The Crucible Response

The Crucible is an excellently written story. Its drama leaves you on the edge of your seat wanting more after every Act. It takes facts of the past and intertwines it with a story. I feel like it teaches a lesson throughout all of its drama and that is to be a morally good purpose because it's the right thing to do. You don't need to feel pressured by the rest of society or a higher being to do so. In The Crucible the Puritans faithfully follow their religion which consists of them being good, holey people yet when tested on their real character most falter and don't confide in the religious morals. There is a major ironic statement within the whole story. That is selfishness, greed, and lies are considered sins yet these religious people find themselves sinking into the temptations of the three. A prime example is of the character Paris, a well respected member of the church. He wants the character John Proctor to be prosecuted so that he can take his land. That is an act of greed on Paris's part. As a final note I feel as if the story reveals a psychological point about humans. By this I mean that greed, selfishness, and lies are apart of human minds. It's like they are natural character traits for some. No matter how the society you are in perceives those sinful traits it all comes down to how deep it has sunken into your character. If it is not deep then you are most likely not to be be affiliated with them but if it is deep in you then you have a high chance of being affiliated with them. That's how some of the characters in the story seem to be. Its like lies, greed, and selfishness are natural reactions to some even though their Puritan society despises it.

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The Crucible Act III Response

The Puritan’s of Salem are breaking down. Their court system that doesn’t rely on solid proof for accusations is turning out to be inefficient. For example if they had actual proof as to whether Abigail was a real witch then much time would have been spared and there would be less drama. (Although without the drama there would be no story.) The fact that they don’t rely on real proof makes the people even more under-handed and shady than they are. I say this because they can falsify situations just to put a disliked person “away”. For example Parris only wants John Proctor to be sent to jail or hanged so that he can take his land. I’d compare these Puritan people to the American Government because both are supposed to be symbolized with great morals yet they both take advantage of their positive reputations to commit their ill-advised deeds.

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The Crucible Act II Response

In Act II there is an in-depth perspective on how these Puritan people operate. In Act I we learn of their vague accusations and beliefs without any real reasoning. In this Act we learn that they accuse people to be witches based on coincidental happenings. Now this technically means they still don't have actual reasoning but it still provides detail on their decision...On another note, their seems to be so much mistrust between these church centered people. They work on living a good life inspired by God yet they carry on accusation and underhanded deeds that aren't ideal. I think this happens because they strive to make their society perfect that they will do whatever it takes to get rid of the flaws such as accused witches. Hales seem to be the only one that is "stepping out-side the box" of the Puritan lifestyle.

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