Act 4 Journal Entry

You gave up something or someone important to you for a principle.
                     
                      Last year, I gave up going to a my ex-best friend's birthday for a principle. We have been friends since elementry school, it was her "Sweet 16" birthday party. And I didn't see her for at least three years. We got together two days before her party to chat and catch up. I discovered that she became a smoker and has drinking problems. I was appalled and had second thoughts about going to her party. I knew something would go wrong and peer pressure could light the fire. After debating with myself, I decided to stay home with my mom. I told her my decision and she agreed with me. Later I found out that the party went out of hand and people were arrested for drugs, alcohol and vandalizing. I'm glad I didn't go because it was just against my moral and principle. 
                  In The Crucible act IV, John Proctor gave up his life for a priciple that was important to him. John was a Christian and believed that if you lied, you damned yourself to hell. His wife Elizabeth wanted him to live, therefore he needs to confess that he saw the devil. Elizabeth expresses her love for him and take part of the blame for John Protor's affair with Abigail. She also confessed that she has her sins as well. However, after he confessed verbally, he did not want his signature posted in front of the church stating that he admitted to witchcraft. Proctor was hanged for not confessing witchcraft and dealing with the devil. Rebecca Nurse also denied witchcraft and that she was with the devil, and was hanged. The people who were hanged in Salem were martyrs of moral values and principles.

Act 3 Journal Entry

You were frustrated by the blatant lies someone was telling and everyone was believing.

          

           When I was in elementry school, during recess, someone from our group of friends pushed another girl on the playground and she got hurt. I was called down after recess and was accused of something that I didn't do. I knew who did it but I didn’t want to give the name up if I didn’t have to. When I was threatened with suspension, I had to rat out the person. Because I wasn’t about to be punished for something I didn’t do. This is similar to the Crucible when Mary Warren, in an attempt to save herself from punishment blames someone else. It is also similar to how John Proctor isn’t believed when he tries to tell the truth. I was also not believed when I told the truth about the incident at recess. It is very frustrating when people don’t believe you, and because of it, get punished. I feel his frustration because people aren’t trusting his word. Moreover, In the crucible when Parris was getting questioned by everyone asking who was dancing in the woods and he didn’t want to give names until they finally caught him in his lie. Plus, when Giles refuses to give the name of the man with the information. He does not want to open this man to Putnam's vengeance. He is arrested by Danforth for contempt of court.