Crucible act 3

So far in the Crucible there have been several different times when human nature has been displayed in the play. As I said in the first act blog there is a lot of blaming going on in the book. Along with blaming there are many accusations that are being made about what is being said in the court room. Giles is accusing the prosecution of telling lies about his wife to convict her of witchcraft. “You’re hearing lies, lies! ( Miller 84)” It seems like no matter what is going on, there are always people will to accuse someone else or blame someone else to make sure that they or someone else they care about are safe. Here Giles is making an accusation that the court is making false statements, he is making this statement even when he may not know if it is true or not, but he is doing it because he wants to make sure that it does not reflect on his wife. He is doing whatever it takes to make sure that his wife is not condemned. That brings up another interesting human characteristic. Humans will do whatever it takes to make sure that the people they care about are safe. They risk their lives and their reputation to make sure that the people they care about and love are safe. This behavior is made evident again when Proctor says, “I would free my wife. (Miller 90)” Proctor is showing that he is willing to do what it takes to free his wife. He is also proving the love he has for his wife. He also is vouching for her honesty and putting his validity on the line when he says, “But if she say she is pregnant, then she must be! That woman will never lie, Mr. Danforth. (Miller 92)” When Proctor says this, he is basically saying that she is an upright woman, and that is also another thing that they are looking at in the interrogations in the court room. When someone is and honest and generally good person they are not suspected of wrong doing as much as someone who is not as honest in their behavior. As part of human nature it is easier for people to trust someone is upright and truthful in their behavior. That is why Danforth asks, “You are in all respects a Gospel Christian? (Miller 90)” People find it easier to trust someone who is and honest believer and is truthful and trustworthy in what they say and how they act. In human nature I think that people unknowingly try to look for honest people and trustworthy human beings to be around and invest time in. With that being said when Proctor says that his wife is truthful he is trying make her seem more innocent to the judge. And when he is asked if he is a Devout Christian Danforth is trying to see how honest Proctor would be with him. So far in the book there have been both good tendencies and bad tendencies in human nature, and I hope that we can see how well they play out at the end of the book.