onto others. Reverend Parris- all he wants is power and will stop at nothing to get it. he gets so into the witch hunt that he starts accusing people willy-nilly. he also goes along with all the accusation and gains personally from the trials. John Proctor- he is basically the reason the trials started at all. he cheated on his wife and his lovers jealousy sparked the whole ideal. even though he tried to prove his wife’s innocence‚ it backfired on him. while he wasn’t part of the trials for the
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Macbeth Vs. John Proctor Macbeth and John Proctor are both main character from different books but both have similarities and differences. Macbeth is from William Shakespeare’s‚ Macbeth‚ and John Proctor is from Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible. The similarities between these two main characters are the impact witchcraft makes in their lives‚ their tragic flaw‚ and the respect each character has with his society. Witchcraft is a very powerful thing. Some people believe in it and some do not. When
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Primarily‚ both Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale have different motives for investigating the case of witchcraft in Salem. Reverend Parris admits to Abigail "I saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire when I came on you...I saw a dress lying on the grass." Although Reverend Parris saw the blatant truth‚ he does not falter in his lie even when innocent people are sentenced to hang for something he knows is a hoax. Parris states to Abigail "And pray you feel the weight of truth upon you‚ for now my
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Claudius does his part in keeping the murderer from being revealed and in many attempts tries his hardest to keep young Hamlet from discovering the truth. Although their relationship‚ for the most part‚ is static‚ both Claudius and Hamlet are dynamic characters. Claudius’ increasing fear of Hamlet ultimately leads to the death of Hamlet and himself. In the beginning of the play‚ it’s evident that young Hamlet is the only one still grieving over the death of his father‚ the former king of Denmark.
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October 2014 Wind‚ Rain and Hale: The Man Who Took Salem by Storm Reverend John Hale‚ from Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ is a Puritan minister from Beverly who is called to Salem to investigate the accusations of witchery. He plays a significant part within the play and you witness his transformation from [he is transformed from a; you is second person‚ which is informal] seemingly knowledgeable professor of the invisible world to a weeping pile of guilt and regret. Hale goes through [undergoes;
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In the 1953 play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ the main protagonist‚ John Proctor allows the audience to create an emotion of sympathy towards him. In the play John Proctor is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor‚ he is a farmer‚ and a father of three boys. He was also accused of witchcraft like many individuals who lived in the town of Salem. Proctor did not attend church‚ because of Reverend Parris. Parris is the minister of Salem‚ who preaches about wealth‚ “…and for twenty week he preach nothin’
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What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is defined as a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat. All People make mistakes and everyone wants to be accepted ‚ but sometimes that just doesn’t happen and not all heroes are “Perfect”than you expect. John Proctor in The Crucible is a clever‚ and stubborn guy but as well as a respected man in Salem his name is very well honored.He goes to church pretty much every week. Proctor is a good father
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Throughout the play‚ “The Crucible‚” John Proctor faces many difficult obstacles that occurred in his life. He had false accusations made against him‚ which resulted in a defamation of his character and being discouraged with Puritan Society. During the play‚ John Proctor was accused of being a bad Puritan‚ and not knowing all of the 10 commandments. He was also accused of witchcraft by his diabolical teenage ex-servant‚ and was also accused of leading a faction against Reverend Parris. His wife
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Some of the characters in The Crucible stay the same but a few of them change. To me the characters who changed are Mary Warren‚ John Proctor‚ Elizabeth‚ and Rebecca Nurse. They change from the beginning towards the end of the play‚ starting out to be innocent but then each of those characters start to change who they are. Mary Warren in the beginning is a sweet girl who would never lie to anybody‚ but towards the end she changed a lot by making a doll with a needle inside of it. Also‚ when she
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English 11 14 November 2013 Abigail’s Envy Throughout The Crucible there are good characters‚ bad characters and the characters who do not take action when action is required. Of these characters‚ close to all of them embodies one of the seven deadly sins. Of each of the seven‚ there is always one character that is the worst sinner of that particular vice. There are seven deadly sins but out of the seven there are two in particular that drives this play the most. In control of these sins is Abigail
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