Why Is John Proctor Inhumane In The Crucible

Love makes you do things you can't take back. Many people, such as Abigail, become so love blind, they don't realize that their actions could cause problems to the people surrounding them. One lie leads to another, Abigail and all the girls she was with created lies to save themselves, but in reality, they threatened the lives of others. They should have followed the laws of adultery and modesty. Intolerance is doing the wrong thing and what Abigail did was injustice and inhumane. Religion is strict in this society, moral laws and state laws are the same. In Salem you are either with God or side with the Devil. Everyone in the town has to be devoted to the Ten Commandments, an important one was broken in this case, “Thou shalt not commit adultery”. John Proctor had sexual relations with Abigail while he was married, Abigail is still in love with him even though he doesn't want her. Abigail is confused when John doesn’t want her, “Why do you call me child?”, but Proctor said that being with you was the worst mistake (Miller 22). Her wish to be with Proctor becomes a rebellion to the community when she makes reckless choices. Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife is a very kind lady but hated the fact her husband cheated on her, they had small arguments about how Abigail and he
All the girls wanted to create a spell to be with their infatuation, Abigail went overboard when she drank blood and chose Proctor (Miller 10). This made the Court and the townspeople go crazy when Betty didn’t wake up the following morning. Finally, when the two girls woke, the court brought in Reverend Hale (Miller 34), for his knowledge of witchcraft. He wanted to talk to Abigail and the girls to see why they were in the woods when they weren’t supposed to be. Abigail makes the girls lie and say they didn’t do anything, it was just Tituba who conjured the spirits (Miller