The phrase “honesty is the best policy‚” applies to Arthur Miller’s history-based drama‚ The Crucible‚ in a variety of ways. The accusations throughout the story build on lie after lie after lie from those trying to protect their own name‚ thus putting the whole town in a state of confusion and chaos. Nobody in the small town of Salem‚ Massachusetts knows whom to trust anymore‚ after all of the false allegations made. There are three characters in particular in the story that‚ if they had told the
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Lost in this we seem to forget the morals and values that are the very basis of our existence and tend to believe that ’’everything is fair in love and war‚ even if it involves using unfair means or lying. Here we are faced with the question ’’is honesty always the best policy’’ . It is always better to speak the truth because if you are consistent with this policy‚ others will be afraid of you. This is because if your heart is pure‚ persons with impure mind find it difficult to hide their bad deeds
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values is now falling into pieces. Looking around a man now easily finds that dishonest and corrupt people are making steady progress and are materially prosperous. Naturally‚ a question arises for him – what is the necessity of maintaining strict honesty or following an honest course of life? The answer is‚ however‚ not far to seek. Some people may gain some high post or score a spectacular success by questionable means but that is all in the short run. Ultimately‚ it is the honest and upright
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take place in Salem during 1692. A truly horrific time to be alive. The Witch Trials corrupted everybody‚ people turned on family and friends. Among those people was John Proctor and Abigail Williams. Their relationship went from a simple infidelity case to a murderous affair. John and Abigail’s relationship was forribbidon because John was married. Their feelings for each other were strong. They would sneak around and meet up later in the day just see each other. Abigail says‚ “ I know how you clutched
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Crucible‚ John Proctor tearing up his confession is believable. Proctor is a flawed character‚ but he is a good man. Proctor tries to do what he believes is right. Proctor can’t stand the idea that innocent people are being condemned. He can’t accept that the girls are falsely accusing people of witchcraft‚ and the court is believing them. John Proctor demonstrates that he is a good man with the way that he judges himself. Proctor can’t forgive himself for having an affair. Proctor shows that
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However‚ John Proctor is one of the few characters who struggles to display moral character. In the beginning of the play he hides his sin in shame and he hopes nobody discovers his secret. Towards the end‚ he realizes he must admit to committing adultery with Abigail in order to save his wife and redeem himself from his own sin. In the beginning of the play John is regretful of his sin and wants to keep it hidden. John only wishes to move on and he wants to move on from Abigail. In the play John declares
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The Crucible‚ John Proctor Vs. Abigale Williams I think the best case scenario for John Proctor is he is a man and for a long time his wife was sick‚ and could’nt give him what he desired so their love grew apart and he had to look elsewhere and he did’nt have to look very far and he looked toward his maid Abigale Williams for she was attracted to him and it made the whole incedent all the more harder to refuse and and then he realized the mistake he had made as his wife was getting
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rationalist in this play is eventualled executed after his attempts to return justice to Salem. John Proctor resembles a tragic hero through in his regrets of adulterous relationship with Abigail‚ his desire to end the trials‚ and his family oriented pride. Lust‚ being one of the deadly sins‚ was punishable by death in the Puritan society; John fell into the burning temptation. Going outside of his marriage‚ John slept with the manipulative‚ jealous‚ and vengeful girl‚ Abigail Williams. “This warrant’s
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