Examples Of Strength In The Crucible

Have you ever put others first before yourself? In the play The Crucible, there are a variety of people who have inner strength. Inner strength is when you can keep certain things under control that others can't. In other words, inner strength could be addressed as courage. Having inner strength is when someone takes ascendancy of their own actions and feels good about themselves when they act on it. Elizabeth Proctor shows the most inner strength in The Crucible.

First to point out, John Proctor, Elizabeth's husband, had an affair with the reverend's daughter, Abigail. John confessed to the court that the committed adultery and calls in Elizabeth for reassurance. Elizabeth lies for her husband to save him. Evidently, "no." is not what the court wanted to hear. Since she lied, which is a sin, they took her back to the area she was at. Because of her lying to the court to save John, he has been convicted of being deceitful. Her committing a sin to save her husband shows that she had courage in putting her loved one before herself.
Secondarily, knowing that John has cheated on her, she stays true to her marital vows and does not consider to get a divorce.
It shows that she truly loves John. At the end of the play, Reverend Hale tells Elizabeth to plead with john to save his life. John made up a lie and told the court that he had been seen with the devil. If he signed a contract to show that he was lying, he would've gotten off scott free. Instead he stuck with the original plan and said the lie was true. For that, john was sent to be hung. Reverend Hale exclaimed to Elizabeth to go after him, to plead to save him. But she said that John had his goodness now, and that's all that mattered. Knowing that she would lose her husband, she had courage to put out for him to be happy even if it left her
miserable.

There are other characters that have strong inner strength. John and Abigail as well have the courage to stand up for themselves. Abigail had inner strength by influencing the other girls of Salem to lie because they were afraid. If the girls did not go along with her, her plan to get John would be ruined. On that note, when her plan backfired on her, she didn't even have the courage to see John get hanged. She ran away. With that, it shows that Abigail was weak.

Elizabeth Proctor was a strong woman, emotionally and mentally. She had amazing inner strength. She was also courageous. Knowing her husband sinned adultery, and seeing John get hanged is such a strong thing for someone to do. She's a good person and she put others before herself. She made other people happy first and then her.