Trials In The Crucible

In The Crucible, many individuals and institutions face moral tests. Characters such as John and Elizabeth Proctor, along with Giles Corey, faced such tests. During the time of the trials, Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town, John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing Abigail's true intentions of why she is leading the children to claim witchcraft of the townspeople. As the jury calls in Elizabeth Proctor to uphold John’s claim that he had committed adultery with Abigail, not knowing the true reason she was called,