In Arthur Millers’, The Crucible, Miller demonstrates how certain situations can change a characters opinion or point of view, with enough evidence. Reverend Hale is a prime example who experiences change from confident, to doubt and frustration of the court, and then regret of the innocent being persecuted because of his wrong accusation during the witch trial executions in the town of Salem, Massachusetts.…
There are things more important than your own life is that all people will be affected by the causes you are willing to die for. There was once a young man, and his mother, who were visiting New York City. As they traveled by subway, a gang of men climbed on board. This throng of men approached the mother and began to harass her. The young man, who quickly realized the intentions, separated his mother from the crowd. He was all that stood between the group of men and his mother. As they attempted to move him away, he stood firm. Facing the crowd with defiance his eyes glanced a small reflection, but before he could react he was stabbed. Bleeding to death, he remained vigilant in his protection of his mother, but couldn't save his own life. News of this boys heroic quickly spread throughout the nation, and an amazing thing began to happen. Teenagers and parents met on equal ground, and the understanding that there was a mutual love towards one another blossomed. The boy's death stood for much more than just his life, or his mother's. His death signified a cease fire, a treaty of sorts between generations. His sacrifice was that bridge that spanned the gap between the mother and son that had been formed. With a single teenage boys thoughtful act of giving, he had changed the minds, and ideas of many around the nation. He had sealed his cause with his blood, in the same way that Martin Luther King Jr., John Proctor, and Abraham Lincoln had. When a person is willing to give away his life for the ideals that he stands for, they make a deep and lasting impression on all who here his story.…
Calvin’s empathetic emotions show how protective he is, but the reactions of others to his admiration for Meg were on fire! She was by herself about to go see the Black Thing. Meg was on pins and needles because she was unattended and didn’t feel secure. She wanted to hold Calvin’s hand, for protection, but later on, Calvin clasped her hand tight, so she would be safe. This materialized after this scene. Calvin also shows an affectionate charm side of himself. Meg was so scared stiff that she under-went a fusion of fearfulness and terror-stricken emotions. “She was completely alone. She had lost the protection of Calvin’s hand” (64). Meg had been feeling on cloud nine while Calvin was holding her hand preceding this scene. Calvin was shielding…
The vivid image of the needle accused in my defence was long grey silver in the doll's stomach that they claim I put there because of the hysteria going on in the town. The needle was just there because a person put it in the doll's stomach planning the setup to make for sense in the trail making me look like i'm guilty. Until one day in the courthouse it was brought up that a sharp needle had the same resemblance to a small jagger make it cursed with bad and evil vibes since it is believed that it has been put into abigail's stomach.…
John Proctor is the tragic hero of The Crucible. Although he can be cast as the hero, John Proctor causes his tragic face by the end of the play. He had risked his life for others. Caring for others and he had risked his life for someone really important then him. Even his wife, Elizabeth Proctor.…
A dynamic character is a major character in a work of fiction that encounters conflict and is changed by it. In The Crucible, Reverend Hale is dynamic character. Reverend Hale has evolved into a better person, and has learned to try and do the right thing. To start off Reverend Hale strongly believes in the Puritan lifestyle and beliefs. When witchcraft was heard of in Salem he was brought to help get rid of the problem.…
John Proctor, the man who died an honest man, is the character in “The Crucible” we see the most development in. Although at the beginning of the story he was a very selfish man, he’d grown into a better person. He showed the motivation to fix things with his wife and had a huge impact on the aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials.…
John Proctor, one of the main characters in The Crucible, is remorseful, candid, and industrious. Arthur Miller created John Proctor to be a likeable character. He is a flawed character who tries to make what he did wrong, right. Even though John and Elizabeth Proctor are still having a hard time dealing with his mistake, the reader can still recognize that he is a personable man.…
John Proctor, the main character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible can be classified as a tragic hero. The term tragic hero was made by Aristotle who was a Greek philosopher that lived between 384BC and 322BC. He said that the main characteristics that a character must have to be a tragic hero is having a noble status, a flaw that will lead to their downfall when they make a mistake, the audience must be able to feel empathy towards the character, and finally the character must face a tragic death with a realization of what they’ve done wrong. John Proctor possesses most of the crucial characteristics, therefore he is a tragic hero.…
Reputations, to some they mean the world, and to others they don’t matter at all. To me reputations are not that big of a deal they are just what others see and sometimes not based on who you really are. In The Crucible it seems that everyone is worried about their reputation and not too worried about the truth. Having a good name doesn’t mean a thing if you hurt others by not telling the truth.…
The effects that occur within a society when pressure is placed on different aspects can cause a person to conform into what the society is trying to force them into anyway. Throughout The Crucible the proof that a society can truly change who people are in a situation and make it to where the people are going against their original beliefs and morals. The importance of conforming isn’t just one that plays a role on the outside of a character but how they are changed on the inside as well that truly shows the change played on the character. Included in The Crucible are many characters that go through a struggle that leads them to changing to the expectations set for them, leading to questioning themselves, one of the main characters that this is found in would be Reverend Hale with the role he played on the executions as well as the attempt to prevent, what he once believed was fair from happening, the executions of others.…
Arthur Miller wrote a lot of things throughout his time, like plays, and stories. His best, and the book that most people know him by is “The Crucible”. He got the most attention…
Jealousy causes individuals to falsely accuse their innocent neighbors. Abigail Williams is envious of John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, and accuses her of witchcraft in order to resume her illicit affair with the married man. She frames Elizabeth with a poppet stabbed with a needle, which is discovered later on by Reverend Hale. She expresses her heart to John, saying, “I cannot sleep for dreamin’; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I’d find you comin’ through the door” (23). Her expression shows her continuous hope for John to leave his wife for her. Abigail’s jealousy leads to the false accusation against Elizabeth, who is said to be hung. However, it is not only the jealousy that leads to false accusation, but pride as well.…
John Proctor is easily identified as The Crucible’s protagonist. Proctor was a stand-up man who spoke his mind. His name was synonymous with honour and integrity within the community. Proctor took pleasure in exposing hypocrisy in the town and he was respected for it; most importantly he respected himself. That was up until Proctor had made his biggest mistake; all it took was one shameful encounter to destroy Proctor’s most prized possession – his self-respect.…
Several characters show heroism in Arthur Miller’s book the crucible but the one that shows the most heroism is John Procter. He is the one that causes the witch trials to start because he was having an affair with Abigail. Abigail wants him to leave his wife for her. And when he refuses to leave his wife for Abigail. Abigail gets hurt and will do anything to be with John Procter. One of the first places where John Procter shows heroism is when he tells Abigail “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut of my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again” (Miller 18). He’s telling Abigail that’s he is done with her and that he wants nothing to do with her anymore. John also shows heroism when he stands up to hail and the…