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‚ he wants his friends not to get angry or upset
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Line 415 “Because it speaks deceit‚ and I am honest!” John Proctor a major character in this excellent put together compelling play captured the tragic flaw hidden inside John Proctor. This story starts off with Act One with his conservation with Abigail (the pathological liar) line 439 “I may have looked up” this explains his tragic flaw as being an unfaithful husband. He also feels compassion towards his wife when she was taken away. Line 990-992 “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your
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In the novel The Great Gatsby by Francis Scott Fitzgerald‚ the narrator Nick Carraway‚ a young man from a wealthy family in the West‚ moves out to the East to live on his own‚ renting a small house in West Egg near Manhattan. Nick’s tiny house is surrounded by the mansions of newly rich millionaires‚ and the biggest‚ grandest mansion of them all belongs to Nick’s neighbor‚ the mysterious Jay Gatsby. Across the bay in the more fashionable West Egg‚ populated by millionaires from rich families‚ lives
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John Proctor didn’t want to live the rest of his days having his confession to witchcraft hang over him like a dark cloud. He knew that he would be leaving his family and all the people that he cared for but he wanted to die with a clean mind and heart knowing that he never made any deal with the devil. Proctor’s decision to die was not an easy one for him to make but it was the right one because he knew that if he wanted the freedom of dying without having confessed to witchcraft it was better than
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Why must an innocent women hang on false accusations? Elizabeth Proctor is a virtuous woman who is steadfast and true. These traits also make her a bit of a cold fish. Her husband John Proctor had an affair with their seventeen year old housekeeper Abigail Williams. Elizabeth seems to be struggling to forgive her husband and let go of her anger. Elizabeth’s dislike of Abigail is more justified when Abigail tries to murder Elizabeth by framing her for witchcraft. Elizabeth is innocent of witchcraft
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play written in 1952‚ by Arthur Miller. Though out the book Miller makes John Proctor the main character and also a tragic hero. Proctor was an upper class man‚ he had owned at least 300 acres of land‚ was also known as an honest‚ blunt‚ well respected and loved man‚ but like most people he had flaws. His major flaw was his lust for Abigail Williams. Their affair had happened when Abigail had worked for Elizabeth and John Proctor‚ Elizabeth had said to the court “ I came to think he fancied her. and
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Andrew Suazo 12/4/11 P.4 John Proctor VS. Arthur Dimmesdale The sixth commandment states‚ "Thou shall not commit adultery." This is something that both John Proctor from "The Crucible" and Arthur Dimmesdale from "The Scarlet Letter" committed. John Proctor’s partner in crime is Abigail Williams and Arthur Dimmesdale’s is Hester Prynne. The big difference between these two men is that John accepts his sin and Arthur does not. They both share the same sin‚ but they lived two different
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That’s what the world’s about‚” Jay-Z stated. His family had a very small amount of money. He sold drugs to gain money so his family can afford their taxes. His family’s main reason why they cannot afford their taxes is because his dad left him when he was very little. He was a smart man with a bright future‚ and that’s why he started rapping. Jay-Z gained friends from rapping. When he gained friends he gained fame‚ then everything was rolling down from there. Jay-Z released his first album‚ it wasn’t
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The Crucible: John Proctor and John Hale - Good Citizen vs. Good Person In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters‚ John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as "good men". The term "good men" in this play is ambiguous. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600 ’s. He was pious‚ adherent to the laws and beliefs‚ and a good Puritan Christian. John Proctor‚ on the contrary would not be considered the greatest
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When Arthur Miller reflected on his play The Crucible over 40 years after he created it‚ he wrote in an English newspaper that at that time he wanted the opportunity to write an aggressive play. His intention was to bring this slow moving process to light‚ which shows that massive social pressure and terror can rob people of their conscience and later their personality. He wrote it under the influence of hysteria fuelled by the House on Un-American Activities. In 1947‚ that Committee held hearings
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