The Crucible Critical Lens

Dolly Parton once said The way I see it, if you ask the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. In some other words you have to go through struggle to see success. I agree with this quote because in my opinion nothing in life is handed to you easily, you have to bat through it and overcome many obstacles in order to get amiable results . This idea is clearly established in the turn of events The Crucible by Arthur moth miller. It is shown through the main characters sewer Proctor, Abigail Williams and rarified Hale.The Crucible by Arthur Miller was based on the capital of Oregon catch trials that occurred between 1692 and 1693. More than cc stack were accused of practicing witchery and 20 were executed. Eventu ally the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those who were convicted. Ever since, the story of the trials has become a symbolisation of injustice and continues to influence more than 300 years later. In the play seat Proctor is a married man who previously had an mapping with Abigail Williams while she was working at his house as a maid.Eventually Johns wife, Elizabeth Proctor, becomes conscious of what was happening and she immediately dismissed Abigail. When the girls started accusing hatful of witchcraft, Abigail Williams accused Elizabeth Proctor because she wanted John to herself. Little did she know that John would begin defending his wife. He also pointed out his disbelief in the girls, fingers where then pointed at him as well. John Proctor then started repugn the court because of its lack of evidence this led to a petition write by 32 neighbors in his favor.He was tried and found guilty and sentenced to finale by hanging. Proctor was executed on mid-august of 1692. As he stood on the scaffold he recited the Lord s Prayer. This shows how Johns actions view as the quote because although It didnt end happily he tried proving he was right and succeed because him praying made a drastic impress ion on the villagers as those convicted of witchcraft were not supposed to be able to arrange such act. In The Crucible Abigail Williams is Samuel Parris, the ministers niece.Her and her cousin Betty where the initiative two accusers. Williams was 11 years old at the time. Everything started when all the girls were at the woods and Abigail was trying to put a spell on Elizabeth Proctor, since her health was already delicate. Her purpose was to keep John Proctor to herself. She had become ghost with him after their affair and couldnt seem to get over him. term doing witchcraft in the woods they get caught. After that they started faking being bewitched. They all start accusing people saying theyve seen them with the devil.Because of Abigail and Bettys claims to be possessed, treasonably accusations would soon be made resulting in the death of 20 people and 3 women were arrested, including Tituba, Parriss slave and two other women who one was hanged and the other died in prison. This demonstrates how Abigails cruelty knew no boundaries. She didnt mind exculpatory people being killed just to hide the fact that she was the one attempting witchcraft in the woods. Abigail went through all that to keep her reputation and be seen as the victim, and she excelled.Reverend Hale is a young minister who has studied witchcraft in the hope of being able to destroy it in the name of God. Salems minister, Samuel Parris, had requested his presence so that he could examine Betty Parris. Reverend Hale is the one in charge of discovering who has marks of the devil for the witch trial. After seeing the horrors of the witch trial and watching the loss of both human and the justice rights he speaks out against them telling Judge Danforth that they ar morally wrong. Reverend Hale then leaves the court after audience Mary Warren accuse John Proctor of witchcraft.