The Role Of Reputation Within The Crucible

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a rich and enticing play set in the late 1600’s describing the epic horrors and emotions through the events of the Salem witch trials. The Crucible, focuses primarily on the inconsistencies of the Salem witch trials and the extreme behavior that can result from dark desires and hidden agendas. The play begins with the discovery of several young girls and an African American slave, Tituba, in the woods just outside of Salem, dancing and pretending to conjure spirits. The Puritans of Salem stood for complete religious intolerance and stressed the need to follow the ways of the bible literally without exception. The actions of the women in

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a tragic play set in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, where Miller uses the Salem Trials as a metaphor for the 1950s McCarthy hearings. In Salem, people value their good names. The Puritan community acts as a theocracy in which there appears to be no right to privacy, and people must conform to a strict moral code. The theme of reputation, lying, and deceit are shown in Abigail, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Mary Warren, and other characters. In the play’s dialogue, Miller uses Biblical allusions, situational irony, and dramatic irony to develop these themes.

In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible preserving one’s reputation is a major theme. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, revolving around witch trials in 1693. In the play there are two men, John Proctor and Giles Corey, whom of which both try to protect their good name and reputation. Throughout the play they portray the idea of protecting their reputations.

In the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem, Massachusetts prove time and time again that they care more about their reputations than the events that are taking place and how these events are affecting the people around them. Having a good reputation can be a good thing but when being concerned about your reputation clouds your judgement, that is when it becomes a dilemma. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses having a good reputation, the character of Parris, and how reputation and The Crucible tie into modern life to enlighten the reader that even though having a good reputation is great, it should not cloud one’s ability to see the harm they are doing to others.

“It takes twenty years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently” (Warren Buffett). Arthur Miller was a well known American playwright, essayist and a very important figure in the American theater. Arthur wrote some very important plays throughout his life and The Crucible was one of them. The Crucible is a very well written play about the Salem Witch Trials and how the people chose their own reputation rather than telling the truth and having a consequence for it. Having a good reputation in a small town like Salem is very crucial. This is evident throughout the acts in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. John Proctor,

Reputation is a social phenomenon for individuals in every society. Every one of us cares how we are viewed at some point, and everyone else provides that view. Reputation has transformed largely over the centuries, and we can see a large theme of it in Puritan-based literature such as Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. In the Puritan lifestyle, reputation was among the utmost importance to citizens. Keeping a good name through correct moral conduct was a very critical social aspect for Puritans. In The Crucible there is a strong theme of the importance of reputation which directly applies to John Proctor, Abigail, and Reverend Parris.

“Reputation is important in the theocratic Salem, where public and private moralities are one and the same. Focused on maintaining public reputation, the townsfolk of Salem must fear that the sins of their friends and associates will taint their names.” “Reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something”

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a historical play set in 1962 in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts. As you may know, you've all placed your trust in the words and actions of someone close to you. And what do they do? They betray you! It's rarely justified, and can happen to the best of us. Based on authentic records of witchcraft trials in the seventeenth-century this play explains how a small group of girls manage to create a massive panic in their town by spreading accusations of witchcraft. These rumors in turn are the causes that many citizens are hung for. This essay will show how the lies and betrayal of a few individuals eventually leads to the downfall of Salem and its society.

In Arthur Miller’s dramatic play The Crucible, the notable writer successfully argues that the people in Salem rely too much on their reputation by creating a connection to the audience in order to convey the message. He does this in hopes of informing the world that in times of hysteria, reputation means nothing. To prove the argument, Miller uses ethos by developing his credibility when he explains his very own knowledge of the historical situation. Also, the appeals of logos and pathos are evident when illustrating the value of reputation within the play through the characters’ tones.

In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, Arthur intrigues audience time and time again with the historical context, social implications, and the Salem, Massachusetts Witchcraft Trials of 1962. Most members in Salem feel the need to prove their authority in ways such as accusing those who have done nothing or hanging them without proving their innocence first. The thing is authority is not made up by an authority figure, but by society. Miller’s The Crucible, demonstrates how people misuse their authority for cruel purposes through a fascinating plot, well-crafted characters, and well-set theme. During the hysteria of witchcraft trials in Salem, there were multiple figures of authority or per say the community who abused their power, Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris and Judge Danforth.

Throughout the Crucible there are many themes taking place. One I always seem to notice is protection of their reputation and self image. Usually the person you see it from the most is Abigail. She is constantly blaming other people or freaking out when someone's about to throw her under the bus. Abigail doesn’t want to be thrown into jail or hung for her crimes. An example of her freaking out or blaming someone would be in the courthouse. Hale says “I believe him! Pointing at Abigail: This girl has always struck me false! She has -.” Abigail then freaks out and starts pointing at the ceiling. She screams and says “You will not! Begone! Begone, I say!” Another example of Abigail protecting her image is when she’s talking to her uncle and says

“The Crucible,” written in 1953, criticizes the events of the Salem witch trials in 1962. Mainly throughout the story characters betray each other by putting blame on each other. The characters also say that they believe that some of them have been in contact with the Devil, and eventually they take it all to court. In the play, Arthur Miller uses characters with contrasting traits, or foils, to make a point about integrity and reputation. Through Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor, Miller is saying that integrity is more important than reputation because integrity shows that you have self pride and that care about yourself more than you care about what others think of you.

The author Arthur Williams take us to 17th century Salem in his story the crucible. During that time the red scare was upon America which inspired him to create this masterpiece. It shows the power of lies,jealousy,selfishness,faith,and integrity. 17th century salem,reverend parris’s daughter fainted after a party in the woods. Reverend parris was the towns reverend and this such incident with his daughter could ruin his reputation that’s where the lies began.

The way reputation perceives a person can influence the fate of ultimately anyone, whether their reputation describes them as deceitful or honest, or if the reputation carries more or less weight than the next. A specific way that individuals each other can be based on r judgement, or bias personal opinions. An example that may fit this is the anime ‘ Naruto ‘ the protagonist, Naruto is a carefree boy with a hyper personality, but he is deeply resented because of the demon he has within him. The way reputation perceives people it can either save or destroy them, even when the nature of the person can be completely wrong, it can influence the decision of if it is believable or not. In the play ‘ The Crucible ‘ by Arthur Miller, tells a story

Acceptance is something everyone wants, anybody and everybody will do what it takes for their character to be held. Also as in the story The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, a historical play takes place in a small village in Massachusetts in 1692. What the author wants the reader to take away from this is that a value that is represented is reputation and how it’s an opinion that is held about someone or something. Reputation plays a big part in the story for Abigail, Parris, and John Proctor.