Changes in Character in The Crucible by Arthur Miller

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, it is clear that Reverend John Hale of Beverly is the character that undergoes the most dramatic transformation and is a perfect example of how a well-respected, strong willed man can be changed due to deceit and lies. His reputation and control in the play moves between two extremes as the events continue- shifting from confident accuser to helper of the accused.

After reading The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the character that changed the most throughout the play, in my opinion, would have to be John Proctor. John went from being very secretive about his lechery, and inevitably hurting Elizabeth in the process, to eventually telling the whole court, and basically the whole town, about his affair with Abigail. So, John basically decided to do the right thing instead of trying to salvage his dying reputation. At the beginning of the play, John was still sneaking around with Abigail, even though they had supposedly ended things completely.

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Miller creates several characters that do not have many direct characterizations. This play shows the thoughts of some of the people in Salem during the time of the witch hunts. These people also had accused their neighbors simple for more land, animals, and money. Some of the characters offer a lot of indirect characterization such as Giles Corey. In the beginning of the play Giles Corey is suspicious of witches like most of Salem, but over the course of the play he believes it was pure superstition.

The novel, The Crucible, written by the great Arthur Miller himself, portrays the historical events of the Salem witch trials through a mass of enduring characters. What drives these Puritans is fear which shall expose their true emotions while facing their accusers in the extremely bias courts before inexplorable judges. While eventually all of the people of Salem join this madness, two women distinguish themselves way above the rest. Shame along with revenge lie themselves in the heart of the teenage lady, Abigail Williams, while righteousness and actuality reside into the soul of John Proctor’s faithful wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Although they both raise the tension for the play, Abigail William's and Elizabeth Proctor's differences lead to

A crucible is defined as a container made of a heat-resistant substance in which metals may be melted, or a severe test or trial. In the 1953 play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem, Massachusetts were put through a severe test during the witchcraft trials. Throughout these trials, a few of the characters changed dramatically, due to their experiences. Two of our dynamic characters, or characters that go through an important, inner change throughout the course of story, would be John Proctor and Reverend Hale.

Every story has at least one character that would have a change in his/her point of view or a change in personality at some point throughout the plot. These characters are referred to as dynamic characters. The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is based on a true event that happened in the year of 1692. People accused others of being witches in spite of jealousy or anger. Chaos rose and took over Massachusetts. Many people played an important part in the Salem Witch Trials. They had to side between accusations, and were either with the court or not. People were questioned by others and by themselves, which changed the lives of many. Mary Warren, John Proctor, and Reverend are three of the many characters that changed in the play because of conflicts they faced.

A crucible refers to a harsh test, and in The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, each person is challenged in a severe test of his or her character or morals. Many more people fail than pass, but three notable characters stand out. Reverend John Hale, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Proctor all significantly change over the course of the play.

From deciding whether or not to eat the last pudding, to stopping at a stop sign when no policemen are around, people face moral choices every day. However, sometimes a challenging decision finds its way to the forefront of someone’s life. A decision that does not only affect that person then and there but lingers and affects other people as well. Lawyers defend people they know are guilty, witnesses of crimes may not speak out in fear of their lives, and politicians lie about their opinions in order to save their public image until they get into power. A historical example a major moral test took place in Salem, 1692. When accusations of witchcraft were thrown left and right, innocent citizens were faced with the decision of saving their lives while potentially damning their souls, or saving their souls in exchange for their worldly lives. Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible highlights the difficult test of maintaining moral integrity during these times, primarily through the characters of Proctor, Elizabeth, and Mary Warren-- some pass their crucibles while others fail.

The play is called The Crucible because a crucible is a ceramic or metal container in which metals or other substances are melted. In The Crucible people are held to the flame and melted down to their true selves. In the play, the different characters melt down to show their real selves. An example of that would be when Mary Warren said, “No, I love God; I go your way no more. I love God, I bless God. Abby, Abby, I’ll never hurt you more!” (Pg. 1212). She broke down and showed everyone that she would rather not have anyone go against her then to tell the truth. People reveal themselves in usually big ways. Some are calm but most react like John Proctor did when he melted down and said, “How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul;

In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, many different characters are introduced. These characters were introduced with their own background and personalities, which made them both similar and different to others. Although some characters showed obvious similarities between their characteristics, some showed great differences. Reverend Samuel Parris and Reverend John Hale are two of the major characters in the play and they showed both similarities and differences throughout the play. They were similar to each other in some ways such as they were Puritans and showed differences in their personality. Even though both men showed several commonalities, they also had some differences.

Reverend Parris, the preacher in Salem, is concerned with his reputation because the town suspects his daughter, Betty, and his niece Abigail of being involved with witchcraft. The play opens with them both dancing in the woods naked; any type of celebration wasn’t allowed, which makes Parris believe that this is considered to be witchcraft. He believes that this would result in him being dismissed from office. His concern for his reputation is exemplified by the sentence, “I cannot blink what I saw, Abigail, for my enemies will blink it. I saw a dress lying on the grass” (Miller 10). This shows how worried he is about possibly being thrown out of his position by his enemies because of the rumor. As a result, he believes that he can’t be seen that Betty is a victim of witchcraft. He shows his concern when he says, “Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff- necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very

In the Drama “The Crucibles” by Arthur Miller, creates an intensifying and motivating situation that keeps readers on their toes eager to find out what happens next. Miller gives a dramatical attitude and emotion in the situation that is scattering in Salem. Miller emphasizes the plot/situation in the text through a few specific characters, their conflicts, and transition of the plot in every act. Miller describes the plot through 3 main characters; John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. I liked how throughout the play miller focused on the conflict in between the 3 characters which impacted the overall plot of the play,

Crucible, a noun defined as; a container of metal or refractory material employed for heating substances to high temperatures, in the traditional sense but, it also means a severe, searching test or trial. The latter of the two definitions is exactly what Arthur Miller had in mind when he wrote the play, The Crucible. The play set in Salem Massachusetts during the start of the infamous Salem Witch Trials, is about the struggle to discover truth within the twisted and brutal lies flying about the little town, started mainly by a young girl by the name of Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams, as we quickly come to know, is the past mistress of the prominent Mr. John Proctor, a local farmer. As the tension rises in the

In The Crucible, there are many complex characters who shift throughout the play. Reverend Hale was one of the most complex of these characters. Hale’s changes were a direct result of the trials. Because of this Hale’s changes can be traced through his actions and motivations. Throughout the play, Reverend Hale was changed by his faith, his knowledge of the truth, and by his guilt.

People are known to change, whether it is liked or not, there is no way of stopping change, and people know this; what most people don’t know, is how similar character change is to human change. In the wonderfully written play 'The Crucible', by Arthur Miller, many of his characters change in big ways as the story progresses, and three of these characters that changed the most are; John Proctor, Reverend Hale, and Elizabeth Proctor. These characters change a great deal throughout this play.