Essay On John Proctor's Death In The Crucible

In the late 1600s, a group of religious settlers, known as the Puritans, came to the the east coast seeking religious freedom. Puritans highly valued their beliefs and strict guidelines, constantly fearing evil, pagans, and witches. Due to greed, Puritans began to falsely accuse their neighbors for the things they desired. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, where mass hysteria and greed dictate the minds of the Salem Puritans. These two factors encourage people to falsely accuse their neighbor, leading to the death of the innocent just for personal gain. Through John having his affair, Abigail ultimately falling in love, and Mary Warren’s being extremely vulnerable, The Crucible proves that John Proctor is responsible for his own death and the others in Salem, showing the audience that greed and
Mary Warren began to cave in when she attempted to reveal the truth about the accusations when Abigail accuses her, saying,” Oh, Mary, this is a black art to change your shape” (115). Abigail and the girls had basically pushed and pressured her into caving in, and on page 80, Mary foreshadows that if she testified against the girls, they would all end up turning on her. Tired of his abuse and punishments, Mary Warren falls apart when John threatens to whip her if she does not tell the truth about the girls in the court. Proctor terrorizes her when he says,”I’ll whip the Devil out of you! With whip raised he reaches out for her, she streaks away and yells” (59). Mary Warren is constantly being punished by him because of her disobedience and his short temper. Additionally, John also whips her because of his unfortunate experience with Abigail as his last nanny, so he does not enjoy the idea of hiring another