People had the opportunity to express all sorts of emotions such as sin, guilt, hatred, vengeance, and jealousy. All the characters in the play have their own foils, but there are a few who possess more than one. The play was written in the height of the Red Scare, by a man named Arthur Miller. The complexity of the characters is outstanding, but what is amazing is that it is all relatively true.
What is jealousy? It is envy, anger, and resentment. Abigail Williams knew these characteristics all too well. From the day she was fired from the Proctor home, Abby was jealous. Jealous of Elizabeth and of the life she had. Abby was in lust with John Proctor and was willing to do anything to get him, even to kill Elizabeth. She wanted to be John's wife and to be the mother of his children and when she couldn't have that her jealousy grew to an extent that even her friends couldn't resist. They plotted and connived until the convinced the judges that Elizabeth Proctor was a witch. However, much to Abby's dismay, all her jealousy was useless because John was so in love with his wife that he put his good name out before the court in order to prove that Abby had lied about it all. After she let her jealousy get the best of her she ended up having to leave town because of how she was being viewed.
John Proctor was weighed down by both his sin and the guilt he felt for that sin. He broke one of the commandments, thou shall not commit adultery. He cheated on his wife, Elizabeth, with Abby. He knew that this sin had ruined his marriage, and that Elizabeth would never trust him again, and the guilt alone almost killed him. When he finally realized what Abby was doing he went to the court and told them of his sins and of his guilt in order to help free his wife and condemn Abby. After he admitted all his sins he was thrown in jail, condemned to death. The morning of his execution, he was offered freedom for his lies, but he knew he had lied enough in one lifetime and that if he saved his life with lies it wouldn't be a life worth living.
The Crucible: John Proctor A character is an elaborate blend of emotions and characteristics. ... The characteristics are very also important because they make the character. ... It is certain then that Proctor is an individual of many characteristics but only one stands out, that is that he is ethical. ... These characteristics tend to make a good character. ...
In the play "The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller, Miller portrays the story to be "a reflection of the Communist witch hunts of its time" (Miller) to help people understand what was going on. ... In the "The Crucible"," people are accused of being witches with no real proof and are getting imprisoned and some killed for it. ... Pride, distorted justices, and guilt are all themes displayed by the characters in the "The Crucible"". These are the characteristics that lead the characters of "The Crucible"" to the witch trials. Although this cannot be said to be the causes that lead to the accusation ...
The Analysis Thesis Statement: The Main character in The Crucible has both the same characteristics as in Death of a Salesman, sharing protagonist, point of view, and character analysis. ... The Crucible John Proctor 1. ... The Crucible a. ...
The Crucible as a timeless play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, is a text that can definitively be defined as timeless, and therefore relevant to any audience in any society it is being read. ... The characters themselves also help to make The Crucible the timeless play it is. ... For example, the characteristics of Rebecca and Francis Nurse - the two characters who represent all that is good and honest in the play - could be subconsciously attributed to a loved family member. ... Hence the writing of and performance of The Crucible in 1953. ... Another motivating factor for Mille...
The Crucible: movie vs. play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a modern tragedy about the Salem Witchcraft trials in 1692. ... The Crucible would be classified as a tragedy and John Proctor as the tragic hero regardless of whether or not the extra scene is considered. ... In writing The Crucible, Miller hoped to show Americans he parallels between the witchcraft trials and the McCarthy Trials in order scare them into rejecting the new hysteria. ... The extra scene not only acts out the hanging of John Proctor, but also extends the characteristics of the tragic hero, symbols, and themes...
Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, is a tragedy. ... John Proctor is the central figure in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. ... Through the characteristics of respect, personal awareness, and humility mingled with the goodness and flaws inevitable in human nature, Miller portrays Proctor to be a true tragic hero....
Hale is unique in that he has characteristics that can be attributed to both. In Arthur Miller's "The Crucible," Hale begins as a witchcraft aficionado, with full belief in the court, and unwavering adherence to its strict laws; however, he soon realizes the fallacy of the courts accusations and makes a dramatic, advantageous shift away from the theocratic laws and develops his own more secular beliefs. ... Hale undergoes a dramatic shift in the Crucible from a firm witchcraft believer and advocate of the trials to an opposer of the court and some of the traditional theocratic views. ...
What are the particular characteristics of the play which make its story timeless and universal?" The Crucible highlights the tendency in America to witch-hunt. ... Miller himself was dragged into the spot light by the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was put in the exact same place were John Proctor had been in "The Crucible". ... The Crucible starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. ...
(Miller, The Crucible, Act IV). ... At the end of "The Crucible," Proctor pleads "How may I live without my name?" ... Another characteristic that Miller identifies as one of a tragic hero is a flaw; "an unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a challenge to his dignity."... (Miller, The Crucible, Act IV). ... (Miller, The Crucible, Act IV). ...