Similarities Between Good And Evil In The Crucible
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English 2
September 29th, 2014
The Crucible: Quotes Essay
The Crucible is a play written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and
fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay
during 1692 and 1693. This play is packed full of different themes and quotes I would love to use
in this essay but I can't use them all. The themes that I will be discussing in this essay are lying,
good vs. evil, and The Supernatural.
The first theme I will talk about is the lying that goes on throughout all of the acts and the
whole play. Most of the characters in The Crucible are lying, if not to other people, then they are
lying to themselves. Abigail lies …show more content…
The
twist in the story is that by telling the truth “I am not a witch”, you die, but you get your
freedom.
The next theme I am going to talk about is the theme of good vs. evil that exists
throughout the play. The entire village bases its belief system on the conflict between good vs.
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evil, or Satan vs. God. Over and over, as people are accused of witchcraft, this paradigm gets
dragged out. When Tituba confesses, she claims she wants to be a good Christian now and stop
hurting people. She must renounce the Devil. When Mary Warren can’t handle the girls
accusations, she accuses Proctor of making her sign the Devil’s book and claims she is now with
God.
The last theme I am going to talk about is jealousy that exists in the play and how most of
the characters are motivated by jealousy. Many of the characters are motivated by jealousy and
greed in The Crucible. Abigail is motivated by jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor; she wants Elizabeth
to die so that she can marry John, Elizabeth’s husband. Thomas Putnam is motivated by
English 2
September 29th, 2014
The Crucible: Quotes Essay
The Crucible is a play written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and
fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay
during 1692 and 1693. This play is packed full of different themes and quotes I would love to use
in this essay but I can't use them all. The themes that I will be discussing in this essay are lying,
good vs. evil, and The Supernatural.
The first theme I will talk about is the lying that goes on throughout all of the acts and the
whole play. Most of the characters in The Crucible are lying, if not to other people, then they are
lying to themselves. Abigail lies …show more content…
The
twist in the story is that by telling the truth “I am not a witch”, you die, but you get your
freedom.
The next theme I am going to talk about is the theme of good vs. evil that exists
throughout the play. The entire village bases its belief system on the conflict between good vs.
2
evil, or Satan vs. God. Over and over, as people are accused of witchcraft, this paradigm gets
dragged out. When Tituba confesses, she claims she wants to be a good Christian now and stop
hurting people. She must renounce the Devil. When Mary Warren can’t handle the girls
accusations, she accuses Proctor of making her sign the Devil’s book and claims she is now with
God.
The last theme I am going to talk about is jealousy that exists in the play and how most of
the characters are motivated by jealousy. Many of the characters are motivated by jealousy and
greed in The Crucible. Abigail is motivated by jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor; she wants Elizabeth
to die so that she can marry John, Elizabeth’s husband. Thomas Putnam is motivated by