Consequences In The Crucible

“Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the masses, either by ridicule or slander.” This quote was written by Victor Hugo and this quote is saying that everyone is a whole, but when a person thinks they’re better than others, then others will try to prove them wrong. Others may be better in other things and some maybe have self ambitions but others will use jealous or even peer pressure to bring them down and that leads to consequences like in The Crucible by Arthur Miller. There is many emotions and human failings that lead to tragic consequences from the actions people did like Abigail Williams and John Proctor and in real life situations.

Often, in life nobody really thinks

before doing something, they put their emotions first, which will later causes them regret because it will cause them to have consequences at the end.

A perfect example of this is Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. He initiated World War II and that resulted in millions of deaths. He was very ambition of himself and he thought that he was higher and powerful than anyone else in this world. He blamed Jews that they were the problem of their country and convince that they were bad people to germans and killed many innocent people. He would not let anyone stop him and if someone tries to bring him down then he would just send troops to killed them. And at the end of this whole disaster he ended up having war, him losing the war, and he committed suicide at the end of this whole situation. Another example is one of my friends his name is Nathan. He was a pretty good boy got good grades but when he got to high school he started hanging out with the wrong

crowd. He was changing little by little, he stop doing homework and started to ditch with his new friends. One night Nathan and his friends were at Walmart and one of his friends said that they should steal some headphones. But Nathan didn’t want to do it so he was peer pressured into doing because his friends called him names. So they all stole headphones but they got caught. So they called the police and they came and they got arrested and their parents got a called telling them their son was arrested. Later they got bailed out and it was put in their permit record and he ended up getting grounded. Self ambitions and peer pressure can lead to consequences but also human failings and petty jealousies can also.
Next, in the Crucible there are many problems and situations.

Each character has their own human failings, jealousy, selfish ambitions or even peer pressure that led to consequences. Abigail Williams is a great example because she had an affair with a married man and put many people in trail that could cause them to have a life or death situation, “The Deputy Governor promise hangin’ if they’ll not confess, John. The town’s gone wild, I think.” (page 193). Also she peer pressures the girls to do things with her and to go along with her even if it means to lie. “(she all the girls run to one wall, shielding their eyes. And now, as though corned, they let out a gigantic scream, and Mary, as though infected, open her mouth and screams with them. Gradually Abigail and the girls leave off, until only Mary is left there.... Proctor strides to her.) Mary tell the Governor what they-, Don’t touch me -don’t touch me! (At which the girls halt at the door) (pointing at Proctor) You're the devil’s man!” (page 226). Abigail also tries to be with a married man even if he told her to leave him alone and she will do anything to be with him, when she wants something she will do anything to get it. Her emotions are doing all the actions, she doesn’t think first before doing anything and later she is going to regret it. Secondly, John Proctor thinks highly of himself because he is known as a good man in the town. One of his human failings is having an affair with a 17 year old girl. After

that it leds him with having trouble forgiving himself and trouble in his marriage, which his wife can trust him and forgive him and making him guilty, “Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tip-toe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart. I cannot speak but i am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into a court when I come into this house!” (page 194).
Bad decisions from real life situations and The Crucible lead to consequences. Like in the Crucible Abigail Williams and John Proctor their relationship affected each other and Adolf Hitler killing innocent people, caused war and he end up killing himself, and one of my friends Nathan did things he wasn’t suppose to and got caught. The choices you make can affect you and also can lead to consequences like Abigail William, John Proctor, Adolf Hitler, and my friend Nathan.