Allusions In The Crucible

In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, the main protagonists are John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale. They had tolerated and however more struggled with the misunderstood references such as witchcraft that had effected their personal lives with dilemmas. Each character had exhibit a certain sin from the beginning and with their decisions made towards the end of the play it had expressed their true virtues. The play's tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man who had been deeply in conflicted situations that led him to stage of crisis. For example, Proctor was agitated towards Mary Warren with her having evidence and not being truthful enough to tell the court. In a display of wrath, he says to Mary Warren,
For example, Elizabeth resented Abigail with her having the idea that she can take her place. In a display of envy, Elizabeth says to Proctor,” Then go and tell her she's a whore. Whatever promise she may sense - break it, John, break it“ (197). This shows how much more attention she has for him now and to do what's best to keep the relationship stable. This is important because there at stake along with her afflicting Proctor about Abigail. For example, as a humble woman Elizabeth apologized Proctor for her actions and how good of a man he really was from the beginning. In a display of love, Elizabeth says to Proctor,” John, I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me! Suspicion...were a cold house I kept!”(236). This shows how her character changed due to the fact that she was filled with hatred towards Abigail from the beginning that it almost affected her decisions at the end of the play. This is important because from the start Elizabeth had been to committed to being envy and how it had really affected her feelings toward Proctor. As a result, I believe that there is goodness to Elizabeth because people change through difficult times and they have to be optimistic about it to find a better
For example, Parris and Putnam were explaining to him what had happened to Betty and how she was effected. In a display of pride, Hale tells them, “No. no Now let me instruct you. We cannot look to superstition...I should find no bruise of hell upon her” (185). This shows that Hale had committed to the sin pride because he had displayed positive energy along with conflicts happening time after time. This is important because it shows how much he want to find the solution to the problems with using his knowledge to test people. For example, while speaking to Elizabeth and Danforth, he believes that the one's that were accused of witchcraft are innocent. In a display of humility, Hale says to Elizabeth,” Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own. I come into this...Will you plead with him? I cannot think he will listen to another” (234). This shows that by the play's end, Hale's virtue is humility because he regretted his actions and tried saving the lives that are innocent. This is because before he had the audience’s sympathy but not its respect. As a result, I thought Hale was a good man because he was doing his job but got caught off guard and changed his whole