Examples Of Flaws In The Crucible

Throughout The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses many logical fallacies and pitfalls to describe characters and delve deeper into a character’s motives. One such example is found in hasty generalization, which is present in the play. During the first scene of the play, the community is torn over the cause of a “sickness” that has afflicted two young girls. One of the girls is the daughter of Revered Parris, and the other the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Putnam. Both girls express similar symptoms; they are unresponsive, unable to move out of bed. Part of the town begins to worry that the girls have become overcome by darkness, although others are unwilling to accept this explanation. Revered Parris, who observed a group of girls

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

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,

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

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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

After having an affair with John Proctor, she couldn’t accept not being without him. Abigail also admires “how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife” like Elizabeth be unaware of the affair she had with John Proctor(act1pg#). As a result to the affair, Proctor is trying to rebuild his marriage with his wife. Abigail continues to intervene in John Proctors marriage and attempts to manipulate Proctor so he would confess his love for her. Proctor admits his love for her, but does not continue his affection because Abigail seeps of vengeance for other individuals. He portrays her “as a lump of vanity” who thinks to dance on his “wife’s grave!”(act 3). For her own selfish desires, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft and tries to intentionally sabotage her. She does this for the purpose of her own selfish and fictitious relationship that she has with Proctor. Abigail believes she has the capability to influence Proctor, but her egoistic actions to win his undefining love makes her appear as the criminal in the

“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.

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.

In the Crucible written by Arthur Miller, he essentially talks about “courage, weakness, and truth.” Arthur Miller gives multiple scenarios when different characters have their time to shine and take the reader's attention. They’re multiple examples to prove this statement. For example would be when Thomas Putman stated, “he felt that his own name and the honor of his family had been smirched by the village, and he meant to right matters however he could.” In this specific quote he is very courageous to say something like this and take the law into his own hands.

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

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