The Crucible

Why Students Should Read the Crucible Historical Significance “I don’t believe a man has to become an informer in order to practice his profession freely in the United States.” Common Archetypes & Characterization Abigail: Infatuated with
the idea of love “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near! Or did I dream that? It’s she put me out, you cannot pretend it were you. I saw your face when she put me out, and you loved me then and you do now.” Proctor: Tragic Hero “She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands.” Reverend Hale Themes Reputation “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” Intolerance