The Crucible Graphic Interpretation by Betsy https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1 Post the image and reflection here. en-us 2020-09-04 02:31:44 UTC 2025-10-25 13:37:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f642.png Abigail Williams 2305792 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836023 2020-09-11 05:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836023 Abigail Williams 2207642 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836296 In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the author uses Abigail Williams’s strong sense of hysteria to demonstrate the overall theme of deceit and manipulation. The quote “Abigail: She never drank it! Hale: Did you drink it? Abigail: No sir! Hale: Did Tituba ask you to drink it? Abigail: She tried, but I refused.” Exhibits to the audience that Abigail is trying to conceal her mistakes, which can contribute to the theme of deceit. In addition, in the graphic interpretation, Abigail’s fingers are connected with strings attached to Judge Danforth and her girls as puppets. This shows that throughout the play Abigail used her strong sense of hysteria to manipulate the judge and her girls as puppets to keep the lie in order to maintain her reputation in Salem. Through the use of hysteria, judge Danforth was forced to believe that the invisible crime that Abigail has reported was true. Another essential quote that was on the graphic interpretation was “Abigail: She hates me, uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman!” This shows that Abigail is also trying to use this opportunity to take down Elizabeth Proctor and take back John Proctor as her love. This also brings in the other quote of “Abigail: I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor.” This quote shows that Abigail still has strong affection for John Proctor, which could also show the audience later on about how determined Abigail gets with her hysteria and goal. In addition, this also connects to the image of John Proctor drawn in the position of Abigail’s heart. Abigail knew that she had to keep the level of hysteria up to continue to manipulate judge Danforth and her girls. Manipulation also meant that Abigail would achieve the results of Elizabeth Proctor’s life being ruined. Therefore, in the graphic interpretation there is a picture of Abigail Williams stepping on top of Elizabeth Proctor. Throughout the series of events that were shown with the quotes and images of the graphic interpretation. The audiences can conclude that these quotes from Act One were all building up towards the bigger picture and the overall theme of deceit and manipulation.

 

]]> 2020-09-11 05:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836296 Reverend Hale 2309112 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836426 I decided to use Reverend Hale for the graphic interpretation because, in my perspective, he is the one who underwent the most dramatic changes throughout the play. He went from a somewhat naive but self-confident lawful youth to a man who pleaded those alleged devil worshippers to lie in a courtroom in order to save their own lives.
The quote which I found most fascinating is “Woman, plead with him! … Go to him, take his shame away!” Pg 145. It really shocked me when seeing that someone with a great moral baseline and unshakable faith in God has fallen as far as pleading someone to lie against the one true God is his eyes (even more astonishing is that Hale himself is a devoted Puritan, and doing so breaks the commandment). 
The other quote which caught my attention is “ theology, sir, is a fortress.” Pg 67. This quote tells us that before the entire ordeal and trial of John all went down. This man used to believe that God is perfect, what god lay his hand on will turn to things without flaws, the rules that god wrote down are beyond questionable. A few months later, you started to see his faith falling apart after witnessing the true power of lies and hysteria. This quote just double-downed on Hale’s dramatic transformation in his own changes faith and morals. 
In conclusion, the reason why I choose Hale as the one to write about is: He is the perfect character in a story that changes as the story progresses. We as the audience can sympathize with such a person because he is relatable to most of us, one who underwent doubting in oneself, one who changes as time goes on, and most importantly, one’s beliefs that have been reconstructed after facing a great obstacle in life. And last of all, I hope we can find ourselves in Reverend Hale’s shoes through my graphic, to feel and see first-handedly, of how powerful lies are, and how weak faith is in front of hopelessness.  

]]> 2020-09-11 05:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836426 Reverend Hale https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836586 2020-09-11 05:26:31 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836586 Jessica - Elizabeth Proctor https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836627 2020-09-11 05:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737836627 Abigail Williams 2309754 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837187 In my graphic representation of the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller, I included different components which symbolize different parts of the antagonist, Abigail Williams. The figure is Abigail and there are various objects around her. On her face, there is a cracked mask revealing Abigail with a red eye instead of her brown eyes. In act one, she talks about how she demands there be no blush about her name. This shows that she cares a lot about her reputation in the town and she has this boiling hatred towards Elizabeth Proctor because she knows about the affair and that she has the power to spoil her name. The colour red symbolizes danger, power and anger which reflects Abigail’s real intentions behind the mask. She puts on this mask of an innocent, sweet girl and she wants to keep it that way but throughout the novel, that mask begins to break off which symbolizes the downfall of Abby. She is the cause of the chaos and continues to escalate it with her lies and accusations. She also violently threatened the girls creating fear which gave them no choice but to follow what she is doing. This is one of many pieces of evidence where Abby can easily gain control over people without letting them know her true motives, just like a puppeteer. On her right hand, there are strings connected to the townspeople which represent her manipulative and controlling personality. She is vengeful and selfish, even if she hurts other people, it doesn’t matter to her as long as she gets what she wants. Her mouth is her most powerful weapon, she can end a person’s life anytime, anywhere. Crows represent death and dark witchcraft, which is why I added a flying crow by her shoulder. The crow creates darkness and eerie vibrations that get carried around with her throughout the town. Her left hand is pointing to a very short-fused bomb with the word devil on it because she constantly accuses people of witchcraft along with seeing people with the devil such as when she was in the courtroom. The bomb has a very short fuse because the words that come out of Abigail’s mouth can instantly change or end a person’s life forever. When her downfall begins to happen in the court, she cleverly saves herself by “spotting” witchcraft leading to chaos starting up again just because has that much power. Without this antagonist, the plot of The Crucible wouldn’t have happened. 


]]> 2020-09-11 05:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837187 Daniel Shi Reverend Hale https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837192 2020-09-11 05:27:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837192 John Proctor 2306114 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837450 A recurring theme of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, especially as it pertains to the character of John Proctor is responsibility. Early throughout the play, John Proctor makes it a habit to forego his responsibilities and forego paying for what he has done, notably his affair with Abigail, but as the play goes on he begins to take increasingly more and more responsibility for things where he isn’t even to blame for, with the accusations of witchcraft. The quotes track Proctor’s arc of avoiding responsibility to slow being the bearer of it all. The image I’ve drawn shows him within an actual crucible set ablaze, representing all the heat that is on him with the witch trials going on, his affair being revealed, his wife being accused of practicing witchcraft. Dangling not many ways away from his head is the noose that signifies his fate by the end of the story. On his hands, though they do not reference anything with what happens in the play itself, are bloodstains. One of the oldest representations of bearing responsibility and guilt, since Pontius Pilate, since Macbeth. These three elements (the only elements that have been covered) surround John Proctor and come from all sides, making the guilt and responsibility overbearing regardless of whether or not it is his cross to bear. His head, however, nods down. He is pensive, because for him, when he thinks about it, some of it truly his, “God damns our kind”, “My honesty is broke,” and every other thing he’s said to attest to his own failings. That is the tragedy that befalls Proctor as the play moves.]]> 2020-09-11 05:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837450 Reverend Hale 2308632 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837711 2020-09-11 05:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837711 Reverend Hale - Adriana https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837774 2020-09-11 05:27:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837774 John Hale - Antoine 22102718_1 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837822 2020-09-11 05:27:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837822 Judge Danforth https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837902 Stanley Zheng]]> 2020-09-11 05:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737837902 Abigail Williams 2308931 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838136 2020-09-11 05:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838136 Abigail Williams 2305939 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838411 For my graphic interpretation, my chosen character was Abigail Williams. Abigail is a very significant character in the play, she is portrayed as a manipulative and mean girl. She has lost and gone through so much that she has nothing more to lose anymore, causing her to spin out of control and become the character she is. In the graphic interpretation, there are many aspects that show her story and character, the quotes, the broken heart and the tornado. Firstly, the three quotes I chose were all quotes that I thought reflected her different characteristics. The first quote I chose was: “Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam’s dead sisters. And that is all...” This quote is significant to her characterization because it displays her manipulative and controlling nature. It shows her status as the “mean girl” or leader of the group as they all fear her and stand behind her. She never had power in the village as she was just a servant but she had power over these girls as she threatened them and they all feared her. The second quote I chose was: “My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!” I chose this quote because it shows her jealous and spiteful character. Abigail victimizes herself and doesn’t want her reputation to be “soiled”. She blames solely Elizabeth for her actions but deep down she is only jealous of her. Lastly, I chose this quote: “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!” because it exposes more of Abigail’s broken and vulnerable side. Abigail never had anything like this until John came into her life and put “knowledge in my heart”. It also shows the reality of how this Puritan community is corrupt and not the utopian world they believe it to be. She says “I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men!” which shows her anger towards the town and enlightens on the hypocrisy of Salem. She blames John for robbing her of her innocence and claims that his actions have proven that he is not “covenanted” to his wife. The next element of this graphic interpretation is the broken heart. I drew this heart broken into four pieces to show the events that really impacted her, her parents death, her growing up an orphan, getting fired by the Proctor’s and her affair with John. As a result of these events, there are no more pieces of her heart left as she has nothing else to lose. The last element of this graphic interpretation is the tornado above her head showing the loss of control. The tornado is spiralled with adjectives that describe Abigail in the play, showing the out of control character she is. The fact that Abigail has nothing else to lose is what causes her actions in the play, she thinks nothing else can break her more so she doesn’t need to be careful with her actions and she can do or say whatever she wants. ]]> 2020-09-11 05:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838411 Judge Danforth 2305882 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838997 2020-09-11 05:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737838997 Elizabeth Proctor 2307861 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737839263 In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Elizabeth Proctor is depicted as a sensitive, Christian woman who is very true to her morals. Living in a Puritan society, Elizabeth is devoted to her husband, her children, and to God, which is why I drew her holding her two sons and a cross necklace on the table in front of her. She strives to be as little a burden to the community as possible, hence the two quotes above her window explaining her pure and balanced character, looking out on the town and its people outside. She clearly embodies the puritan value of communitarianism. However, her social organization is severely interrupted by Abigail Williams and her drive to “take her place” as John Proctor’s wife. Abigail persistently flirts with John and even accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft. However, Elizabeth hopes to benefit the community and the stability of her family by keeping this feud on the down-low; she doesn’t “fight back”. I thought this created the feeling or image of her being stabbed in the back by Abigail, silently and accepting, so I drew a knife on the table in front of her. Elizabeth contributes greatly to the play, as she is an accurate representation of the puritan community that is challenged by the uprising of chaos, to choose between her loved ones and her morals. She makes the tough decision to let her husband be hanged for being loyal to God rather than lying and admitting to having performed witchcraft, and being spared his life.

]]> 2020-09-11 05:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737839263 John Hale other side of the page- Antoine 22102718_1 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737839802 2020-09-11 05:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737839802 Luke Laskowski - Reverend Hale 2303901 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737840159 2020-09-11 05:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737840159 John Proctor 230004 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737840686 2020-09-11 05:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737840686 Abigail Williams 2301866 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737842244 2020-09-11 05:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737842244 Reverend Hale 2309312 https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737843781 The main theme I was trying to show in this character graphic representation was a blinded Reverend John Hale walking through the darkness with a lamp guiding his way. The first quote where Hale just arrives at Salem and talks proudly nicely fits with the picture of Hale with a lamp. John Hale is focused on his mission to find the witches and become the savior of Salem, just like Hale bravely walking into the darkness with his lamp as his guide. The second quote where he is persuaded by the ‘frightful proofs’ in court is very similar to my representation of Hale seeing whatever the lamp shines on in the darkness. He can only see what is shoved in front of him, but not what is around him. The quote where Hale tries to get the innocent to confess into witchcraft to save their lives is represented by a fire that looks like a demon. This fire brings light into the darkness of his surroundings and he is slowly starting to find his way around. The quote "Cleave no faith when faith brings blood." is in my graphic representation because it shows how he is no longer dependent on his beliefs, in this case the lamp, and willing to change his way of thinking. The last quote when Hale begs Elizabeth to convince John Proctor to confess to witchcraft is represented by a doorway with light shining through. In contrast to his blindness and pride at the start, he has given up much to finally reach the light where John Hale can hopefully help save the lives of many innocent people.]]> 2020-09-11 05:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hkis/523281cu10jzzxf1/wish/737843781