The Crucible For a person to change they usually have to undergo a meaningful event. Most people don’t even realize they change or they think they don’t have to. When a person does change they usually do it for themselves or someone they really care about. In the book, the people of Salem felt grief, betrayal and heartbreak. Under these circumstances people would most likely change, as John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend …showed first 75 words of 471 total…

…showed last 75 words of 471 total…the book he begs Elizabeth to get John to confess by saying “ Life, woman, is God’s most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it. I beg you, woman prevail upon your husband to confess” (Miller). He felt like he could have stopped all of the hangings if he realized earlier that all of the accusations were lies, and now he was trying to make up for that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**