The Crusible was a story with a wide range of caractors. Not only appearance wise but,
with different personalities a together. Many caracteurs in this play thought differently
from one and other. That is why this book had a few "twists and turns" to the story. In
my profiles, I will display many different caracteurs and theirs' different mentality.
First I will start with Mr. John Proctor, a.k.a. "shoulder checker". John Proctor had
always things on his mind. People were always on his mind. John Proctor was always
looking out for his mistakes or errors, not because he was picky, but his ennemis and
competion were. John Proctor was always think out the final result of a situation, like
when
Betty was "spritually repossed" early in the book (Act I, pages 6-12). John Proctor did
not care about as Betty as much as the final opinion that the town would have on
Proctor's "white and pure" name.
Much can be said about Proctor's giving and understanding, but I don't want to waste
that line. Proctor's carring and willing to give people thinks was not his best feature.
Proctor was always thing about him, himself and no one else, except the final outcome of
the whole situation. Take for exaple the fellow that wanted to get some tree off
Proctor's land. Even though Proctor had probably no knowlage of the trees on his land, he
still wanted a peice of the pie. Proctor wanted always money. He was money hungry and
cheap.
Basicly Proctor was a would be if he could be. Proctor was always trying to fit into the
high class crowd, flash his powere and money on the middle class or poorer people, but
when Proctor was around people like Hale (Hale was a well educated and he stood up for
things kind of guy) Proctor would try to act up to his class but he couldn't really
beacause inside he really knew he couldn't.
Then the one life ending, marriage destroying fault that Proctor would ever do was he
sleept with Abigail. That action right there would kill Proctor not physically (yet) but
mentally threw the novel it honted him and later .. his wife. The perfect exemple was
when John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth and Mr. Proctor were approched by Hale. John Proctor
was asked if he could name the seven commandents (Act ][, page #65). John Proctor (with
Elizabeth by his side) was able to name them all except the most crusal one, for John
Proctor, Adultery. With Elizabeth knowing all the information before hand, she was
totally convinced that John Proctor was indeed guilty of comitting the sin of Adultry
with Abigail Williams.
I think John Proctor did change towards the end of the play because of he mood and
situtation that he was in. At the end (Act ]I[) John Proctor was being excuted and he
trully did love his wife. His moods and heart changed to tell Elizabeth how he really
felt about her. John really did love her. John Proctor's aditude really did change form
me, myself and I, to who is in need the most besides me.
The next caracteur I will talk about is Abigail Williams. Abigail was the sour apple of
the bunch in this book, she really could not help it because of the it is hard to be a
sweet apple when the roots and tree you came form was sour. Abigail was an orphan and
all. She used her body to get things or people she wanted to.
Even though Abigail was almost an adult, by many she was still basicly treeted like a
child, to be seen but not to be heerd. This was the aditude in all the town for
children.
I think Abigail's most interresting feature is that she lies through thick and thin. At
the end of Act ]I[ Abigail (under oth) was lying threw her teeth because he wanted to
save her own butt. The point is Abigail dosn't care to whom she is lying. It could be a
judge or even Proctor it really didn't make a difference to her as long as she was able
to save herself.
The way some times she lies was quite entertainning. In Act ]I[, Abigail thought there
was a bird on the ceilling and was doing a good job convincing every one else that there
was to. The reason Abigail did this again was to make everyone beleive that she was
physco.
Abigail was able many times to influence the court. She was able to have her ways with
Danforth and Jugde Hathrone and the court (but many times the court was question who has
the power).
I guess Abigail has many split personalities. In act number one, Abigail goes threw many
emotional changes and moods. Abigail goes from violent to "peace keeping" when she holds
Mercy back (page 16). Then Abibail goes to quiet then mad (page 17). Then Abigail goes to
flurts with Proctor (On page 19).. I found Abigail making many thearts to people but
never did go threw with them. Like when Betty (In act one) was sleeping for a long time,
Abigail would threaten her saying "Get up or I'll beat you Betty" (page 15).I
guess coming from an unstable background, people can except some weirdness from a few
individuals
To put Abigail in a nutshell she is selfish, brutal, she has split personalities and she
is only concerned about herself.
I didn't see any changes in Abigail in the play. I think I can prove my point by showing
what down the road Abigail became. Abigail became a Prostitute in Boston (Page 140). With
an outcome like that, I think Abigail really didn't change much ever!
Hale will be my last caracteur profile but certainly not the least caractor at all. Hale
was the one out of them all I could fellow and understand what he was doing threw out the
play.
Hale was an educated man and he would do what he beleived. Mr. Hale is a man that is
going into his forties. Since he was a man very highly educated, many people called him
in for his expertice on witchcraft. I think that Hale had the most logical approches to
any situations than any other caracteur. Hale would ague to everyone or anyone. Take the
final act when Hale would battle it out with Danforth over many of the courts decisions.
Hale would be able to analyse the sittuation that the court was not the most stertious
system and Hale tried to change the courts decitions when Danforth was trying to reclame
power of his own court (ironical isn't it?).
I saw many verbal threats to Hale. The funny thing about all these threest is that
either was were going to be affected physically now or spriatually later. But Hale was
never scared of these threest.
Hale was always always under the influence of God. The reason or event would be because
of God. Still, Hale was a friend to many people like Proctor. When the summons come for
Proctor (at the end of Act ]I[), Proctor would yell to the officers tht they should
depart from his house. Hale tried to clam down Mr. Proctor but once a snowball start to
roll, it is hard to freeze it in it's tracks. But again it's like thoses efforts that
made Hale who he is.
I fell that all theses caractuers made a big difference in this book (as I described
above). My reason apon picking them varies from the protagonist (Proctor) to anognist
(Abigail) to the man I felt kept the ball moving with his knowladge (Hale).
I enjoyed reading this book because of the turning of events, the plot that led up to
the climax. The finish was touching. For a guy to say it was touching, it was a good
ending. I think the best title or subtitle for this book came from an album from a group
called Colletive Soul. Their title from the album and the perfect title for this book:
Hints, Lies and Alligations
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