Hathorne and Parris Essay

In my opinion the main twist of the typify was in the butterfly scene where monitor confesses his affair with Abigail, who doesnt deny it and doesnt confess to it either. Elizabeth is brought in as a witness, she could save all the living people accused of witchcraft by telling the court the truth, by removing Abigails power. However, her choice to lie or confess her husbands adultery to the court is not based on her values and her morals. She is unaware of the importance of her decision and she doesnt know that rear end has already confessed his crime. Danforth-What of Abigail Williams? Elizabeth-I came to think he fancied her.And so whizz night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the highroad. Danforth-Your husband-did he indeed turn from you? Elizabeth-(in agony) My husband-is a goodly man, sir. Danforth-Then he did not turn from you. Elizabeth-(starting to glance at Proctor) He- Danforth-(reaches out and holds her face, then) Look at me To your own knowledge, ha s John Proctor ever committed the crime of satyry (in a crisis of indecision she cannot speak) Answer my question Is your husband a lecher Elizabeth-(faintly) No, sir. This scene is packed with suspense, will Elizabeth tell the truth?Dramatic irony also plays a give away part in this scene, we know that John has already confessed to his lechery, but Elizabeth doesnt. She thinks that she is saving his name, when ironically she is labelling him as a liar. She chooses to lie in the church, ignoring her religious values. She puts her husband and family first, which deputes us that she is on the private side of the private living vs. the church conflict which runs throughout the play. The confess or not to confess conflict is also shown here, Elizabeth is one of the many characters forced to make this decision, along with Proctor, the girls, Mary Warren and Abigail.The punctuation in Danforths tongue intensifies his anger, it creates more tension and puts flush more pressure on Eli zabeth. Elizabeths sentences are mostly short, show her lack of confidence and weakness. This makes us sympathise with Elizabeth even more and involves us with her even more, just in time to intensify the hanging of her husband. The Crucible is a play of conflicts, these conflicts make the storyline more provoke by creating suspense and tension for climaxes, create sub-plots which add to the confusion and it allows room for twists, such as when John confesses his adultery but Liz unconsciously says hes lying.This keeps us glued to the play. The structure itself can be symbolised by a crucible getting hotter and hotter and allowing the impurities to be extracted. It puts tremendous pressure on our main characters causing more conflicts, which in turn causes, excitement, creating yet another climax. Conclusion I thoroughly enjoyed this play as it was exciting and highly emotional so I could get involved in the play and with the characters. I found myself in a position where I was unb elievably biased towards John Proctor without even realising how Id been persuaded by Miller to side with him.This is cleverly done so you feel you form made your own choice, so you dont feel manipulated. I found the ending of the play almost unbearable as through the story I had attached myself to John and it was upsetting to collide with him victimised by the pride of Danforth, Hathorne and Parris. Pride and religion are what decide the fate of the play, the threat of ingenuousness crashes down harshly on the dream of a Utopia, confusing readers and characters alike.