Have someone ever judge you without getting to know who you really are in Christ and how you live your life? Well, the Crucible will explain how to let you not mistake your duty as I mistake my own. Second, it will tell you I speak my own sins. I cannot judge another nor have no tongue for it. It will explain the light of God and how I want the sweet love of Jesus. Last, I will explain how it is my name and I cannot have another in my life.
In Act IV, Reverend Hale stated, Let you not mistake your duty as I mistake my own. I came into this village like a bridegroom to his beloved, bearing gifts of high religion, the very crowns of holy law I brought, and what I touched with my bright confidence, it died; and where I turned the eye of my great faith, blood flowed up Fear and suspicion can destroy society. Reverend Hale, who enters Salem Nave and convinced of his greatness in discerning spirits, realizes he has cause irreparable damage. In order to right one of his many wrongs, he wishes for Elizabeth Proctor to convince John Proctor to sign a false confession in order to save his life.
John Proctor stated a quoted, I speak my own sins. I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it. Proctor confesses to witchcraft yet refuses to incriminate others. Although the confession in the context of the play refers to witchcraft, it can be inferred that he is referring to his affair with Abigail; he is accepting his fault in the matter, and wishes not to point the finger at another. The theme of people can use the idea of virtue and piety to advance a selfish or malevolent agenda is carried out in this action.
Abigail Williams quoted, I want the light of God, and I want the sweet love of my Jesus. I danced for the devil; I saw him, I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss his hands. I saw Sarah Good with the devil. I saw Goody Osburn with the devil. I saw Bridget Bishop with the devil. Abigail confesses to being a witch. This outburst exemplifies the hypocrisy present in Salem as well as the ridicules of the witch trials. People who claim to be good may be hypocrites. Abigail follows the pattern set forth by Tituba the slave. It begins with confessing a meeting with the devil, continues with declaring a reunification with Jesus, and ends with accusing other of witchcraft. The false confessions favor the dishonest and are motivated by jealous and spite.
In Act IV John Proctor quoted, Because it is my name. Because I cannot have another in my life. Because I lie and sign myself to lies. Because I am not worth the dust on the feet on them that hang. How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name. What this quote means is that John Proctor says those words at the end of the play while deliberating whether or not to sign the confession. Proctor understands his reputation is at stake, a reputation he attempts to save by withholding his confession of an adulterous affair earlier in the play. He realizes how that only way to save his reputation is by telling the truth.
In conclusion, the Crucible explain how neither one of us should make mistakes in our duties. It also tells how I am accountable for my own sins and no one else sins. I have explained how God shine his light on me. I accepted my name and I would not have another name better than the one I have. Finally, I do not believe it is fair to judge a Christ like person without getting to know them?
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