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The Crucible: Confession For Peace

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Confession for Peace In life, one may make many mistakes due to bad decisions, but the way you handle it and what you do to redeem yourself is what counts the most. The Crucible, a story by Arthur Miller, which later was made into a play, is a rendition of what occurred during the witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. This practice has a great involvement throughout the entire story when the young group girls accuse random townspeople of witchcraft without any evidence to back their stories. John and Elizabeth Proctor are two of the main characters. They are a married couple that is going through a very difficult …show more content…

He committed a horrible sin, adultery, with a seventeen-year-old girl named Abigail Williams. His sin created feelings of guilt which makes him defensive, ashamed and angry. His wife’s chronic disturbance lasts for months to the point John feels her constant anger. He makes numerous references such as “Still an everlasting funeral marches around your heart”, “Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer! and “As though I come into a court when I come into this house!” In this novel, Proctor never truly experienced redemption for his sins until the last scene. He confesses to his adultery to the court and even Elizabeth finally forgives him. In the end, John finally admits his guilt to the Reverends, however, they follow with the demand to sign a written admission as well to be posted on the church door for all to see. He can’t bear the thought of his family and the entire town learning of his guilt. He says “How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my …show more content…

One could say that had Elizabeth not been accused of witchcraft, their transformation would have been delayed, if not, nonexistent. They were forced to admit and come to terms with their sins in an effort to deny the claims of witchcraft. John needed to admit his guilt of the affair with Abigail in order to prove to the court that she falsified the accusations of witchcraft to get rid of Elizabeth in hopes John would return to her “She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave.”. Elizabeth had to take an honest look at herself and the part she played in John having the affair. The entire traumatic experience tested their love and commitment to each

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