similarities

• Conflict between individual and society:

  both plays depict conflict between individual and the society or government in which they live. Crucible- characters are persecuted for practicing in witchcraft, while Antigone defies the King's decree by burying her brother, leading to her tragic fate.
• Tragic Heroes:

  • John's affair with Abigail leads to his downfall.
  • Antigone's determination to bury her brother leads to her death
• Themes of morality:

  • Crucible- the characters are falsely accused of witchcraft, highlighting the injustice of the legal system.
  • Antigone's actions are driven by her belief in divine law over human law, questioning the morality of the King's decree
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "I did not think your edicts strong enough to overrule the unwritten unalterable laws of God and heaven, you being only a man." - Antigone
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "But if you’re going to kill me for what I say, just let me say it now, because I’m going to say it anyway." - Antigone
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "I say that this crime is holy: I shall lie down with him in death, and I shall be as dear to him as he to me." - Antigone
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" - John Proctor
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "I'll not give my wife to vengeance!" - John Proctor
• Conflict between individual and society:

  "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" - John Proctor