Реферат: The Crucible Hysteria And Injustice Essay Research

if they now come out and say “sorry, we made a small mistake”. So, since they

won’t let Mr. Proctor go, they want him to confess to save his life, here

another mini climax occurs because he does not want to sign a big lie. Since Mr.

Proctor felt guilty about what he did in his past with Abigail he decides that

now he will save his name with his pride and refuses to sign the confession. So

the resolution comes with John Proctor’s hanging, but it does not seem like any

thing was resolved, just that the people who accused the innocent people feel

very guilty with what they did.

III. Characterization:

I think the best character development is the one of John Proctor, a

farmer that lived in the town. He represents a person who is not perfect but

tries hard to be responsible for his family and himself. He is a strong person

who is not afraid to go against society because of what he feels. Since he

disagreed with the Rev. Parris’ sermons he didn’t go to mass and at first did

not get involved with the witch hunts. This shows that he was his own person.

The problem is that this caused him to be the main one to fight the court

because he was not friendly with the people who made up the court. His

motivation in the play is the search for the truth. He values his wife’s love

and the concerns of his children so he wants to be a good man and to him the

truth is very important in being a good man. His conflict though is his past

affair with Abigail and because of this he is hesitant to fight the witch

hunters and expose Abigail as a liar. But, he wants to be honest and save his

wife. So he has to be truthful and expose himself to the judgement of the

town’s people in order to save his wife and the other innocent people who are

accused.

Mr. Proctor’s friends are only his wife and later Rev. Hale, who at

first accused many people with Abigail but then saw how she was a liar and tried

to save John Proctor. The growth of John Proctor is from some one who tries to

find out who he is in the begging of the play to a person that dies for what he