Justice is seen in all aspects of life, and some may pursue justice while others will try anything on their favor to surpass it. Wrongful convictions haven’t been anything new, The Crucible takes place in Salem and occurs to present the Salem Witch Trials, while To Kill A Mockingbird, explores the 1930s from the view of a small girl named Scout, living in Maycomb in a racially divided town in where Tom Robinson, a black man, is accused of raping a white woman. In To Kill a Mockingbird and The Crucible, both John Proctor and Tom Robinson are victims of injustice and convicted of crimes they never committed and so they are looked down upon by the townsmen. Despite all of this, Reverend Hale and Atticus try to change the town’s bias even though …show more content…
Neither characters did any of the actions they were accused of but, despite this, because people's views are so drawn and fixed into believing one thing, it is hard for anyone to believe them. When being confronted, Abigail williams begins making a scene, “‘ I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!’” (Miller 45) In this society, witchcraft is a really big deal, especially since the town is founded upon a very strict christian rule. John Proctor, being the only one willing to call out for justice is putting everything on the line to be heard. Because of accusations of calling out Abigail as a liar, he puts himself on a deeper hole since Abigail has the power to call anyone out for witchcraft and drown them in misery. Also, because everyone realizes this, they decide to go along with the nonsense and believe Abigail and enforce her accusations, just to protect themselves from being called out, ultimately revealing how low people look at him. Atticus is fed up with the racism and decides to take a step up, “‘Cry about the simple hell people give other people — without even thinking. Cry about the hell white people give colored folks, without even stopping to think that they’re people too’” (Lee 269) Atticus is trying everything to make people realize that what they are doing is …show more content…
Hale and Atticus try to advocate for the innocent to also change people’s biased views. Both characters are defending the victims of injustice, one against witchcraft and the other against racism. Reverend Hale approaches Proctor’s wife and tries to convince her to make him lie so he lives, “‘I beg you, women, prevail upon your husband to confess. Let him give his lie. Quail not before God’s judgement in this, for it may be God damns a liar less than that throws his life away for pride. ( Miller 122 ) John Proctor is telling the truth because he doesn't want anyone who is being accused to die because the girls like Abigail are lying to have fun. He tells the truth so people can see what is being done so they won't be blinded by their morals, but the only way that he can survive and be alive, is to lie. Reverend Hale tries to convince him to lie so he lives, he lets him know that he won't be judged by god if he lies to protect himself, he would only be judged if he protects his pride, which he is doing now. He also tries anything to advocate for him, that being giving him advice during court and coming to his defense as well. When in court, Atticus has already envisioned what had happened between Tom and Mayella, so he questions Mayella about it, “‘What did your father see in the window, the crime of rape or the best defense to it? Why don't you tell the truth, child, didn’t Bob Ewell beat you up?’” ( Lee 231 ) Atticus does a great job in summing up all the points and
Abigail Williams, the antagonist, and John Proctor, the protagonist, carry opposing viewpoints concerning their strict and somewhat suffocating Puritan principles; Abigail secretly disobeys them, while John fights against the wrongs enveloped in their standards during the witchcraft trials, which leads to timeless, crucial comprehensions. To begin, Abigail has a poor relationship with the Puritan standards as she goes against the Puritan values and practices in a completely outrageous and betraying fashion. She has neither respect nor loyalty towards Puritanism and allows the excitement and hype of “crying witchcraft” go to her head. Abigail is able to manipulate those around her into believing she is the victim in every situation. In The Crucible, it is stated that Abigail is “a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling.
First of all, Danforth used various court techniques that were unjust in the eyes of most of the people in Salem. He created his own way of controlling the courts that was different from the rest of the colonies. For example, Danforth believed in the idea of guilty until proven innocent, which is the opposite of what it is today. He believes that if a person is accused then they are guilty until there is evidence to prove their innocence. Today, people are innocent until proven guilty.
Our society is so busy deciding what is or is not just, that no one has taken a second to actually figure out how to define it. Justice is a result that is rightly deserved. It’s a consequence, and like all consequences, it can be good or bad. Justice gives and takes and yet no one can agree on what justice is. The ones who decide what justice means, are the people in power.
Poor Behavior in “The Crucible” Ever wonder why people dies in The Crucible? The impact of Poor Behavior is exhibited throughout The Crucible. Most of the characters act badly.
Society today is really judgemental. If you don’t wear the right clothes or have the right car then you will get judged. It’s kinda like in the book The Crucible if you weren't a puritan then you were an outcast or you might have been a witch. One of the puritan girls Abigail Williams blamed a lot of women who were called puritans and lived the puritan way. In this case people just judged them without looking into far more research.
Back in the late sixteen hundreds the people during that time are very strict on religion. During the time a colony in the Americas called the puritans believed in witchcraft. People that are accused are guilty till proven innocent. In the Crucible it portrays injustice by how Danforth is not following court that is ruled by religion, Abigail intimidating the court, and the accused not having proper court rights. The following reasons will explain why the crucible is injustice.
Out of fear, Abigail betrayed Tituba, Sarah Good, Goody Osburn, and Mary Warren. While in the court in Salem, Hale was questioning Abigail about what had happened in the woods the night before. Reverend Parris,
What if there was a society where God was loved the same amount as His wrath is feared? Well, in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the Puritans were a society who loved and feared God equally. They loved and feared Him to a point where they blamed others for their sins. A group of young girls were caught doing witchcraft in the forbidden woods. The girls put the blame on others so they would not be the ones in trouble and the accused Puritans were all innocent of doing witchcraft.
Hypocrisy is the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense. In the book the Crucible there are many hypocrites some dishonest some just following any one to be guilty, but one of the many character is Judge Danforth he mocks Marry when he ask "How were you instructed in your life? Do you not know that God damns all liars?"(3-84), since Danforth is in power for being the judge he thinks that everyone else is ignorant and not being equal as him.
Do you remember learning about the Holocaust in school? Do you remember all of the feelings and thoughts you had? Imagine if it was you. Imagine if you were one of the soldiers. Would you stand up for what was right?
Like Abigail utterly told liars about how Elizabeth spirit had stabbed her at the dinner table but actually Abigail framed Goody Proctor with the doll Mary Warren had made as evidence to stable herself. Also Abigail accused Mary Warren for working with the devil in the setting of act three in the courtroom. The girls in courtroom acted as if Mary spirit was attacking them ,to scare her back to their side. Giles Corey also accused Thomas Putnam for being gluttonous for more land and therefore accusing his neighbors for it.
The Crucible’s justice system has been severely warped by the societies theology, and Arthur Miller systematically reminds the reader of this fact by creating sympathy for the innocent victims with rhetorical devices such as emotional appeal and . The injustice within The Crucible would be one resulting from the society’s theocratic government. They had no separation between church and state; consequently, their judgement was constantly clouded by their necessity to act on behalf of God and their fear of Hell. The biggest tool they used to decide who was involved in witchcraft was Abigail and the girls, as they claimed to be ‘purged’ previously from their ‘interactions with the Devil’. Thus, they were the only people Reverend John Hale believed would tell the truth.
The goodness and honesty of a person is revealed when he or she faces a crucible. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a strict Puritan town by the name of Salem is overpowered by the lies and deceit of supposed witchcraft. Everyone is subject to affiliation with the Devil and no one is safe from allegation. Two righteous men – John Proctor and Reverend Hale – compliment and contrast each other in their search to uncover the truth. As the play proceeds, Proctor and Hale find themselves and follow their own moral values.
The witches are on the hunt for the innocent souls of Salem with Hale stating, “The Devil is alive in Salem, and we dare not quail to follow wherever the accusing finger points” (Miller 1251). Hale is determined to use God’s mighty hand against the “evil witches”. This shows that Hale is faithful to Abigail’s accusations against the common people of Salem. At first, Reverend Hale is eager to prosecute, but as more innocent people are condemned, his compliance turns into distaste. His dissatisfaction eventually turns into rage when Hale shouts, “I denounce these proceedings!”
Also, in attempt to tell the truth about Abigail, John Proctor admits to cheating on his wife with Abigail, but Elizabeth lets her fear assist her in lying. John Proctor tells everyone in the court, previous to Elizabeth arriving, “she [has] never lied” (III.891.). With everyone now knowing that she does not lie, it makes her trustworthy and believable. Deputy Danforth then brings Elizabeth in to confirm what