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Themes of The Crucible
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Power and Justice
Love and Lust
The power of authority is not always one of justice.
Love and Lust have the capability of clouding your better judgement.
Act 3 pg. 1313 is an example of this theme. "I cannot hear you. What do you say? You will confess yourself or you will hang! Do you know who I am? I say you will hang if you do not open with me! " This shows Danforth has let power suppress the importance of justice. With his name filled with such power, he has forgotten the true duty of his position in the court.
One example of this theme can be found in Act 3 p.1311 where Elizabeth pleads, “My husband - is a goodly man, sir. /Danforth: Then he did not turn from you…Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery? /… Elizabeth: No, sir.” This quote exemplifies how loving someone can lead oneself to make costly mistakes. Because of Elizabeth's love for John Proctor, she lies to the judges about him committing adultery and in the ends up damning Proctor and Abigail is left unaccused.
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Pride at the Expense of Others
Mr.Mata
AP Lang
Period 4
Thank You!
Pride at the expense of others is a hindrance to ones self worth.
One example of this theme can be found in Act 2 pp.1274. "'John, with so many in the jail, more than Cheever's help is needed now, I think. ...Go to Abigail' 'What have i say to Abigail?'" In this quote we can see that Proctor know what he should do to make things right fro his wife but his pride and fear of losing his name are holding him back.
Erin Thornton
Karissa Patel
Micayla Agyepong
Lila Cano
- Love and Lust
- Power and Justice
- Pride at the expense of others
- Pride in Morals
- Lies and Deceit
Pride in Morals
Lies and Deceit
Pride in one's good morals shows the amount of value for them self as a human being