The Crucible - Important Character Analysis :: Arthur Miller

In The Crucible, Arthur Miller establishes the universal theme that good does not ever prevail over evil. It shows that fear and suspicion can produce a mass hysteria that destroys public order and rationality. This theme is clearly determine through the characters actions throughout the play. Three characters in the play demonstrate antithetical types of human condition through the decisions they make. Reverend Hale and John watch represent the human condition to choose rationally while Danforth advocates a more traditional side. All but Danforth have a swap of brass from the given situation. The Crucible argues that even when a society is corrupt, a person with high moral character can follow their scruples to make a good decision.Reverend Hale is called to Salem to supporter solve the witchcraft chaos. At first he is confident in doing his muse as a reverend by following the church building standards. He agrees with the court?s tactics, which involves searching for confessions to aid the trial in sentencing people to death. Over the course of the play he experiences a coarse transformation. As he listens to both sides of the trial, he realizes that the church and court standards may be wrong, and he begins to question these standards within himself. He stops reinforcement the court because he can no longer accept the ill-advised prosecutions that Danforth continues to make. His final decision in going against the church and following his heart shows the true side of his character. He goes through the rest of the play onerous to save people?s lives. When someone asks why he has answer back he states, ?Why, it is all simple. I come to do the shake up?s work? (986). This shows he feels that doing what may seem wrong to others is real the right thing to do. His efforts are in vain, however,because in the end the puritan Court overrules all other opinion.Danforth is the pronounce of the witch trials and is very tenacious in his ways. Hi s handling of the trials is overbearing and intolerant. He is shocked when Francis Nurse dares to judge his authority and states, ?Peace, Judge Hawthorne, do you know who I am, Mr. Nurse (959). He thinks that he is superior to everyone else and he believes he has the best judgment of all. Because of his job he is feeling pressured to please the majority of the people.