The Crucible Characters

In class, Mr. Langley instructed everyone in the class to take the True Colors test.  The test consisted of a series of questions where you had to choose one of two answers.  After you answered all of the questions, the page would reload and tell you what type of person you are.  The choices were Helper, Thinker, Planner and Doer.  If you were a Helper, the color blue would be associated with you.  Gold is for the Planners'.  Green is for the Thinkers' and the Doers are orange.  I was given blue which is a helper.  In "The Crucible" each main character has a color to tell them what kind of person they are.  The characters I found most important were John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Hale.

First off is Abigail Williams.  Abigail is John Proctor's niece who can be a pain.  In Act II of "The Crucible" Abigail is never speaking but she is mentioned a couple of times.  "Hale: Abigail were stabbed tonight; a needle were found stuck into her belly--" (Miller 76).  Abigail is a Thinker which is also the color green.  Thinkers are people who are critical, logical, and analytical.  Abigail is a Thinker because in Act I, she blames dancing and witchcraft on the younger girls.  She had to have thought this whole thing out because she knew exactly what would happen.  Another quality of a thinker is that when getting yelled at is in the picture, you ball up and try to stay away from the punishment.

John Proctor is a local farmer who is hypocritical and has a deadly secret.  I would have to say John is a Planner or gold.  "You are the pillar of strength and have high respect for authority. You like to establish and maintain policies, procedures, and schedules. You have a strong sense of right and wrong. You are naturally parental and dutiful" (True).  This here represents him because although he does commit adultery, he knows it is wrong and regrets it every time he is with Abigail.  On page 23, Arthur Miller shows how badly John feels about committing adultery.  "Proctor: Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time.  But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again.  Wipe it out of mind.  We never touched, Abby."  He has a crush on Abigail Williams.  John is in his thirties or forties while Abigail is seventeen.  That is a big age difference and the worst part is, is that John is married!! "You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! He turns abruptly to go out.  She rushes to him.  John, pity me, pity me" (Miller 24).  this right here confirms the affair and even though John enjoyed what when on, he knows that it is a sin and should stop.

The last character I am going to analyze is Reverend Hale.  After reading the two acts, I would have to say that he is a Thinker or green.  I made this decision because Hale knows all about witchcraft because he has done loads of research is a smart man.  As the play goes on, Hale realizes who is telling the truth and who is lying.  To figure this out takes some thinking.


Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print


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