Crucible McCarthy
Alan Obregon
Per. 3
92914
Ms. Davenport
Character
In my opinion John Proctor, was a good man. I say this because even though he did cheat on his wife, he still loved her and still took care of her and their children. If he was a bad man he would’ve ran off with Abigail to Barbados, but instead of running he lived through his punishment of death. Another reason he was a good man is because he never lied after he cheated. For instance when he was able to be free if he confessed to witchcraft, he did not confess because he did not want to lie he wanted to stay an honest man as long as he lived.
A third instance of his goodness is when he confessed to the judge about him committing adultery with Abigail. I see this as goodness because it shows that he was willing to get punished for the crime of adultery in return for the safety of his wife. Overall i think a good person is one who is honest, respectful, and loyal and John Proctor fits two of those three characteristics so he is a good person.
Compare / Contrast The Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era are two different events that have so much in common.The Salem Witch Trials were trials for those who have been accused of being witches. During the McCarthy era people were being put on trial for being communist. These are similar because during their times both witches and communist were feared by the public.
If you were accused of being a witch or communist you would be put on trial and proving yourself of not being what you're being accused of was very difficult. In salem it was hard because of spectral evidence or evidence only visible to the accuser. With McCarthy it was hard because of the fear everyone had against communist and even you were slightly suspected it was very easy to fit the characteristic of being a communist. In addition to the similar trials. Both the accusers in Salem and with McCarthy targeted high ranking or noble people. In salem, reverends, large
Per. 3
92914
Ms. Davenport
Character
In my opinion John Proctor, was a good man. I say this because even though he did cheat on his wife, he still loved her and still took care of her and their children. If he was a bad man he would’ve ran off with Abigail to Barbados, but instead of running he lived through his punishment of death. Another reason he was a good man is because he never lied after he cheated. For instance when he was able to be free if he confessed to witchcraft, he did not confess because he did not want to lie he wanted to stay an honest man as long as he lived.
A third instance of his goodness is when he confessed to the judge about him committing adultery with Abigail. I see this as goodness because it shows that he was willing to get punished for the crime of adultery in return for the safety of his wife. Overall i think a good person is one who is honest, respectful, and loyal and John Proctor fits two of those three characteristics so he is a good person.
Compare / Contrast The Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era are two different events that have so much in common.The Salem Witch Trials were trials for those who have been accused of being witches. During the McCarthy era people were being put on trial for being communist. These are similar because during their times both witches and communist were feared by the public.
If you were accused of being a witch or communist you would be put on trial and proving yourself of not being what you're being accused of was very difficult. In salem it was hard because of spectral evidence or evidence only visible to the accuser. With McCarthy it was hard because of the fear everyone had against communist and even you were slightly suspected it was very easy to fit the characteristic of being a communist. In addition to the similar trials. Both the accusers in Salem and with McCarthy targeted high ranking or noble people. In salem, reverends, large