I am having a little bit of trouble with this blog because Human Nature is kind of a difficult concept to understand. Upon doing this blog, I did a little research about what human nature really is. I came to conclude that human nature, in my own words, its all about character and decisions that not only affect you, but everyone associated. The main way that human nature is displayed in the play is by the decisions people are making, which is showing their true colors. Human nature is evident in act 3 when the main characters of the play are gathered at the courthouse.
They are gathered at the courthouse because Goody Proctor has been charged and is going on trial. Mr. Proctor went there to save her and have Marry Warren in a way take the blame for what happened. It was almost like he wanted to sacrifice her just so he could have his wife back. See, the mess of the story is all the characters lie. They do not admit it, but they are all guilty of sin because they are lying. Lying is part of their human nature. It seems like when they are panicked, or scared, they turn to making up stories and lies as a way of getting them out of a situation. The fact is though, it is the exact opposite; the situation becomes a lot worse. Mr. Proctor's human nature seems to be putting the blame off on other people. Even though he sort of admitted to lechery, he wants everyone else to suffer before he does it seems like. He is so quick to make accusations and opinions about people because he wants to save himself or the one he loves. Abigail turns to a more emotional human nature. Whether or not she was pretending to see a bird, she did a really good job of playing it off. She made Hawthorn believe that there really was a sign of the devil inflicting her and she was hypnotized. Whether or not it was an act, it was quite believable. Good Proctor's human nature is to protect. She wants to protect her husband and I think that is why she lies. Even though it turned out to be worse for her, she is the kind of person that feels the need to protect the ones she loves. Each character reacts differently in situations and that comes naturally to them. The decisions they were making not only affected them, but the affected all the people they loved. Since they are all connected in some way, they slowly figured out that lying is not in their best interest considering how things are unfolding. I think human nature is evident just simply through actions in the play.
Human nature is presented everywhere. Without human nature being a big part of this book, I do not think the characters would be that different from each other and the play would be a lot less interesting.
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York, NY: Penguin, 1996. Print.
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