7. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller suggests that sacrifices may be necessary to restore the social order. Discuss the necessary sacrifices made by at least two of the play’s characters, analyzing why they were necessary. Be sure to choose sacrifices that are similar in nature

With Arthur Miller's suggestion of the thought that sacrifices may be necessary to restore the social order is quite expressed in his play, The Crucible. Chaos struck in Salem and it all started with a little white lie. Because of this lie made, many people were killed for no apparent reason and were accused by girls who had no proof of what was done. These accusations were made and several innocent people were killed. Everyone thought the accusations that were made were true. They wanted to get rid of all the witches in Salem. But once a respected women, Rebecca Nurse, was accused for murdering Ann Putnam's unbaptized babies. Rebecca Nurse was well respected and had many children of her own, along with many grandchildren. It was hard to believe she would have been accused. Since she was accused, she was asked to confess to witchcraft. But she refuses to tell any lies. Rebecca knows that she does not believe in any sort of murdering or witchcraft. After Reverend Hale repeatedly asked her to confess she still refused sticking to her belief, while everyone else strayed from their beliefs. Another character that had to sacrifice his life to restore social order is John Proctor. John Proctor was just a regular farmer but his wife was accused by his ex lover, Abigail. Because of Abigail's accusation of Elizabeth Proctor, John's wife, John tried to get Elizabeth out of jail and tried to win her back. Because he tried and got accused of forcing Mary Warren to signing the devil's book he was sent to jail as well. John was guilty of his sins and he knew he committed them. John Proctor was also a good man. He may have created sins and such but he was still a father to his son and a husband to his wife. He did his part at home, to farm and etc. Proctor wanted to admit that he was using witchcraft so he could live for his children. He was going to sign his name but he decided not to because if he did, it would look bad on his children. He knew it would disgrace them knowing their father was into witchcraft compared to being hanged by what he believed in. As it got closer to their hanging date, many citizens of Salem started to scold Abigail and Reverend Parris. Because of the scolding, Abigail left Salem and did not tell anyone she was leaving.