Crucible Cause of Death
English 11
26 November 2012
Cause of Death When we were growing up, we would do something to a sibling or another kid at school knowing that the person would react to what you did. We would bug our siblings or kids at school knowing it would annoy them, but we did it anyway. Or we would not eat all our food on our plate and our parents would tell us we couldn't have dessert. All these things we would do are causes of cause and effect, when someone or something has acted to result into a situation. An example of cause and effect is from the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein; when the little boy ask the tree for some branches to build a house, and the tree gives him branches to make his house. Every story has some sort of cause and effect in it. Like in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Proctor dies in result of his affair with Abigail, Elizabeth lying in court, and the ripping of his confession. The first event that led to John Proctor's death is the affair with Abigail. This event led to Proctor’s death because this is what started the play off; it was what started the major conflict throughout the story between John and Abigail. Abigail used to work for Proctor’s family until Proctor’s wife fired her, and that makes Abigail angry. In the story Abigail says “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion when I come near you. You loved me then and you love me now.” then Proctor said, “Thats a wild thing.” (act 1 lines 423-429). This conversation between Abigail and Proctor shows how Abigail still loves Proctor and how she wants him to love her, but he doesn’t want anything to do with her anymore. This makes Abigail do anything to try to get with John; and her actions push the story along which ends up leading to Proctor’s death. After all the talk throughout the town, Proctor’s wife has to go to court and is tried in front of Danforth.
The second event that led to Proctors death is Elizabeth lying in court. The reason
26 November 2012
Cause of Death When we were growing up, we would do something to a sibling or another kid at school knowing that the person would react to what you did. We would bug our siblings or kids at school knowing it would annoy them, but we did it anyway. Or we would not eat all our food on our plate and our parents would tell us we couldn't have dessert. All these things we would do are causes of cause and effect, when someone or something has acted to result into a situation. An example of cause and effect is from the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein; when the little boy ask the tree for some branches to build a house, and the tree gives him branches to make his house. Every story has some sort of cause and effect in it. Like in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Proctor dies in result of his affair with Abigail, Elizabeth lying in court, and the ripping of his confession. The first event that led to John Proctor's death is the affair with Abigail. This event led to Proctor’s death because this is what started the play off; it was what started the major conflict throughout the story between John and Abigail. Abigail used to work for Proctor’s family until Proctor’s wife fired her, and that makes Abigail angry. In the story Abigail says “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion when I come near you. You loved me then and you love me now.” then Proctor said, “Thats a wild thing.” (act 1 lines 423-429). This conversation between Abigail and Proctor shows how Abigail still loves Proctor and how she wants him to love her, but he doesn’t want anything to do with her anymore. This makes Abigail do anything to try to get with John; and her actions push the story along which ends up leading to Proctor’s death. After all the talk throughout the town, Proctor’s wife has to go to court and is tried in front of Danforth.
The second event that led to Proctors death is Elizabeth lying in court. The reason