Examples Of Flaws In The Crucible

There are many flaws that people have, do you have any flaws? In the novel, The Crucible, Abigail shows many character flaws. Abigail’s flaws are jealousy, lust, and remorsefulness.

In the play called The Crucible many characters used many logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are making someone join your side . For example in the 2008 presidential election the republicans found a video of Obama smoking weed as a teenager. Characters like Proctor, Mary Warren, and Parris use some logical fallacies. The character that used the most was Abigail Williams. The main fallacies Abigail used were force and fear, ad hominem, and post hoc.

“The arrogant are wise in their own eyes, but the wise will recognize their lies” (Anonymous). This quote accurately describes how the events in the Salem Witch Trials unfolded. The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, places the reader into the city of Salem, Massachusetts. Arthur Miller tells a fictional story based on real events of how people who were wise in their own eyes used others to better themselves in a community based on honesty. Three characters from the story stand apart in their arrogance. Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and Reverend Parris were conceited and cared only about their personal gains. These characters used their power to blame, but not to be blamed or accused of alleged witchcraft which resulted in the deaths of several townspeople. Arthur Miller used these characters to illustrate how simple lies and rumors can spread and become an unstoppable force. With these simple but powerful accusations, well respected citizens soon became the targets of these characters manipulation.

Since life itself has been around, all organisms have faced moments that test their bravery, strength, and integrity. However, Today’s issues are vastly different from those of the past. From the late 1600’s to now, our values and morals have greatly shifted. Before the separation of church and state, New England was greatly divided by an event commonly known as the salem witch trials. In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, the thematic concepts of courage, weakness, and truth are you used to evoke empathy in its readers.

Everyone makes mistakes, and how a person reacts to their mistake may depend on how big of an error it is. Many guilty criminals, for example, will do whatever they can to prove their innocence. Similarly, in The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters embody this same idea. The Crucible is a story about the events of the Salem witch trials. After a group of girls are caught dancing in the woods, the suspicion of witchcraft starts uproar in the city. The girls point fingers at innocent people to avoid their guilt. Unjust people, out of fear, shame, or pride will perpetuate and defend their mistakes. Mary Warren, Abigail Williams, and Judge Danforth express this idea throughout The Crucible.

John Proctor is a hard-working and seemingly good man, which makes it quite difficult to fathom that he had indeed committed adultery on his wife with Abigail Williams, a young woman of 18. He conflicts with his own thoughts/feelings when telling Abigail that “I never gave you hope to wait for me” (1139). He claims that he has given her no reason for her to think he loves her. While still talking to Abigail he says “may have looked up [at her window]” (1140) in lust of her. Going on, he says how he “think[s] of [her] softly from time to time,”(1140) but that he will no more in order to preserve his relationship with and love for his wife.

Sinning was not an option in the town of Salem. A citizen would lose his or her good name if word got around, but for Proctor, his sin was worth the risk. Proctor had a lovely wife, Elizabeth, nevertheless that did not stop him from doing a great sin that he would later regret. Whether it was the passion of the moment or the lure of the temptress, John Proctor began having an affair with 17 year-old Abigail Williams. To Proctor it was nothing more than a flind, “ Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe if out of mind. We never touched,

English written feature article – impact of hysteria We all have flaws, and yet one simple flaw can change the reputation of a single person, household or nation. Flaws can generate either acceptance or hysteria; there is no in-between. Back in the 1950’s, McCarthyism in America created so many imperfections in communists reputations that it lead to deaths in relationships, careers, friendships and loss of credibility. Similar things happened in The Crucible, a play about the Salem witch hunts in 1962, which relates back to McCarthyism in many ways.

Various uses of multiple fallacies throughout The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, help enhance both individual scenes and the overall plot of the play. An example of the Post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy is when John Proctor, Reverend John Hale, and Giles Corry discuss the accusations of witchcraft in court. Hale proceeds to accuse Martha Corey, Giles wife, of being a witch. Giles defends his wife; he claimed she was only reading books. Hale questions Giles about the original complaint made on his wife. Giles explains,

Some crucible characters have personal flaws that lead to the tragedy especially John Procter. He was the protagonist in this story The Crucible.

I believe the historical inaccuracies actually harm our understanding of past events as well as historical figures, such as how in the film Black Robe the execution of the Algonquin chief’s young son by the Iroquois was an error because the Iroquois indians mostly led by elderly women replaced deceased family members with young captives from other tribes and would not execute a healthy son. In The Crucible, Miller portrays the Salem witch hunt based on young women’s sexual frustration in their society and lust for older men, letting viewers believe that based on true events Abigail was much older that what she really was as well as John Proctor being a lot younger than his true age. This view harms our understanding of the Salem witchcraft story due to its

John Proctor was a “farmer in his middle thirties… strong, even-tempered, and not easily led” (20). Proctor’s reputation was good and he was a well respected man around Salem. The play shows that Proctor’s past involved him having an affair with Abigail. Now in the present, Proctor is conflicted with the fear of being labeled as an adulterer for his past. Proctor’s fear weakens his morality in the court when he has to explain the situation to Judge Danforth. Proctor tells Danforth that he “has known her” (110) and that Abigail wishes to “dance with me (Proctor) on my wife's grave” (110). Although the fear of being labeled as an adulterer and being charged of lechery, Proctor believes that telling the truth is the right thing to do. Proctor realizes that the Salem witch trials have gone to far and are merely just attempts from Abigail to get Proctor all to herself. Proctor’s fear initially holds him back from telling the court the reason why Abigail is accusing everyone and acting strange. Later on the unveiling of his affair with Abigail results in the trials being questioned but it also fuels the deadly fate of

The statement: “The Crucible is essentially about courage, weakness, and truth.”, is very accurate. There are many instances in the play where these themes are avidly shown in the actions of the characters. For example, characters like Mary Warren and John Proctor show signs of weakness. While signs of courage can also be found in John and Elizabeth Proctor it can also be seen in the actions of Giles Corey. One of the hardest issues that the characters in this play face is telling the truth but characters

John Proctor is a Salem farmer and is married to Elizabeth Proctor. He had an affair with Abigail Williams while she worked as a servant for him. Due to his name possibly being ruined, Proctor hesitates to confess his affair with Abigail. Proctor name in town is known to be good, but with him confessing that will change the perspective of the way people look at him.

A common character archetype in tragedies is that of the tragic hero, an individual who is neither completely good nor bad and has a character flaw that results in the eventual downfall of that character. Traditionally, the character of John Proctor has been stereotyped as the tragic hero in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, a story which dramatizes the events of the Salem Witch Trials of Massachusetts in Spring, 1692. While John Proctor is made out by Miller to be the hero of the events (as he attempts to show the court the error in their decision making), his heroism is subjective in the viewpoints of his fellow characters. To some, such as Rev. Parris, Abigail Williams is the true hero, using her affliction to further the will of God. In many ways, Abigail can be seen as the tragic hero of the play rather than John Proctor. Contrary to popular opinion, Abigail Williams better embodies a tragic hero through her high regard in the community, selfish character trait, and her eventual deposition and departure