... occasion be moved to take heroic action. He would not normally be considered a saintly individual, and he has no great eagerness to be a martyr. Yet when put to the final test, the meaning here of "crucible," he will go to his death rather than irrevocably compromise his integrity. His human frailty is established early in the play. Although normally a good husband ... destroying his lying confession does he reveal some goodness, he is not being fair to himself. He has hitherto fought hard and ably for justice; and in admitting publicly his sin with Abigail to save Elizabeth, he has alr...

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