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form of acute delusional psychosis.” These medical diagnoses could prove why the girls went into the fits, but also plays into the next theory. This theory is incredibly plausible and ties in with pretty much all the theories including the Samuel Parris idea, involved the community’s outright fear brought on by the strict Puritan beliefs. The church led every child to believe that the Devil tempted them everyday and convinced them to live in fear. These ideas set forth from childhood, could have

Crucible brings to life what lengths some went to save their good name. Whether it is the stern and just Lieutenant Governor and Judge Danforth, religious, churchly figure, Reverend Parris, or higher moral and model citizen John Proctor, each’s reputation has greater importance than having a safe society. Danforth, Parris, and Proctor’s self-centeredness contributed to the evolution of the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller: more innocent people were jailed or hanged during

life. Through a crucible, or a difficult time, there is often a great deal of such pain. When people go through an event like this they tend to change greatly. In The Crucible, there is a vivid depiction of the trials which afflicted Salem. Proctor, Parris, and Hale all go through this crucible, and their characters are truly shown by their reactions of anguish, deceit, and panic. When faced with the accusations and strains concerning his morality, John Proctor reacts with anguish, and shows his true

Abigail resents Elizabeth for restricting her from Proctor, and holds a bitterness toward her concerning the situation. Her jealousy, desire, and selfishness propel her to act on her grudge and devise the plan of the witch trials. Furthermore, Reverend Parris is an anxious and

contrasting characters, Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale, who are also similar in some aspects. 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)

man, religious at heart and who has sinned, publicly criticizes the Salem Witch Trials while suppressing a secret that could disgrace and disprove Abigail Williams, the niece of Rev. Parris. John Proctor is a man devoured by guilt of having an affair with Abigail Williams, who takes out his contempt for Rev. Parris, who loves his wife, Elizabeth

characteristic of successful organizations (Northouse, 2016). Great leaders are said to define purpose, create a vision for the future, set high ethical standards, and guide their organizations through many circumstances and into new directions (Morrill, 2007; Parris & Peachey, 2012). Leadership is also described as complex – it can mean different things to different people. Given there is no standard approach to leadership, scholars focus on the process of leadership as opposed to the definition (Northouse, 2016)

Excessive self-pride, otherwise known as hubris is expertly demonstrated in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. Through the thematic use of reputation, Arthur Miller illuminates how John Proctor and Reverend Parris are driven by their own selfishness and hubris. John Proctor is typically an honest man, and he along with Rebecca Nurse try to be the voice of reason by deeming the concept of witchcraft ridiculous. Proctor has an extremely toxic, and particularly one-sided relationship with Abigail Williams

similar to the conflict between Parris and Proctor, are inflated by the many accusations of witchcraft occurring in the village. John Proctor is very rarely involved in village affairs, preferring to spend time on his farm than getting involved in politics. He does however still have conflicts with others in the village, especially Parris, whom he mistrusts greatly. Proctor genuinely dislikes Parris and disagrees with all that he does. Proctor’s hatred of Parris causes him to rarely attend church

the fight to stop its’ spread has been fought by generation after generation. Arthur Miller understood this as he wrote The Crucible, and explored the theme within the play in two different storylines: the girls caught doing witchcraft and Reverend Parris’ power grab. It is also important to remember the context when the play was written in, McCarthyism, to understand the message the play is intended to communicate. Jello The witch trials begin because of the harsh punishments that existed for the