Examples Of Intolerance In The Crucible

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Intolerance in The Crucible: What Is Your Name Worth? A theme is a centralized idea or insight about life conveyed in a work of literature. There are things, such as movies, books, and plays, which have more than one theme. In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, there are various themes that show up as the story unfolds, and intolerance is one of the major ones in this thrilling play. When a person is born, they arrive to this world with nothing, except for one thing. A person bears only one gift with them: their name. Furthermore, a man may lose everything. For example, a shelter or as preferably called, a home, he may lose his loved ones, or maybe even health, but he may never lose his name. The name of a person is attached to everything they leave behind, leaving a mark may be important to most, but not all, especially if it is not a thing to be proud of that will be left behind. John Proctor decided to claim himself as a witch to save his family, but didn't leave his name behind in the paper that proved his accusation, for the reason that he didn't want any future Proctors' to suffer by carrying the tittle of a witch. …show more content…

Those who protested were questioned for their suspicious behavior. The few who tried to stop the hangings and false accusations were accused themselves. For example, Rebecca Nurse who clearly states the following, was accused of witchcraft. “Pray calm yourselves. I have eleven children, and I am twenty-six times a grandma, and I have seen them all through their silly seasons... A child's spirit is like a child, you can never catch it by running after it; you must stand still, and, for love, it will soon itself come back”

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