but on the contrary‚ from happiness to misery‚ and the cause of it must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part.” Arthur Miller constructs The Crucible to be a never ending tragic spiral leading to many peoples death which creates several by- products of destruction to everyone in the town of Salem. John Proctor can be labeled as one of the protagonist in the play as the story is partly centered on him. He makes a clearly a suitable character for the tragic hero because he
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The Crucible My name is John Proctor‚ I am the husband of Elizabeth Proctor and he father of my three boys. I am Christian yet feel dissatisfied with the way Rev. Parris runs our church. I feel I am a kind man but do admit to having a temper when provoked. In my opinion I think I have a self-esteem that picks me apart from anyone else in this community‚ especially compared to the Putnams which obey beyond belief. No‚ I speak when I should‚ as when injustice is taking place. Despite my prideful
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one-sided personality. Each person has multiple faces‚ multiple identities. Such is the case of John Proctor. Proctor is one of the key characters in Arthur Miller’s satirical play “The Crucible”. Set in 1692‚ the play is based on the true story of the Salem witch-hunt‚ described by Miller as “one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history”. Upon his first appearance‚ John Proctor is presented as a rational‚ honest man; however‚ it soon becomes apparent that great guilt lies beneath
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Salem Village. The Crucible portrays the Salem Witch Trials in a dramatic sense‚ but there are many similarities between the movie and the actual events. We can use these unusual events to compare to our own lives and learn from the mistakes of our past. I’ve found that although many differences are displayed between the movie and the actual events‚ the overall theme of The Crucible was accurate. One of the differences was the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams. In the movie‚ their
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tunnel might have‚ it finally ends abruptly‚ and light‚ that is to say truth and virtue‚ prevails. That is what seems to happen in the plays Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ and The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller. Abigail Williams is a main character in The Crucible who seems to follow the advice that Lady Macbeth gave his husband regarding how to lie. Abigail actually look[s] like the innocent flower‚ for she is a young girl whom nobody seems to mistrust‚ and everybody refers to her and her friends as the
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Arthur Miller uses a number of devices in order to dramatise the conflict between John and Elizabeth. The device that is most apart to the audience is the staging. Miller very effectively uses this to physically show that there is a deep rift running through their relationship‚ and home. The large and detailed opening stage direction shows that he has put a lot of thought into how he wanted to portray his feelings. The opening directions describe the house as “low‚ dark... and empty”. This is symbolic
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Both “The Crucible” and McCarthyism are based on similar circumstances of people of high power who make accusations with no evidence to prove why a suspect should be punished for a certain crime‚ usually dealing with treason or a subversion crime. In addition‚ in the play called “The Crucible‚” created by a well-known American author‚ Arthur Miller‚ is based on the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693‚ where people were tried and hung if found guilty of the crime of witchcraft
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I tell him that I made a charm to kill Goody Proctor and make John Proctor mine? How could he possibly understand that John and I were meant to be? When he told my Reverend Hale was coming to Salem‚ my blood ran cold. When he finally arrived and stared at me with his dark eyes‚ the words came unbidden from my lips:“Tituba made me do it!” I shouted Repeatedly. I knew that by doing this I could clear my name and‚ with God at my side‚ become Mrs. Proctor. So I began naming off all the women I can off
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Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic
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paly "the Crucible" by Arthur Miller‚ one of the main character choose death over confession to witchcraft John Proctor is a man who has big exaptation for himself and other morally Proctor ‚ willing to risk it all for his goal and‚ not let their name go to ruined. John Proctor want to win the court case for his wife and his friend wives. Right now‚ John Proctor is in the hot seat at the court. In act 3 line 621 he started to say "Peace‚ Gile‚ we’ll prove it all now"(Miller). When Proctor says this
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