The Themes Of Honor In Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Every character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible had their fair share of sins throughout the play. There is betrayal, lechery, lying, death, and cowardice. Arthur Miller displays elements of mass hysteria through the town’s large number of accusations. Even though a person knows they are not guilty when or if they are accused, they still get worried. People act differently independently versus in a group because in a group they can accuse another person or say that someone else is to blame. If someone is alone they have no where to hide. Abigail has slept with the married man John Proctor. Abigail acts like a harlot when alone with Proctor. Yet she still tries to be a perfectly behaved lady around other people. “The belief in witchcraft was, at bottom an

The Crucible reflects the theme of honor through the people who refused to admit they were witches. Self-worth is shown through the people who refused to say they were witches when they knew they were not. Proctor chose to die rather than lie and confess to something he knew was not true. Elizabeth also did not ask Proctor to lie and confess because she knew it would take the good out of him. Pride has been shown through Proctor. He committed lechery and still had faith in himself and said, “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 worthy the dust on the feet of them to hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (Miller 143). John Proctor decides that he would rather die with pride than lie. In The Crucible pride leads to the downfall of Salem, and the death many people. John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend Hale all experience the influence of pride. It eventually leads to Reverend Hale loosing his credibility, Elizabeth Proctor loosing her husband and John Proctor loosing his