Similarities Between The Crucible And The Scarlet Letter
Among many writing pieces there are connections that may not be known. The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne are two separate writing pieces that have two characters that are connected by one act that they committed. John Proctor from The Crucible and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale from The Scarlet Letter have both committed adultery. Also, both men cannot live with committing adultery; therefore they cannot live with the crime.
Before the beginning of the writings John and Arthur both committed the sin. However, the men both hide it from society for as long as long as they can. In The Scarlet letter the evidence for this is Hester being pregnant. In The Crucible the evidence is Abigail in the woods doing a sacrifice, so John Proctor could be with her again. Committing a sin like adultery does not happen without remorse.
After committing the sin and trying to hide it from society both men …show more content…
Seeing what the effects of hiding the sin is now making both men confess what they did. John and Arthur are two respectable men in their community and committing such a sin will be a complete surprise. In front of a court John Proctor confesses his sin to save his wife's life. When John confessed he took off so much weight that was on his shoulders. Arthur also confessed his sin in front of everyone but at the alter. When Arthur confessed everyone changed their minds about Hester, so you could say by confessing he saved her reputation.
Adultery is the sin that John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale both committed. In both writing pieces it shows that two respected people can commit a sin and that no one is perfect. If you do commit a sin do not hide it confess it and own up to the punishment that may follow. The connection between John and Arthur are very similar between the two writing pieces. It shows that both men could not live with the crime that they
Before the beginning of the writings John and Arthur both committed the sin. However, the men both hide it from society for as long as long as they can. In The Scarlet letter the evidence for this is Hester being pregnant. In The Crucible the evidence is Abigail in the woods doing a sacrifice, so John Proctor could be with her again. Committing a sin like adultery does not happen without remorse.
After committing the sin and trying to hide it from society both men …show more content…
Seeing what the effects of hiding the sin is now making both men confess what they did. John and Arthur are two respectable men in their community and committing such a sin will be a complete surprise. In front of a court John Proctor confesses his sin to save his wife's life. When John confessed he took off so much weight that was on his shoulders. Arthur also confessed his sin in front of everyone but at the alter. When Arthur confessed everyone changed their minds about Hester, so you could say by confessing he saved her reputation.
Adultery is the sin that John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale both committed. In both writing pieces it shows that two respected people can commit a sin and that no one is perfect. If you do commit a sin do not hide it confess it and own up to the punishment that may follow. The connection between John and Arthur are very similar between the two writing pieces. It shows that both men could not live with the crime that they