Reputation in The Crucible The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller uncovers the value of reputation to each character as accusations of witchcraft arise in the small town of Salem. The play shows characters going to lengths to preserve their good reputation‚ no matter the consequences. This theme of reputation is shown in the play through the characters of Reverend Parris‚ John Proctor‚ and even the court. Reverend Parris is exceedingly selfish and is shown to value his reputation above all several
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ a play set in Salem Massachusetts‚ preserving one’s reputation is a prevalent theme shown in many of the characters. Having a good name in the village is everything to the people of Salem; it was how others perceived you and thought of you. Three characters in particular that share this trait are Reverend Parris‚ Judge Danforth and John Proctor. Rev. Parris is the religious figure in Salem. He is the head of the church and is a very important person as the peoples’
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Reputation is the estimation or name of being‚ having‚ having done‚ something specified by the general opinion of either a private or public group of people. In Arthur Miller’s screenplay‚ The Crucible‚ Miller presents his opinions on the factual truth of the Salem Witch Trials. Various events in Arthur Miller’s screenplay reveal the theme of reputation as being a leading force in the developing plotlines of the story. By doing this‚ he brings a whole new point of view to the readers of his screenplay
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Throughout the play The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ one?s name is a very important motif that is carried out. Reputation is the general estimation in which a person is held by the public‚ as referred to by dictionary.com. Reputation is very important in Salem because public and private moralities are one and the same. Witchcraft plays a huge role throughout the book and if someone is being named a witch then that is a huge sin to Puritanism. Reputation is a huge key factor to even everyone?s daily
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In my opinion the theme of The Crucible is to not jump to conclusions. There are many instances in the play where people jump to conclusions and very bad things happen in return. Another theme that the author is trying to portray is that reputation doesn’t matter. For example‚ in the play many people would not have gotten convicted‚ had Rev. Parris not cared so much about his reputation he would have come clean about the girls and the trials would probably have stopped.An example of Rev. Parris only
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ lies and accusations of witchcraft drive the puritan village of Salem to uncover what each character values the most: reputation. Abigail Williams‚ accused of being seen dancing with the devil‚ confesses her friends names to the court in order to save herself from being deemed a witch: “I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God‚ I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him‚ I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand
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Reputations are an enormous factor of one’s life in today’s society. They can affect one’s future‚ past‚ and present. In the novel‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the characters John Proctor‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Reverend John Hale are the characters most concerned about their reputations. Because they are attempting to protect their prominence‚ each of them tend to act abnormally in the Puritan society. All of the characters tend to continuously lie about their sins. However‚ they do contrast
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“The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him‚ sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size.”(French proverb) Reputation is actions that follow you to whom you’re known to be. Reputation can be viewed as the way you dress‚the people you are associated with and sometimes people are given a reputation by the acts of the people in their family. In The crucible‚ reputation is an important theme because it determines one’s ability to follow
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The crucible is a well written play during a historic time which united states was facing the red scare. The author timely wrote this comparing the witches in salem to the communist in united states. During the play there are many conflicts with characters and with one self. The author throughout the play demonstrates the theme of respect and reputation. The author represents this theme through John Proctor ‚ Tituba and reverend Parris. The author presents this theme at the beginning of the play
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Reputation is one of the major themes in Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible”. People must always act morally‚ in public and private. Reputation affects their actions and majorly influences the choices they make. While all the people in Salem are concerned with keeping up a good reputation‚ three stand out above the rest. They are controlled by their need for a good name. John Proctor‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Reverend Parris are all extremely concerned with their reputations‚ which affects their actions
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