Individual and Society- The Crucible

John Proctor
1. Goes against the court
  1. trying to stay out of proceedings did ultimately drag him into the problem
2. Distrusted in the theocratic society
  1. Does not attend church regularly
    1. Seen as rejecting religion
3. Broken social rules there is pressure to ensure nobody knows
  1. Secret affair
  2. Didn't want to blacken his name
Society destroyed by individuals
1. Confessions from the girls
2. Hale
  1. Years of study of witchcraft
    1. Pulled community apart
Theocracy rules society and represses individuals
1. Caused the girls to dance in the woods
  1. Against puritan religion
  2. Pressure to conform
    1. Giles Corey's wife should only read the Bible
2. Abigail's feelings for John were not expressed
people take pleasure in others being ridiculed
1. Settle grudges and conflicts
Danforth
1. Pressure to denounce family and friends
  1. Proctor denounces wife and admits adultery
Standing up against the powers of the church and the court seen as the work of the devil
1. Every defense taken as an attack on the court
  1. Petition of 91 names

Resumen del Recurso

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