Who Is Weak In The Crucible

The concepts of weakness, courage, and truth all play significant roles in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, because characters inside the story represent them. The definitions of weak, courage, and truth are all different for each person, however within the story, each was defined. What is the definition of weakness? Is it not being able to protect the ones you hold dear? Is it being pressured into giving up something? Or is it something more than those? John Proctor, a man of honor who kept his name clean, was weak, and because of his weakness many people died including himself, and those that he cared about. He was not physically weak, but mentally. If only Proctor had the guts to be able to tell the court what really happened, then so

Weakness in my opinion is a sin. Only the strong survive in this world, and the weak ones will eventually die off. Of course, Proctor was not the only person that was weak, Elizabeth Proctor was also weak. She did not have the courage to tell the court what really happened, she did not resist when the arrest warrant came for her, and she also did not have the guts to tell John what she really thought. In fact, the whole entire town was weak. The Civilians are weak because they are afraid of the witches, which they never saw might I add. The townsfolk could not serve their own problems so they had to call in someone else, which is a sign of weakness. The girls that were going along with Abigail were also weak. They got on the bandwagon in order to save themselves, which is smart, but still weak. If they all banded together and took on

Not everyone can be courageous, but the few that are, are either dead or alive. Giles Corey is a fine example of someone who is courageous. Not willing to give up the name of the one that said Thomas Putnam was a bad man, challenging the court in order to get his wife back, and finally dying while still holding on to his beliefs, not many can accomplish what this person has done. To not turn in the name of the person that is saying Putnam is a bad man is already going against the court, but would a normal person be able to keep up his facade even though they know they will die? Not many people can say, “more weight,” (Corey) in the face of death. And certainly not many are able to overcome the shadows of death and still hold on to their beliefs. Giles Corey is truly a courageous person, but know that he is not the only one. Others included Francis Nurse who also went against the court and even, John