Theme Of Reputation In The Crucible

The Crucible is a historical play by Arthur Miller, and is set in the town of Salem during the late 1690s. The main characters are John Proctor, the protagonist, and Abigail Williams, the antagonist. The conflict occurs when Abigail falsely accuses others of witchcraft. This leads to hysteria in the town, with people turning in innocent people for witchcraft. Many people including John and Elizabeth Proctor are arrested and put on trial, despite their innocence. John Proctor is sentenced to death after refusing to denounce his friends as witches, forgiven by Elizabeth for his affair with Abigail, and restores his reputation of being a good man. The Crucible delves into the extent people will go betray others in order to benefit themselves

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an interpretation of the Salem witch trials of 1692 in Puritan Massachusetts in which religion, justice, individuality and dignity play a vital role. These factors define the characteristics of many of the most significant characters in the play. Some of them being John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, Reverend Hale, Danforth and many others. The Salem witch trials were a result of the lack of expression of individuality and the fact that no individual could expect justice from the majority culture as a result of the deterioration of human dignity in the Puritan society of Salem.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play that takes place in Salem Massachusetts in the 1600s, where a theocracy was in place at the time. The book is a fictional retelling of the Salem witch trials which took place during 1692 and 1693. The story follows a farmer named John Proctor who cheated on his wife with a young girl named Abigail Williams. John’s infidelity to his wife causes him to feel guilty about it throughout the events in the play. Another significant character in the book is Reverend Hale, who came from Beverly to Salem so that he could give his expertise on the topic of the witchcraft. When Reverend Hale arrived, he sparked the fear of witchcraft in the people of Salem. Once the trials began and the amount of people accused of witchcraft increased, Hale started to feel guilty because he was part of the reason why the trials started in the first place. In Act 4, the final act of the play, both Reverend Hale and John Proctor were trying to resolve their inner conflicts.

The Crucible, a historical play based on events of the Salem witchcraft trials, takes place in a small Puritan village in the colony of Massachusetts in 1692. The witchcraft trials, as Miller explains in a prose prologue to the play, grew out of the particular moral system of the Puritans, which promoted interference in others' affairs as well as a repressive code of conduct that frowned on any diversion from norms of behavior.

The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. It all started when Reverend Parris discovers a group of girls dancing in the woods. After he found the girls in the wood, his daughter Betty fall ill. Since Betty wouldn’t wake up, people become paranoid and started believing that witchcraft was real. Fake accusations were made and innocent people kept dying. In The Crucible there are many people to blame for all for everything that occurred, characters such a Abigail Williams, Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris. Abigail Williams is to blame because she accused everyone else just to protect herself. Reverend Hale is also blame because he was the one who got people to think that witchcraft was real. Lastly Reverend Parris is to blame because he was just worried about himself and his reputation in Salem.

Reverend Parris’s main motivation is to preserve his reputation at any cost, whether by unbelievable behavior or through falsehood. For example, when Reverend Parris discovers the girls dancing in the forest, he hastily warns Abigail that his reputation is in jeopardy by conveying, “Now look you, child, your punishment will come in its time. But if you trafficked with spirits in the forest I must know it now, for surely my enemies will, and they will ruin me with it” (10). Since Abigail is family, Parris has no tolerance when it comes to his reputation so he willingly enforces discipline to maintain his status. Also, as a minister, his role is

The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller written in the 1950’s. It was set in the 1690’s in Massachusetts. The play is about the witch trials and how something like a group of girls in the woods could lead to about 200 people being hanged and accused of witchcraft. The people of Salem were new to Massachusetts as they were puritans who went off to America to set up a new religious colony . The people were new to their surroundings had the Native Americans as enemies because they took their land. Although the Crucible is about the witch trials, it is thought to be a metaphor for the McCarthy Communist trials

Reverend Parris, the preacher in Salem, is concerned with his reputation because the town suspects his daughter, Betty, and his niece Abigail of being involved with witchcraft. The play opens with them both dancing in the woods naked; any type of celebration wasn’t allowed, which makes Parris believe that this is considered to be witchcraft. He believes that this would result in him being dismissed from office. His concern for his reputation is exemplified by the sentence, “I cannot blink what I saw, Abigail, for my enemies will blink it. I saw a dress lying on the grass” (Miller 10). This shows how worried he is about possibly being thrown out of his position by his enemies because of the rumor. As a result, he believes that he can’t be seen that Betty is a victim of witchcraft. He shows his concern when he says, “Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff- necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a famous play which was written in the early 1950’s. The Crucible is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the ‘Salem Witch Trials’, a series of hearings before local magistrates to prosecute over 150 people accused of witchcraft. This was due to the hysteria caused by a group of girls accusing innocent people of witch craft. The play was set in Salem, Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. Salem was a very isolated and puritanical community, so their biggest fear was the devil and witchcraft. A person being accused of witchcraft was the worst thing possible in this society.

In the book “The Crucible” is about The Salem Witch Trials that took place in 1692 and ended in 1693. Arthur Miller wrote the book about the trials that were so hateful. His book was made a play and stared John Proctor who was affected greatly by the crucible. He tries to keep his “name” and morals end up forcing him to surrender. The act of vengeance of one girl's, Abigail, made the towns people choose sides.

“The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, and is one of the most known plays. It tells a story of a true event that happened in Salem, Massachusetts. People there were accused of being witches and were either hung or stoned, even if they did not confess to the crime. In the play, John Proctor, is accused by Abigail, who John had an affair with, of practicing witchcraft. He and his wife were both tried in a court of law, found guilty and eventually John was hung at Gallows Hill on August 19th, 1692. His wife was not hung at the time, as she was pregnant with child.

Parris, in particular, cares about his reputation to protect himself from what others may think of him due to him being the Reverend. Parrs knows that “destroying a good reputation only requires a single moment's misstep” (Lickerman 36). In the beginning of the text, his niece along with her friends perform witchcraft and even one dances in the woods naked. Parris exclaims to the girls “No - No there will be no unnatural causes here” (Miller I. 62). His fear is that if his niece and his daughter do witchcraft, he loses the respect of the Puritan society. When Parris’ reputation is on the line, he goes to any length necessary to hide the thought of witchery. One

In the book, The Crucible there are many characters that are concerned with preserving their own reputation. They felt that it was better to be seen in a good way by their society instead of negatively. Some of the characters that were worried about their reputation were Reverend Samuel Parris, John Proctor, and Abigail Williams. They would stop at no cost to save their dirty little secrets from the rest of the public. But while they were trying to preserve their reputation they may have hurt theirs at the same time.

In Arthur Miller's The Crucible the theme of having a good reputation is crucial to the story and holds more significance in my opinion than any other present theme. Miller presents the importance of reputation to us through the direct statements of characters and also through the fact that a character may represent an idea that pertains to reputation. As an example one of the leading characters John Proctor makes it very clear throughout the play that his name or reputation means the world to him. This is showed very clearly towards the end of the play where instead of follow the other characters and give in to the idea of witchcraft only to blame another person and save himself Proctor holds

Reputation is extremely important in a town where social standing is tied to one’s ability to follow religious rules. Your good name is the only way you can get other people to do business with you or even get a fair hearing. Of course, reputation meant nothing when a witchcraft accusation was staring you in the face. But reputation is what made the Reverend hale begin to doubt whether the accused individuals were actually guilty. And it was for the sake of his reputation and his friends’ reputations that John Proctor refused to sign a false confession. He would, quite literally, rather die. Although John Proctor goes to his death falsely condemned as a witch, he gains his reputation and respect among those who matter, like his wife, because he refuses to falsely identify his friends and neighbours as witches. The loss of Abigail’s reputation toward the end of the play shows that characters in The Crucible eventually earn the reputations they deserve, despite the personal tragedies that might take place along the way. Having a good reputation is very important in The Crucible. It means you can be accepted by society. If you do not have a good name, you will be completely rejected. John Proctor would no longer be thought of a morally straight and righteous person. Reverend Parris would lose all his respect and not be accepted by society. Judge Danforth would be constantly questioned and lose his job. Keeping and maintaining your good name is an overwhelming theme in The