By Jennifer L. Scheidt, Denis M. Calandra
The unique CliffsNotes learn courses supply a glance into serious components and concepts inside vintage works of literature. the newest new release of titles during this sequence additionally function glossaries and visible components that supplement the vintage, accepted format.
CliffsNotes at the Crucible takes you into Arthur Miller's play approximately solid and evil, self-identity and morality.
Following the ambience and motion of the Salem witch trials of the 1600s, this examine advisor seems into Puritan tradition with severe commentaries approximately every one act and scene. different beneficial properties that assist you determine this significant paintings include
- Life and history of the author
- Introduction to the play
- Character internet and in-depth analyses of the most important roles
- Summaries and glossaries with regards to each one act
- Essays that discover the author's narrative process and the play's historic setting
- A overview part that assessments your wisdom and indicates essay subject matters and perform projects
- A source middle for trying out info on books, guides, and net resources
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Commentary Scene 2 reveals the impact of the witch trials and the frenzy they have created in Salem, reinforcing the theme of how easily a mob can be influenced. Suddenly the townspeople revere the youth of the town, namely Abigail and the other girls, as instruments of God. Anyone who has crossed the girls lives in fear of being accused of witchcraft. As the leader of the group, Abigail has finally achieved the power she desires, and now she can use it to obtain Proctor. The other girls have achieved new status as well.
Unfortunately neither one of these happens. Scene 4 exemplifies a struggle. Proctor knows that signing the confession is lying, and this sacrifice of honor is the hardest for him to bear. His desire to remain honest and his desire to preserve his family tear him in two. ” 52 CliffsNotes Miller’s The Crucible Proctor does not consider himself righteous, in fact he recoils from the idea that he is compared to individuals like Rebecca Nurse who are innocent of any wrongdoing. Of course Proctor has not practiced witchcraft; however, according to himself he is a fallen man, one who has sinned against his wife and himself.
Proctor believes a public display of his wrongdoing only intensifies the extent of his sin, thereby multiplying his guilt. Proctor’s decision to tell the court about his affair ironically demonstrates his goodness. He willingly sacrifices his good name in order to protect his wife. Only through his public acknowledgment of the affair does Proctor regain his wife’s trust. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to slander himself by allowing the court to nail his false confession to the church door.