Stereotypes in the crucible
Stereotypes existed even in the 1600's. Miller portrayed several stereotypical characters, a few being Abigail Williams, Reverend Parris, Tituba, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor.
Abigail Williams- The Tumultuous Teen
Everywhere she goes, she causes ferment. From the adultery she and John Proctor committed to the accusations she made of witchery, she is the cause of mostly all of the drama in the town.
"Parris, to the point: Abigail, is there any other cause than you have told me, for your being discharged from Goody Proctor's service? I have heard it said, and I tell you as I heard it, that she comes so rarely to the church this year for she will not sit so close to something soiled. What signified that remark?
Abigail: She hates me, uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It's a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!
Parris: She may be. And yet it has troubled me that you are now seven month out of their house, and in all this time no other family has ever called for your service
Abigail: They want slaves, not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them! With ill-concealed resentment at him: Do you begrudge my bed, uncle?
Parris: No - no.
Abigail, in a temper: My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!" (Miller 12).
Everywhere she goes, she causes ferment. From the adultery she and John Proctor committed to the accusations she made of witchery, she is the cause of mostly all of the drama in the town.
"Parris, to the point: Abigail, is there any other cause than you have told me, for your being discharged from Goody Proctor's service? I have heard it said, and I tell you as I heard it, that she comes so rarely to the church this year for she will not sit so close to something soiled. What signified that remark?
Abigail: She hates me, uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It's a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!
Parris: She may be. And yet it has troubled me that you are now seven month out of their house, and in all this time no other family has ever called for your service
Abigail: They want slaves, not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them! With ill-concealed resentment at him: Do you begrudge my bed, uncle?
Parris: No - no.
Abigail, in a temper: My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!" (Miller 12).
Reverend Parris- The Greedy Man
As the reverend of Salem, he holds a major power over the people. He claims to be a stringent Puritan, but from John Proctor's point of view, all that Parris does is preach of money, not the God that they bow down to.
"Parris brought her with him from Barbados, where he spent some years as a merchant before entering the ministry" (Miller 8).
As the reverend of Salem, he holds a major power over the people. He claims to be a stringent Puritan, but from John Proctor's point of view, all that Parris does is preach of money, not the God that they bow down to.
"Parris brought her with him from Barbados, where he spent some years as a merchant before entering the ministry" (Miller 8).
Tituba- The Foreign One
As a slave from Barbados, she sticks out from the crowd with her dark skin. She is treated unjustly, being whipped when accused of witchery but in the end is proclaimed innocent.
As a slave from Barbados, she sticks out from the crowd with her dark skin. She is treated unjustly, being whipped when accused of witchery but in the end is proclaimed innocent.
Reverend Hale- The Mediator
Expostulates with the authorities of the town of Salem to ensure that the accused have a fighting chance to win their case. He attempts to get the individuals that are sentenced to death to confess so they can escape their call to death.
"Coming into Salem now, Reverend Hale conceives of himself much as a young doctor on his first call. His painfully acquired armory of symptoms, catchwords, and diagnostic procedures are now to be put to use at last" (Miller 36).
Expostulates with the authorities of the town of Salem to ensure that the accused have a fighting chance to win their case. He attempts to get the individuals that are sentenced to death to confess so they can escape their call to death.
"Coming into Salem now, Reverend Hale conceives of himself much as a young doctor on his first call. His painfully acquired armory of symptoms, catchwords, and diagnostic procedures are now to be put to use at last" (Miller 36).
John Proctor- The Honest Man
Although he committed adultery with Abigail, in the end he still dies an honest man who his wife still loves. He chose the high road instead of sinking lower than his morals and allowing a confession with false statements to be hung on the church doors, of which belong to the very church he built with his own hands. He died no matter how much Reverend Hale exhorted him to allow the confession to be hung.
Although he committed adultery with Abigail, in the end he still dies an honest man who his wife still loves. He chose the high road instead of sinking lower than his morals and allowing a confession with false statements to be hung on the church doors, of which belong to the very church he built with his own hands. He died no matter how much Reverend Hale exhorted him to allow the confession to be hung.