Examples Of Betrayal In The Crucible

“Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth, for being correct, or for being years ahead of your time. If you’re right and you know it, speak your mind. Speak your mind even if you are a minority of one. The truth is still the truth, ” said Mohandas Gandhi.

In the Crucible there are a load of conflicts and emotions but, there are three that really stand out. The three are the act of weakness, the act of courage and the act of the truth. These traits are shown all through the story and have a great part in what happens. The act of weakness may have been the most significant role in the story.

A reputable minister and expert in diagnosing witchcraft, Reverend John Hale has good intentions and sincere desire in devoting himself to his faith and work. However, Hale’s faith and work waver as he realizes that the girls have manipulated his own beliefs, realizing that he is sending innocent people to their death.

In Roman Catholicism, when a sin is committed that is harsh enough, there can be action taken called excommunication. In the Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor conducted infidelity on his wife, Elizabeth. Instead of keeping this his dirty little secret, he told his wife, and suffered the consequences of, his pain, Elizabeth’s pain, and his name’s pain. John himself, never truly forgave himself for cheating on his wife, and suffered the ultimate cost because of it. With his stubbornness to not forgive himself for what he did, after Elizabeth had already forgiven him, he stated “No, I take my own, my own!”

Zach Quigley 1/24/2016 Ms. Hempstead English 12 everyday, people's thoughts change. For example, politics, people's thoughts on politics can change. in the play, The Crucible, Reverend Hale's Thoughts over witchcraft in salem changed. To begin, reverend Hale in the beginning of the play, reverend hale was determined to get to the bottom of what's going on in Salem.

Reverend Hale: Hero and Traveler Arthur Miller developed several great characters in his novel THE CRUCIBLE. Connection to 21st century, time period, other archetypes. Reverend Hale, an example of the hero and traveler archetype, which is demonstrated by a connection to the 21st century, how the time period affected the story, and further illustrated by a comparison to other characters in other novels, movies, and other types of media. Hale is the only member of the court who questions the court's decisions. Of which he is striving for justice.

“Just vengeance does not call for punishment.” This quote, by Pierre Corneille, applies greatly to The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Miller wrote a dramatic retelling of the real life Salem witch trials. While based off a nonfictional event, some details were changed or made up to make the story more interesting. Throughout the whole story, all the girls and women were blaming each other of sending the devil on them or performing some type of witchcraft.

Justice or Revenge? ¨To carry a secret, is to play with fire. You hold on to it and eventually youĺl get burned.¨ Revenge is the action of inflicting someone because of hurt or harm. In ¨The Crucible¨ by Author Miller, Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Proctor, and Ann Putnam are characters who seek revenge.

Reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. Reputation can directly correlate with pride, which is a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one 's own achievements. Reputations are very important to the characters in The Crucible and if they want to preserve their reputation, through pride, they do whatever is necessary to keep it. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Judge Danforth all show dramatic actions to preserve their reputations, each of these characters either hurt themselves or others by being prideful and dishonest for the sake of their good name. There are several ways that Abigail Williams shows her objective of preserving her reputation in the book.

Accusation (noun): a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong. In today’s time accusations are made all the time. It is very certain that something similar to what happened in The Crucible happens still today. Just look at today’s political election, accusations and allegations are thrown everywhere and at everyone. On both sides, one person is accusing another of some act that is usually never proven to be true or false.

Reverend Hale and Judge Danforth are two authoritative figures in The Crucible whose roles in society are to lead the community in the ways and likeness of God so that the people of Salem can, basically, be good Puritans. Despite their similar intentions, there are also blaring differences which distinctly separate the two and their beliefs. To start, both Hale and Danforth work chiefly to serve God and lead his people on Earth to live holy and just lives. When the question of the Devil and witchcraft arise within Salem, both men come to investigate and cleanse the town of evil. While Judge Danforth considers himself “a minister of the Lord” and does “not take a life without there be proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience