“If you take care of your character. Your reputation will take care of itself”(Dwight Lyman Moody). In the book The Crucible, the reader gets to know several characters. As you continue through they find out information on more of the characters but three specific ones stand out because of their actions when trying to save their reputations. John Proctor, Reverend Parris, and Judge Danforth are all involved with trying to fix issues but end up trying to save their reputation because Parris catches
The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place in the 1690’s during the famous/tragic witch trials. The entire community is in chaos yet certain characters are also fighting internal conflicts of their own. Miller uses three characters who manifest this battle ever so clearly. Such as Mary Warren who whole personality turns upside down, John Proctor who contemplates between the importance of his family and his own name and Reverend Hale who battles with himself whether to carry
John Proctor, one of the main characters in The Crucible, is mostly viewed as being a heroic character. But in the play, he faces multiple tragedies. Sometimes tragedies can be misunderstood, but in the eighteenth century, British writer Horace Walpole observed that “the world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.”(Tragedy, James J. Martine). So depending on how one might look at the story it may or may not be a “tragedy.” The Crucible’s tragedies and real world tragedies
chance to experience again. One of the best reading experiences I have ever enjoyed was in a play titled The Crucible. Written by Arthur Miller in 1953, The Crucible was a fictional play based off the Salem Witch Trials that haunted the city of Salem, Massachusetts in the late 1600s. The play’s overall portrayal of characters gave me an almost personal connection towards each dynamic character in the play. It’s main protagonist, John Proctor, was a married man whose past transgressions with a younger
In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many characters in the story had personal flaws that led or contributed to tragedy. While many people did contribute to a lot of the witch controversy, some people also tried to stay away from it and some people also tried to save everyone else. I feel like John Proctor was the hero in the play, not so much in the beginning, but his heroism shined through at the end. I feel like John Proctor is the hero of the story because even in the face of death John showed courage
act manipulative, selfish, and have no remorse. Some of the characters in The Crucible acted out of fear or because they believed the lies. No one acted more selfish, manipulative and evil as Abigail Williams. Some people might blame Deputy Governor Danforth or pastor Parris for what happened in Salem. These men let the witch trials go on, but they never had an evil plan to hurt people. Abigail was most to blame for the events in the Crucible because she made accusations of witchcraft to protect herself
Throughout history, the presence of fear has driven people to do and become the unthinkable. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a fear-stricken town turns against one another in a literal witch hunt where only few dare to speak out and risk prosecution of themselves. This conflict not only shapes how the story turns out, but also shapes what the characters become. One of the most significant character changes in the play takes place in Reverend John Hale who was once a proud man, eager to find witches, but
Did you know, the book Crucible has been so know that there was a play about the book and then later on made Salem, Massachusetts into tourist destination. The tourist attraction makes more than $100 million a year. The book crucible is based on real facts and events that happened in 1692. John Proctor has similar events that happened to him that connects to the book. John Proctor had conflicts throughout the book that affected
In the play, “The Crucible”, characters are put in tough situations where they feel uncomfortable and they need for something to change in order to solve the problem. As the action heats up, some of the characters in The Crucible stay the same, but a few of them change. The first person is John Proctor, who changed somewhat through the play. The second is Abigail Williams, who attempts to change the people around her. And the third is Reverend John Hale, who changes dramatically throughout the
Hamilton by Lin Manuel Miranda, the protagonist, Alexander Hamilton, faces the decision of confessing his affair to save himself from allegations of a higher crime, treason. The character John Proctor faces a similar predicament in The Crucible. Based on the actual events of the Salem Witch Trials, Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, where Abigail Williams, a young girl, accused several men and women in the town of Salem with the charge of witchcraft, resulting in the hanging of 19 people (Bigsby vii-xx)