A crucible is metal container used for runing stuffs at a high temperature to happen out what they are made of. A crucible can besides mention to a trial or a test. In The Crucible, many characters are subjected to a “ high temperature ” as the misss of Salem are the heat and they raise a tenseness and force per unit area to the people in the small town. The Crucible besides has another significance throughout the scene that is a trial which appears in the tribunal with many arguments happen. In the drama, many characters had to alter to decide a job and three characters change more than others through the drama. The first character is Elizabeth Proctor who changes all of a sudden in the drama, the 2nd character is John Proctor who has a several alterations in the dramas, and the last character is Reverend John Hale who besides changes his feeling in the drama.
Elizabeth Proctor is an guiltless and sort adult female in Salem. Before the drama opens, when she discovers the criminal conversation between John Proctor and Abigail William, she kicks Abigail out of her house. After that, she still acts as normal and no feeling, but she feels her hubby has done something incorrect and she can non accept. In act II, she and her hubby have a dinner and they talk about the town which is about collaring of witchery. Then, she talks about Abigail and she gets disquieted when she thinks about John and Abigail do in entirely. “ I see what I see, John. ( The Crucible, 54 ) . She seems no feeling but she is really sad in her bosom as when her hubby kisses her, she besides receives but that is nonsensical to her. She does n’t expose her feeling for her hubby. Furthermore, She still loves her hubby and she persuades her hubby travel to see Abigail to halt their relationship. In the terminal of act II, she is arrested because the tribunal functionary thinks she concerns with witchery but she still stand -up. In act III, when Danforth asks her that her hubby is a lechery and she lies with Danforth because she wants to protect her hubby ‘s repute. Although she is a sincere adult female, she lies with the tribunal because she loves her hubby. In act IV, she blames for herself that she is a cold wife. “ I have wickedness of my ain to tribunal. It needs a cold married woman to motivate lechery. “ ( The Crucible, 137 ) . When her hubby execute by hanging, she can non make anything to assist John Proctor. Elizabeth is a sort adult female but she canot saves her hubby ‘s life because he retakes his sense of goodness and she can non take this from him.
John Proctor is a 2nd character who changes in the drama. He is a supporter, local husbandman, who is respectable and honest. In act I, he is a irresponsible individual because he does n’t have that he is adultery with Abigail William. When Abigail coquette with him, he tries to maintain off and he wants her forget what they do together. “ Abby, you ‘ll set it out of head. I ‘ll non be comin ‘ for you more. “ ( The Crucible, 22 ) . But in act II, he changes and loves his married woman. He recognizes that he makes a errors with his married woman and he wants her forgive. “ Spare me! You forget nothin ‘ and forgive nothin ‘ . “ ( The Crucible, 54 ) . On the contrary, he treats different to Abigail and he tells a truth to the tribunal because he thinks that thing can do Abigail stops her craze. But his married woman does n’t desire he does it so she tells with the tribunal that Proctor is guiltless. In act III, if his married woman has pregnant, he does n’t hold job but he thinks another ways. Because he wants aid people in Salem, he continues Sue. John Proctor has alteration during the drama, as he is non selfish because he agrees to state his matter with Abigail. In act IV, Jonh Proctor does n’t believe about his life and he can make anything to protect his repute. He loves his married woman and knows to believe everyone around him. When he is supposed to hang, he sees his married woman to discourse that he has to squeal or non. When he talks with his married woman, he decides to squeal because he thinks he is non a good adult male but so when he marks his name to written confession, he changes his head and he lacerates a written confession. Finally, he chooses dice to protect his good name. “ Because it is my name! Because I can non hold another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am non worth the dust on the pess of them that hang! ” ( The Crucible, 143 ) .
Reverend Hale is another character who besides changes in the drama. He is witch huntsman who is really knowing and intelligent curate. In the beginning of the drama, he goes to Salem town to analyze unwellness of Betty. Further, he goes to Salem to acquire information about witchery. He is really rigorous when he contributes to the test of enchantress, and he uses jurisprudence to judge a individual who is concerned with enchantress. As when he constrains her confess that she is a enchantress and he wants say name of another individual who is related with enchantress. “ You have sent your spirit out upon this kid, have you non? Are you garnering psyches for the Devil? ” ( The Crucible, 44 ) . He believes that the town has witchery and he tries to take it out the town.
