How Does The Crucible Affect A Person's Reputation

Tristin Crane

Ms. Rank

English 3-A P5

9, November 2016

Crucible Paper Outline

A person’s reputation affects how people see them without even talking to that person. If someone has a good reputation they are more likely to be trusted, versus if they have a bad reputation someone is more likely to hesitate before trusting that person. For example, would someone trust a painter to paint your house when that painter has the reputation for not finishing his work and doing a bad job? Or would that person leave your kids with a baby sitter that is known for falling asleep on the job? This is also shown in “The Crucible” with people trying to maintain their good image so they can keep a good reputation. There are a lot of people who others just

Very soon after Parris sees all of the girls dancing around the fire in the forest, Parris worries that if this is exploited that people will think witchcraft was being practiced in his own house. This scares him because he does not want people to assume his family is using the devil as he is an authority in the church, Abigail’s name is already not respected by the townspeople. This in the play by saying “Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character. I have given you a home, child. I have put clothes upon your back now give me an upright answer. Your name in the town it is entirely white, is it

Rebecca is accused of witchcraft with no probable cause. Elizabeth and Proctor think that if she has a very good reputation, she will be saved, but nothing is for sure as everyone is running around like a dog with out a chain. Reverend Hale does this by saying that the times are strange, but this really doesn’t help anyone. He does this by stating “This is a strange time, Mister. No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack upon this village. There is too much evidence now to deny it. You will agree, sir?” Proctor replies saying “I have no knowledge in that line. But it's hard to think so pious a woman be secretly a Devil's bitch after seventy year of such good prayer.” By saying this he is speaking to the point that she is a woman of Christ and has been praying every day of her life and there is no way someone could just convert to the practice of the