Is Lying Justified In The Crucible Essay
Imagine what the world would be like if everyone thought that lying was acceptable. In the play the Crucible by Arthur Miller and in the noel A Break with Charity by Ann Ranadi, both include characters with different morals. Characters such as Abigail Williams from the Crucible and Ann Putnam from A Break with Charity, believe that, lying is not as big of a deal as it really is, because it does not affect them in any way, it only affects the people around them. Unlike Abigail and Ann, there are characters that are trustworthy and liable, such as Elizabeth English and John Proctor. Based off of these four different characters, it is begging the question; is lying justifiable? Lying is not Justifiable because it can negatively affect others
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In A Break with Charity one of the main antagonists, Ann Putnam, leader of the witch trials, could only think about herself throughout the entire book. She ruined many lives, by convicting the innocent of witchcraft. She believes “The elders are looking for someone to blame. We will give them many someones… the elders will be glad to know the bickering and trouble in this place lies not at their own feet but is the fault of witches living among us” (Ranaldi 26). In this passage, it allows the reader to understand that Ann is confident about her lies and likes to take control of situations she can manipulate because she enjoys watching her victims struggle. In Order to keep that power, she decides to do the worst thing and that is afflicting others of witchcraft, but of course she does not care because it does not affect her, supporting the fact why lying is not justifiable. A similar character to Ann is, Abigail Williams from the Crucible, because she is the leader of all the lies as well. Abigail convinces people to do her dirty work for her, but she only worries about protecting herself, so she does not care if these lies affect any of her so called “friends”. In the following text, Mary Warren, one of Abigail's friends, is struggling to decide whether to disobey Abigail by not following her story or to tell the truth about her evil
In A Break with Charity one of the main antagonists, Ann Putnam, leader of the witch trials, could only think about herself throughout the entire book. She ruined many lives, by convicting the innocent of witchcraft. She believes “The elders are looking for someone to blame. We will give them many someones… the elders will be glad to know the bickering and trouble in this place lies not at their own feet but is the fault of witches living among us” (Ranaldi 26). In this passage, it allows the reader to understand that Ann is confident about her lies and likes to take control of situations she can manipulate because she enjoys watching her victims struggle. In Order to keep that power, she decides to do the worst thing and that is afflicting others of witchcraft, but of course she does not care because it does not affect her, supporting the fact why lying is not justifiable. A similar character to Ann is, Abigail Williams from the Crucible, because she is the leader of all the lies as well. Abigail convinces people to do her dirty work for her, but she only worries about protecting herself, so she does not care if these lies affect any of her so called “friends”. In the following text, Mary Warren, one of Abigail's friends, is struggling to decide whether to disobey Abigail by not following her story or to tell the truth about her evil