... refusal to provide a false confession is a true religious and personal stand. Such a confession would dishonor his fellow prisoners, who are brave enough to die as testimony to the truth. Perhaps more relevantly, a false admission would also dishonor him, staining not just his public reputation, but also his soul. ... the townsfolk of Salem must fear that the sins of their friends and associates will taint their names. Various characters base their actions on the desire to protect their respective reputations. As the play begins, Parris fears that Abigail's increasingly questionable act...

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... was a precise metaphor for what happened in Salem. Crucible also means a harsh trial or examination. John Proctor's integrity was surely investigated. He chose to die instead of confessing to being evil. According to Raymond Williams, The Crucible is a powerfully successful dramatization of the notorious witch trials of Salem. It is ... power can become in the hands of a certain kind of person, the Puritan American who is obsessed by his own guilt and driven by the desire to determine sanctity in himself and in others, and to make it conform to the visible human being (Bu*censored* 131). ...

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... take the things he says as the truth. By speaking strictly the truth, he successfully makes Reverend Hale realize the flaws in the court as well. Proctor's desire for justice to prevail shows when he steps out of his way to speak the truth for his friends. At first, he tells Danforth he only wants ... for silence!" (143). There is no justice in betraying his friends in order to support what wasn't true. Therefore, he accepted his death because he would die a good man. Reverend Hale, though he begins to see and seek the truth, does not follow this ideal thinking through to the end of the...

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... breed, and take care of as much children as the Lord would permit you to breed; however, you successfully only give birth to one child. The other seven, or so, die from birth. How would you feel? Would you feel like it's no biggie, that it doesn't really matter; would you consider it a blessing to only have to take care of ... tragedy which occurs through out the play. "What is left when honor is lost?" This quote by Publilius Syrus to me best describes John Proctor. John Proctor was willing to die for the truth, rather than feed the town lies that he condoned witchcraft. He was not wil...

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... of Salem underestimates the degree to which people can lie, and conversely can be honest, which brings about the unnecessary deaths of innocent people; in contemporary America society overlooks the desire for self-reliance, and people abuse honesty and twist it to revert to humanity's nature of lying, resulting in entrapment in their own lie. The society of Salem is unaware ... that Proctor is telling the truth, that he is facing the world, and that he is not going to lie any longer. Her quote also states that people would rather die and face God as a wholesome person than live a liar a...

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... but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies . . . " John's perseverance shows his attempt to redeem himself for his sin and his desire to make right the troubles his mistake brought upon him. Because of John's inability to control his desire and resist temptation, his life is being turned upside down by Abigail's obsession with him and her need to seek revenge on ... want to live a lie. As Reverend Parris and Hale are about to object, John pronounces, ". . . for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor . . . " He would rather die for the greater good, his own probi...

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... of Salem underestimates the degree to which people can lie, and conversely can be honest, which brings about the unnecessary deaths of innocent people; in contemporary America society overlooks the desire for self-reliance, and people abuse honesty and twist it to revert to humanity's nature of lying, resulting in entrapment in their own lie. The society of Salem is unaware ... that Proctor is telling the truth, that he is facing the world, and that he is not going to lie any longer. Her quote also states that people would rather die and face God as a wholesome person than live a liar a...

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... way Danforth perceived Proctor because he kept accusing him of wanting to overthrow the court. He asks Proctor "There lurks nowhere in your heart, nor hidden in your spirit, any desire to undermine this court?" (Miller 90) He asks him this because of the warrant Proctor ripped up. Danforth also says "But you must understand, sir, that a person is either with ... play, saving his name and keeping his pride become more important than his life. He refuses to dishonor himself and soil his soul. He has found true courage and will die heroically. Proctor will not let Parris, Danforth and Hale...

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... , which took place in Massachusetts during seventeenth century. The entire play centers around Elizabeth, Proctor's wife, and John Proctor, who commits adultery with Abigail, a young, prominently independent girl. Because of desire and love toward John against Elizabeth, Abigail accuses her of witchcraft in order to get rid of her from the presence of John. The play establishes an intense climax in ... determination of been hanged. As heroic Proctor goes down, integrity remains. Integrity always acts as an important role in human society. During the witchcraft trial in Salem, people choo...

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... , and the feeling of Proctor's true satisfaction with Elizabeth is offered. Proctor also does not say these words of affections because of some false hunger for such as passion, or desire, but instead he articulates these words out of the true affection he obtains for her. During this time many people were to be married when men did not give their ... all that he believes that a man has and denies to have another person own it. Proctor is a man of pride and respect, he has such strong respect that he will die for not signing over his name. His boldness is amazing and is one of the very f...

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... onto his soul, as well as his good name. He tears up the paper on which his confession is written, providing physical evidence to the audience of his decision to die, and giving a powerful demonstration of the "full force of the theatre" Miller habituates. Through the characters of the Deputy- Governor Danforth and Reverend Samuel Parris, Miller presents the universal message ... 63). The strong belief in his own righteousness is evident in his claim to Proctor, that any faction which is against him is opposing legitimate authority. (page 35) Deputy Danforth's desire to have Proctor sig...

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