The Presence of Pride in Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" In Miller's "The Crucible" the pride of the people of Salem leads to a massacre of innocent lives. Pride is delight or elation arising from some act, possession, or relationship. One of the main characters, John Proctor, has pride in his beliefs of purifying the Church of England. His wife, Elizabeth, has pride in her ability to use the trials as an ultimate revenge against Abigail …showed first 75 words of 668 total…

…showed last 75 words of 668 total…their pride by the end. John Proctor was like all the other characters because his purification was envisioned to late to make a difference. His act was justified because he had learned to be less self-centered and he confessed to save his family name. The events acted as a purification of the people that took part in them. They went in dirty and unpure and came out as who they always were meant to be.