The Crucible motivations
There is a lot of confusion is the play The Crucible as to what the certain motivations of the characters in the play is. Why are some of the characters lying about "sightings" of the devil with certain people they are trying to get rid of? The motivations of John Proctor, and Reverend Hale haven't been the same throughout the play. I think Reverend Parris had the same motivations throughout the whole play though which was to benefit himself and not others. Proctor and Hale by the end had the same motivation, which was to let out the truth that the girls were fakes and that they needed to be hung, not the people that they were accusing.Reverend Parris is the minister for Salem. He is a paranoid, power-hungry man. He is more concerned about his reputation than his daughter's and niece's souls when the first rumors of witchcraft get under way. He quickly learns to take advantage of the witch craze for his own personal gain, which in the end he is still concerned about his reputation. I don't think Reverend Parris changed enough to consider him as a character who in the end "does the right thing." In the beginning of this play Parris focused greatly on making sure that everyone thought that the girls were for real. If Parri
------------------------------------------------------------------------ John Proctor is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. He does not care for the voice of authority (of the church or court) and does not want to be involved with the witch-hunt. However, once his wife is accused of being a witch, he has no choice but to become involved. He had an affair with Abigail Williams, and this affair is what causes Abigail to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft. In the end, he wants to confess to having had relations with the Devil, but his dignity leads him to hang as a man with honor. There is a fine line between whether John Proctor did the right thing or not in my eyes. If he were to give into having relations with the devil he would stay alive and be able to raise his children and take care of his family overall. He decided in the end not to "give his name to the court" to protect his children in the future and let his children see what a great father he really would have been. A man with that much dignity and honor deserves the "good man" badge. s were to disagree with anything at this point his family would fall apart. Any sign of him not controlling his own house and he will loose respect of the whole village therefore destroying his great ol' mighty reputation.
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