In addition, Jason curses himself saying, “My curses on you” (61), accentuating he should have known better the woman he had by his side, since he lacks knowledge such as Medea will murdering those who he holds nearest and dearest; his two sons and his bride. Jason believes he should have noticed Medea’s capacity for evilness and heartlessness long before, since she abandons her own family and kills her own brother. This demonstrates how Medea does not care at all about her actions; she only cares to make Jason suffer the pain she receives due to his betrayal. Jason’s catharsis develops when he expresses his pain “I must bemoan my fate” (61). He wishes to be left alone now to mourn his tragic losses which leave the audience to feel pity for him.
Gov. Danforth is one of the most dangerous hypocrite’s because he has the power of the law on his side. As demonstrated in this quote he is very stubborn and unwilling to see different perspectives and patterns “I will not rest…this whole province is once again God’s.” Danforth pg 230. He is the voice of justice but no longer for he has been tricked by some very talented girls and the Puritan beliefs only make matters worse. Even at the end of the play Danforth still thinks he has it right even though many have come to doubt that the accused who are high on the social ladder are really guilty of witchcraft.
He quickly denotes the possibility of witchcraft because he believes that any person from his lineage is not susceptible to it. In the court while interrogating Mary Warren about fainting and ultimately looking for a way to accuse her of witchcraft, he exclaims, "Then you will confess, will you not?" (Miller
in "A Good Man is Hard to Find" the grandmother is out for herself she is far more sinister than she tries to lead other people to believe. Watching her children and grandchildren being murdered one by one, she is only sitting back thinking about how she's going to spare her life not having a care about what is happening. She only wants to see how she can convince the misfit not to take her life as well. The misfit is pure evil he seems to have no remorse for his actions, and cannot understand why he has been given the life he is living. He has proclaimed his innocence all along, or either denied any wrongdoing.
Without even giving the accused a chance to speak suspicion is already place upon their allegiances. This lead to the practice of blacklisting, which is the deliberate action of denying employment. Miller satires this in his play by the cruel and uncaring behavior with which the accused are treated with. They are badgered and threatened to confess to crimes they did not commit. The judges and officials refuse to listen to any defense and assume they are guilty and are just lying.
Elizabeth sees his inner goodness shine when he refuses to lie about being involved in witchcraft, and she realizes how unfair she has been. John Proctor saves the lives of the others who are accused when he unselfishly declines to save his own. He acts as a martyr when he places others before himself. He would rather die an honorable death than live a dishonorable life, which is what precedes him to be the tragic hero of the play. John Proctor, being a very complex character stuck in a world full mischief, madness, and chaos shows a major change as the play unfolds.
The characters determination for power causes them to carry out immoral acts. These actions play on the minds of the main characters as their guilty consciences torture them into madness. The text first shows that Macbeth is feeling guilty about desiring to kill Duncan in Act 1 scene 4, when Macbeth says, “Stars hide your fires! Let not light see my black and deep desires.” This shows that he wants no one and nothing to see what he is plotting, affirming that Macbeth understands, unlike his wife, the wrong in contemplating murdering Duncan.
In the beginning of the novel Victor’s berated antics where within great intentions. Unfortunately his terrible decision making corrupted his thoughts which lead to pure evilness and revenge. In the novel for example, he knew without a doubt Justine was innocent. He tried to help prove innocence, but he still never revealed the creature who committed the crime. Justine was killed on account of his behalf for not bringing forth the truth.
Such an admittance would ruin his good name and Proctor is a proud man who, above all, places great emphasis on his reputation. He eventually makes an attempt through Mary Warren's testimony, to name Abigail as a fraud without revealing the necessary information. When this attempt fails, he finally bursts out with a confession, calling Abigail a “whore” and proclaiming his guilt publicly. Elizabeth is brought into the court to confirm this confession. However, she denies that John Proctor ever had any affair with Abigail Williams in order to protect his good name.
Thus, all of the mistakes he made from the beginning and not seeing each one he was making, it leads him into death. Macbeth is a man blinded by his ambitions. Every step he took made people be suspicious of him and not want him as a king, for the way he was. He was unaware of death getting close to him. Due to this he payed the consequences by his head being slaughtered.