An Analysis of the Topic of the Act One in The Crucible, a Play by Arthur Miller
Act I~And you must. You are no wintry man. I know you, John. I know you. I cannot sleep for dreamin; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though Id find you comin through some door.-pg 23 (Abigail)
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**This passage shows repetition, rambling, wondering. It also shows the emotion of Abigail. Telling the reading that Abigail is cunning, deceiving. This sets a soft tone where Abigail is talking to her Proctor who she once had an affair with.
Act II-Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer! How do you go to Salem when I forbid it? DO you mock me? Ill whip you if you dare leave this house again.-pg 55 (Proctor)
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**This passage shows how Proctor is very mad at his wife for not trusting him. Elizabeth still has the memory of Abigail and his husbands affair from the pass. This shows how proctor is very mad for things had changed; there are no more connections between Proctor and Abigail.
Act II-Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors goods, not make unto thee any graven image. Thou shaltK-pg 67 (Proctor)
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**This passage is very ironic because Proctor has forgotten the law that he has just recently broken. He probably forgotten it on purpose for he does not want to remember the law of adultery. He was sweating which shows that he was nervuse.
Act III-Hes come to overthrow this court, Your Honor!-pg 92 (Parris)
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**The significant of this quote is that Reverend Parris repeatedly accuses of Proctor and others for over throwing the court because f Proctor loses his case, everyone who supported him will be destroyed.
Act III-KThe law, based on the Bible, and the Bible, writ by Almighty God, forbid the practice of witchcraft, and describe death as the penalty thereofK-pg 102 (Danforth)
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**This shows how the Puritans believes strongly on God and that the God and the Bible is everything are always right- how narrow minded they are.
Act III~She-dissatisfied meK And my husband.-pg 111 (Elizabeth)
Your husband-did he indeed turns from you?-pg 113 (Danforth)
My husband- is a goodly man, sir.-pg 113 (Elizabeth)
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**The Questioning of Elizabeth from Danforth is an irony. Arthur Miller stated that Elizabeth is an honest woman who never lies, however, she lied in order to defend her husband and to save Proctors name; even though she knows that Proctor had an affair with Abigail.
