The Importance Of A Good Name In The Crucible
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In the bible verse Proverbs 10:7 it states that “The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” In Arthur Miller 's The Crucible having a good name and reputation is very important, especially when you live in a christian society.
Throughout The Crucible, Arthur Miller lets his audience see how important it is to the characters to keep a good name.
When the story first begins in Salem, Arthur Miller jumps straight into the importance of keeping a good name. One of the main characters Reverend Parris, walks up to the woods and finds that there are girls dancing and chanting songs. Reverend Parris immediately assumes that the girls are committing witchcraft because he finds his daughter Betty laying motionless on the ground. Once Reverend Parris gets Betty back inside, he calls for Abigail Williams ,to question her about what happened in the woods. Reverend Parris questions her about witchcraft but the proceeds to tell her that her “name in the town- is entirely white...” (Miller 12). Reverend Parris knows that when everyone finds out about his daughter Betty that they will also question if it is witchcraft, so he wants to make …show more content…
In act three of the story Abigail tells everyone how her and John Proctor had sexuall relations, so Danfourth questions Elizabeth to see if she knows anything about it. Before the questioning John told Elizabeth about him and Abigail and he told her to tell the truth and to admit it to the jury that he had committed the crime of lechery. When the day of questioning finally comes Danforth asks if John Proctor has ‘committed the crime of lechery?” and Elizabeth simply replied “no,sir” (Miller 11). Elizabeth lied for her husband even though he told her not to because she did not want to spoil his name to the whole town of Salem . She knew that he could not “live without [his ]name(Miller
In the bible verse Proverbs 10:7 it states that “The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.” In Arthur Miller 's The Crucible having a good name and reputation is very important, especially when you live in a christian society.
Throughout The Crucible, Arthur Miller lets his audience see how important it is to the characters to keep a good name.
When the story first begins in Salem, Arthur Miller jumps straight into the importance of keeping a good name. One of the main characters Reverend Parris, walks up to the woods and finds that there are girls dancing and chanting songs. Reverend Parris immediately assumes that the girls are committing witchcraft because he finds his daughter Betty laying motionless on the ground. Once Reverend Parris gets Betty back inside, he calls for Abigail Williams ,to question her about what happened in the woods. Reverend Parris questions her about witchcraft but the proceeds to tell her that her “name in the town- is entirely white...” (Miller 12). Reverend Parris knows that when everyone finds out about his daughter Betty that they will also question if it is witchcraft, so he wants to make …show more content…
In act three of the story Abigail tells everyone how her and John Proctor had sexuall relations, so Danfourth questions Elizabeth to see if she knows anything about it. Before the questioning John told Elizabeth about him and Abigail and he told her to tell the truth and to admit it to the jury that he had committed the crime of lechery. When the day of questioning finally comes Danforth asks if John Proctor has ‘committed the crime of lechery?” and Elizabeth simply replied “no,sir” (Miller 11). Elizabeth lied for her husband even though he told her not to because she did not want to spoil his name to the whole town of Salem . She knew that he could not “live without [his ]name(Miller