The Crucible Power Pyramid

Date:October 8,2013

The Crucible Power Pyramid:

1)Abigail was because she was able to accuse others of being witches and she was able to presude the other girls to go along with her and accuse others of witchcraft as well.He is considered to be, and considers himself, an expert on witchcraft.

2)John Proctor because by the end of the play, he has transformed into a man of strength and honor. He chooses death rather than a lie, he upholds his wife, he refuses to give into the judges, and he doesn't care what people think.

3) Reverend Hale is initially summoned to determine whether the devil is in Salem and enthusiastically participates in the court proceedings. When he finally realizes that the girls are lying, it is too late to change the course of action. He attempts to convince the condemned to admit to witchcraft and save themselves from death.

4) Elizabeth shows great strength at the end of the play when she is asked to plead with John to confess

5)Rebecca is admirable because she is never tempted to sign. She stands firm the entire time. Throughout the play, she refuses to be intimidated by the other characters. When Parris first says that Hale will be coming, she says she thinks he ought not come. She lets her opinion be know several other times as well.

6)Tituba confesses to all and saves herself.

7)Judge Daforth seems to feel particularly strongly that the girls are honest. He is sensitive to the presence of the devil and reacts explosively to whatever evidence is presented.

8)Ann Putnam is a very superstitious woman and believes that the deaths of so many of her babies in childbirth was caused by supernatural means. She sends her daughter to Tituba to cast a spell to discover the murderer.

9)Giles Corey is respectable because of his intelligence and because of the way he dies. Once he is convicted, he knows if he pleads one way or the other then his family will lose their land. So, for the sake of his children, Giles...