Crucible, The
Has this ever happened to you: You wanted something really bad, so you did every little thing so correct and so perfect and you led yourself so high and so far. Yet one simple mistake caused everything you worked so hard for to disintegrate, like there was no point you even tried? Well, this is irony and irony, unfortunately, usually occurs at the most unexpected and/or most critical moments in life. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, irony emerges at the worst possible time, in the courts decision to choose either life or death for the main character, John Proctor. This major decision was based on the simple answer of Elizabeth Proctor, yes meant life, no meant death. A likely motivation that Elizabeth went against her values and her religion by telling her first lie was because she indeed loved John after all, despite of how she showed it in the past. Another likely motivation for Elizabeth's lie was to convince herself, the court and the community of Salem that her husband is a good man, and he would never have an affaire because he is satisfied with her and her being; she just didn't want to accept the fact that her husband cheated on her. Yet, the effect of the lie has a greater value then the motivations behind the
This was probity the ultimate fear Elizabeth had, that her husband was not satisfied with her and still had "soft" feelings for Abigail; Elizabeth dared not to let this incident disappear, even if the incident took place seven months ago. John, if it were not Abigail that you must go hurt, would you falter now? I think not' 'Spare me! You forget nothing and forgive nothing. 104) In any case, Elizabeth decided to tell a lie, her first lie, which ended up in something utterly ironic. They have both confessed of their "sins" and spoke from their spirit instead of their wits. This just proves that she, in fact, loved John, maybe even more then she loved her religion and her values, regardless of how she showed her love to John in the past. And for Elizabeth, she never came to realize the reason why her husband committed adultery, and this was something she wished not to accept. Elizabeth Proctor is a loving wife (even if she didn't show it in a affectionate way) and would only want the best for her husband. She may of thought by saying "no" to the court, she was denouncing reality that her husband is lecher, and in some cases, denouncing the reality that he is a bad husband and that she is a bad wife for not fully pleasing him. Yet for a human being who has never committed a sin, which includes lying, this must have been extremely difficult to do, regardless if it meant to save a life or not. lie, it was, in truth, a good thing that Elizabeth lied, even if it resulted in the death of John because what came with the lie was the new understandings John and Elizabeth had for one another, and the mutual agreement they had, that they forgave each other and begged for forgiveness from one another; a feeling that seemed forever lost in their limited relationship. When Elizabeth entered the courtroom her decision to tell a lie was purely out of love.
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