The Crucible brings to mind Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. This comparison arises from a few obvious similarities as well some less evident parallels between the works. The setting and time period are the most apparent connections, as are the themes of accusation and rejecting from society. However, less prominent are the resembling traits of Hester Prynne and John Proctor. Both characters are firm believers in whatever principals they hold, even when their beliefs detach them from society. Hester Prynne was "for so long a period not merely estranged, but outlawed, from society" (ch.XV...

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... way about her. In turn Abigail tries to do away with John's Wife Elizabeth by crying "witch" on her. This was the beginning to the Salem Witch Trials. The Scarlett letter, set approximately fifty years earlier is the story of Hester Prynn and her sin of adultery. Hester's husband was thought to be dead and Hester, in he loneliness, had a relationship with a minister named Arthur Dimmesdale ... . Hester, now pregnant, is caught in her sin and because of the child, is saved from execution. Although Hester's adultery is not revealed until the ... ...

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