During the Crucible there were many different, complex ideas and questioning of the characters’ own ethical values. Of these, I have chosen to write about the topic of recovery of the charcter and reputation of somebody and how it was seen and used in the Crucible. Within the Crucible, several people hope to be redeemed. The forward most would have to be John Proctor. Proctor wanted to recover himself from a couple of different things, one of which was to renew himself in the eyes of his wife, Elizabeth, from the affair he had with Miss Abigail Williams. John tries very hard to make his wife see the contrition and forgive him for being unloyal to her. John also looks for redemption within himself. John can’t seem to come to terms with