PROCTORS TRAGIC DEATH

Proctors Tragic Death In The Book - The Crucible, By Arthur Miller

Proctors Tragic Death In The Book - The Crucible, By Arthur Miller

Introduction

The main plot of the book takes place during the Salem witch trials and shows a mostly accurate representation of what happened during this time. The book The Crucible displays the definition of the word “crucible” in two distinct ways (Bloom, Harold, 2008, p. 14). A 'crucible' can be characterized as; "a vessel of heat-resisting material utilized for high warmth chemical reactions" or "a test or test of the most critical and resolute kind" (Bloom, Harold, 2008, p. 14). John Proctor presents a large demonstration to portray a person who acts like a heat resistant vessel, keeping his wits and fending off the 'chemical reactions' going on in the village where the turmoil are being initiated (Bloom, Harold, 2008, p. 14). He further goes through a crucible throughout this point in his life in which 'crucible' means "a check or trial of the most severe and resolute kind", which defines the witch tests in an appropriate manner (Arthur, 1992, p. 3).

Analysis

The Crucible is set in 1692 in Salem, a town, which is known as Massachusetts, in present-day US state. In the small town of Salem, Rev. Samuel Parris's daughter Betty, his niece Abigail and some other girl are shown to be surprised in an occult ritual, in the forest. Some of the children do not seem to recover from the shock of the discovery (Abbotson, Susan, 2005, p. 78). They are powerless and ill, which was simulated only by them, in order to protect themselves. Since the "diseases" of children can not be explained by doctors, it hastily created the rumor of supernatural events, of exorcism and witchcraft (Abbotson, Susan, 2005, p. 78). Reverend Parris Reverend Hale asked a vicious specialist about the illness of his daughter, and requested him to get to the bottom, in order to find out the cause of the disease. The girls, led by Abigail, realize very quickly that they can protect themselves from punishment by putting the blame on others for having driven them for their illegal actions (Bloom, Harold, 2008, p. 14). As a result of this, they call random names from the community members, who are allegedly in league with the devil, and fate take its course (Abbotson, Susan, 2005, p. 78).

“ABIGAIL, with a bitter anger: Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be-

PROCTOR, angered-at himself as well: You'll speak nothin' of Elizabeth!

ABIGAIL: She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a-

PROCTOR, shaking her: Do you look for whippin'?” (Miller & Abobotson, 2010, p. 23)

As the above quote depicts that Abigail and some other girls from the city of Salem, including the daughter of the pastor Parris, perform different dances in a full moon night in the ...