10/14/10 The character that I mostly identify myself with is.....

"My husband is a goodly man, sir." (Miller, 50)

Elizabeth said this to Danforth when she was asked why she had kicked Abigail out of her household. It was expected that she would tell the truth and say that Proctor cheated on her, but that was not the case. Instead Elizabeth tried to protect her husband by denying the truth. In reality what she really did was put Proctor in more trouble than before. I identify myself with Elizabeth because she tried to save her loved one. I know I would try to do the same thing if I was ever put in a situation like that with my mother, father, or any of my loved ones. I know it is bad to lie, but I wouldn't want to endanger the people I care about specially if I think I can save them. That is exactly what Elizabeth did, and even though what she did was wrong and it could cause more harm then good. I understand why she took the action that she did.I do wish that she had said the truth though. This would have probably changed the book and had taken it to a totally different outcome. This showed me that sometimes telling the truth is better.

"What work you do! It's strange work for a Christian girl to hang old women!" (Miller, 30)

This quote was said by John Proctor to Mary Warren, because she was part of the court that decided if people should be hanged or not. John Proctor is one of the people that doesn't believe in witch craft. This makes him different that a lot of people in the play. Mostly everyone believes that the witches are real and they actually believe that hanging people for this crime is the way to resolve the problem. John Proctor does not want to have any part of it. He thinks its absurb and he doesnt agree with the decisions. That is why I believe that Miller identifies himself with proctor. Miller is the author of this book, so he knows what happens is not real and that people from back then were mistaken. Miller must feel John Proctors frustration, when he sees that his wife is being hanged for no real reason. Miller probably relates to John also because he knows about him through historical records. That is what they both have in common, they both know the truth but they can't do anything anything to change people's minds or history.
 Arthur Miller did not write this book for no reason. He actually had a lot in his mind while he started to write this play. During his interviews he explained the reason why he wrote the book. http://bostonreview.net/BR14.1/miller.html
That showed that authors do not write for no reason. They write out of inspiration. Arthur definitely shows what inspired him to write the book and the theme is clear to me. I believe that he wanted to show that history repeats itself. Things like The Crucible happen now, when there are people that are unfairly accused of a crime.