Integrity In The Crucible
“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it” John Proctor. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller presents a number of conflicts, external and internal. In the Crucible there are many character that favor integrity by admitting their mistakes and refusing to lie. Abigail Williams lied to everyone in the court the other girls had all their trust in Abigail so the girls followed what she did and said, Abigail claims to see a yellow bird on the beam on the ceiling so her and the girls started screaming and freaking out. John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams John’s wife Elizabeth loses her trust in him but he tries to stay by her side showing his integrity to her but he is only doing it for himself. Elizabeth
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John pushes away Abigail and calling her “child” which can bring nothing but anger and resentment from her. Abigail is convinced that once Elizabeth is out of the photo then her and John can be together. It can be no surprise that not to long after John's wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft, and that John is also ultimately accused, but John shows his integrity by ending his affair. John throughout the play stands by her especially in the court only to maintain his own integrity. In the court John Proctor admits that he had an affair with Abigail Williams but Elizabeth explains that she fired Abigail for other reasons which she only saying to protect John. John defies the court for its failure to pursue justice believing instead the ridiculous stories of the young girls who run amok, accusing every decent person in Salem's Puritan colony in 1692 of witchcraft, as the spirit moves them. John is honest, also, about his shortcomings, he sees little in himself to praise. His is humbled by his sin, and admires those who have lived better lives. He makes no excuses for his behavior. “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man...My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before...Let them that never lied die now to keep
John pushes away Abigail and calling her “child” which can bring nothing but anger and resentment from her. Abigail is convinced that once Elizabeth is out of the photo then her and John can be together. It can be no surprise that not to long after John's wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft, and that John is also ultimately accused, but John shows his integrity by ending his affair. John throughout the play stands by her especially in the court only to maintain his own integrity. In the court John Proctor admits that he had an affair with Abigail Williams but Elizabeth explains that she fired Abigail for other reasons which she only saying to protect John. John defies the court for its failure to pursue justice believing instead the ridiculous stories of the young girls who run amok, accusing every decent person in Salem's Puritan colony in 1692 of witchcraft, as the spirit moves them. John is honest, also, about his shortcomings, he sees little in himself to praise. His is humbled by his sin, and admires those who have lived better lives. He makes no excuses for his behavior. “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man...My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before...Let them that never lied die now to keep