"The Crucible" The definition of integrity according to Webster's
Dictionary is, "a rigid adherence to a code of behavior." There are
though many ways to look at a persons integrity. A person with integrity
possesses many qualities. Three of these qualities are honesty, the
ability to follow a moral code, and loyalty to yourself and your beliefs.
In The Crucible, a prime example of a person with integrity is Elizabeth
Proctor. Elizabeth shows her personal purity when she refuses to persuade
her husband to confess to crimes of witchcraft. She refuses because she
believes that he is good now in God's light. God, to her, will show her
the right way, and she believes that by following God's moral code she
will be right and just. John Proctor, Elizabeth's husband, also shows
his integrity when he refuses to confess to crimes of witchcraft. Even
though confessing would save his life, he won't confess to a crime he
didn't commit.
He knows that being dishonest isn't being loyal to his
beliefs. In The Crucible, an example of not possessing integrity
is also shown. Danforth, is the prime example of having no loyalty
towards himselfor his beliefs. Danforth, is the Deputy Governor who
convicts the citizens of being witches. When Danforth is asked to pardon
the accused, he refuses saying that he can't because twelve have already
hung for the same crime, and he refuses to let asnyone off. Even though he
knows what is right and that they are innocent he won't because it would
ruin the integrity of the court, and his own recitude. Indictment: The
McMartin Trial, also has many characters who posses a great sense of
integrity. For instance the McMartin family sticks together even when
they are being accused of the horrible...