in his conscience, “I do see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs.” (144, Act IV). Proctors sacrifice does more than benefit Salem, it relives his burden of guilt and preserves his identity. That “shred of goodness” in him is enough to give him the principles to stand up to the unjust officials of the

After all of the witch trials in 1692 concluded a total of 20 people were hanged all because of people craving attention and personal gain. There are three people depicted in Arthur Miller's The Crucible that are most responsible for this and they are, Abigail Williams, Judge Danforth, and Thomas Putnam. Abigail Williams is mostly responsible for the Salem witch trials because she was the first person to start accusing innocent people of witchcraft. Judge Danforth is responsible because he is not concerned about justice, all he cares about is being correct about the witch trials. Lastly Thomas Putnam is guilty of causing the witch trials because he was able to have people accuse other people

How many people have you met in your life that is stronger because of a difficult experience they went through? Most people are because we take these difficult experiences and grow from them and become better people. This is the exact case is expressed in the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The story begins in Salem, Massachusetts 1692 right in the middle of a period of witchcraft hysteria. During this time many people were accused of being witches and wrongly convicted by judges Danforth and Hathorne. The characters in the story are struggling because of a girl named Abigail who gets caught practicing witchcraft and then starts naming and accusing others so that she doesn’t get in trouble; one of these people being a well-respected farmer, John Proctor’s, wife Elizabeth. The title, The Crucible, refers to a test, trial, ordeal, formation by fire, and vessel baked to resist heat, and the entire story is an allegory meaning it has a hidden meaning. John Proctor symbolizes a crucible by embodying the definition of one, as he went through a test and was formed by fire.

In the play by Arthur Miller The Crucible, the town of Salem is in pandemonium under the non-existent threat of witchcraft. Every character is either lying to save their lives or to end others, or dying for not admitting to a lie. One character who stands out among the chaotic conflagration is the tragic hero John Proctor. In Greek drama, a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” No character in The Crucible fits this description better than John Proctor. John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because of his strengths and notable traits,

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is a very dejected play. In the play, there was a handful of main characters and throughout the play you see many differences between them. For example, The character Elizabeth Proctor was very bold because she lied to the court about her husband cheating, in her time lying was a horrible sin. However, John Proctor was a very courageous

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the witch trials in Salem were a devastating time. The entire community was in disorder and chaos because of personal vengeance. This included accusations of innocent town’s people being called witches, so they hanged and were jailed. Throughout the play certain characters help the rise of witchcraft as well as the disapproval of all the innocent people who were being convicted for no reason. Reverend Hale is a dynamic character whom comes to rid of the evil spirits in Salem, yet he later tries to end the trials. Hale realizes the accusations are false, attempts to postpone the hangings, and persuade the victims to lie conveys that he is a dynamic character and changes throughout the play.

Tragic events brings out peoples fear and pity that leaves the readers hungry for justice, that’s when the hero comes in the story. The hero should be the most courageous and noble of the characters. He or she is the symbolic face of justice and honor. Proctors priorities are challenged when his wife is convicted of a crime she didn’t commit. He then so honorably goes to the court knowing that the only way to save his wife is to put his own life on the line. Aristotle says “A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” (qtd. in Barnes). Proctor is faced with many trials and tribulations in which he needs to overcome.

“Hale: Quail not before God’s judgment in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws away for pride” (206). Reverend Hale’s eye-opening words make Elizabeth realize that John Proctor should do the right thing for God, even if that includes lying. This quote relates to the Salem witch trials because during this time, the court was getting involved with the town, so everybody had to constantly tell the truth. Overall, the play gives a feeling of the Salem witch trials by using facts and events relevant to the time period. On a similar topic, Arthur Miller feels that everybody is vindictive, manipulating, and betraying each other; therefore, Miller uses his troublesome experience to commemorate the demeaning investigations of witches. Miller’s high disapproval of the American government, especially how the court handles situations, is greatly represented in his play. The characters change throughout the story, and they start to realize that it is not all about what the government wants for their life. They soon enough start thinking and speaking for themselves which leads to big decisions and disapproval from the American government. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, he artistically manipulates the authentic facts of the Salem witch trials’ victim John Proctor to fiction in order to similarly represent his interrogation during the Red Scare while also putting a spin on the trials through his style, characterization and tone.

Every story has at least one character that would have a change in his/her point of view or a change in personality at some point throughout the plot. These characters are referred to as dynamic characters. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is based on a true event that happened in the year of 1692. People accused others of being witches in spite of jealousy or anger. Chaos rose and took over Massachusetts. Many people played an important part in the Salem Witch Trials. They had to side between accusations, and were either with the court or not. People were questioned by others and by themselves, which changed the lives of many. Mary Warren, John Proctor, and Reverend are three of the many characters that changed in the play because of conflicts they faced.

Proctor is a humble farmer in the small town he lives in. He is a man of high stature, a common man. Among all common men they all share similar qualities: they try to provide for their family, mind their own business, and they make mistakes. In this particular case, Proctor does make some very big mistakes. Proctor may seem to the reader as a hero, as the way he defends his point of view and tries to fight off temptations and evils around him, but he is not

He ripped the confession because he knew it would blacken his and the others who did not confess names. “Proctor tear the paper, is weeping in furry but erect” (212, line 739). Proctor knew signing the confession was his very last chance at freedom. He did not believe he would be able to live with a bad name. He knew it would be hard to get land or grow crops and do a lot of other things. “Because it's my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! (211, line 726). Another reason it was honorable is because he was thinking about others. If he signed and it was hung on the church it would be like saying the others lied and died guilty. “They think to go like saints. I like not to spoil their names.” (210, line 637). Proctor did not think he was better than anyone that hung. “Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!” (211, line

Why does John Proctor change his mind and tear up the confession? John had a wife, he had just found out she was pregnant, and he was an utmost righteous man. He had no intentions on hurting his family or signing off that he had committed witchcraft. Giving up his name was the last thing he’d do. Signing the confession would have meant John was lying in order to save himself, there’s no justice in that.

John Proctor is a man of honor. He signs the confession to save not only his god name but his soul. He has confessed on his affair with Abigail which robs him of his name. His wife was arrested because of the scandal which he feels sins his Christian soul. John Proctor then rips the signed confession to redeem himself in many ways.

The central idea for that theme in this book is that when John Proctor has an affair with Abigail Williams it tears him and his wife Elizabeth apart. In act 3, John Proctor says “ Elizabeth, I have confessed it!”. While in court, Elizabeth is being questioned by Danforth on if he had an affair or not. Little did she know, he had already confessed. So when Danforth asked her and she says no, she gets sent