this play‚ a wave of fear spreads throughout Salem ad accusations of witchcraft begin to rise. A character‚ John Proctor‚ displays great pride throughout the play but also demonstrates change because he was at first doubtful‚ but later comes to realize its severity. John Proctor’s combination of these traits influences the outcome of the play and causes his own demise. Although Proctor does not show arrogance‚ he strongly defends his pride and dignity in the play‚ which triggers a chain of events
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In The Crucible‚ many individuals and institutions face moral tests. Characters such as John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ along with Giles Corey‚ faced such tests. During the time of the trials‚ Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town‚ John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing
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comment on the smell? 5. How is Giles Corey’s character reflected in his death? Use one detail from the drama to support your response. 6. What qualities does Proctor find within himself that prevent him from at last saving himself and signing the confession? Use details from the text to support your response. 7. Explain how Proctor is right or wrong for refusing to sign the confession. Use details to support your response. 8. A tragic hero’s fate‚ according to Aristotle‚ inspires pity and
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But one person shows their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner strength is when he confessed his adultery with Abigail. Since that is an illegal act and it was cheating on his wife Elizabeth Proctor‚ that is a very hard thing to admit to the public. John thought it was so wrong that Abigail
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And he prays with them. He sits with Goody Nurse now.” (230). Herrick is telling Danforth about Reverend Hale’s return to Salem and about how he is trying to convince the condemned to confess. Goody Nurse is one of the condemned‚ along with John Proctor‚ that Hale is trying to get to confess. This shows that Hale is redeeming because he is trying to get people to confess so that they don’t die and the trials can be over with. He does not want more people to be killed because of him. Conciliatory
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them‚ but their sacrifices rendered futile. John Proctor‚ a farmer‚ was the only citizen of Salem whose sacrifice made a significant‚ positive‚ impact on the restoration of social order. In Act I‚ John Proctor and Abigail Williams had a conversation that state both engaged in sexual relations‚ making Abigail a harlot and Proctor an adulterer. Abigail‚ throughout the encounter‚ talks of Elizabeth Proctor as if she is the only one keeping John Proctor and herself from being together. As the intensity
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One of the many examples of dramatic irony is when Elizabeth is asked to tell the truth about John being an adulterer. Later on the play‚ Elizabeth is accused of being a witch and John goes to court to prove Abigail is lying. When John does try to prove Abigail is lying‚ he ends up confessing that he committed adultery with Abigail. Then the judges bring in Elizabeth to tell the truth whether John had an affair or not. John had said that Elizabeth is a very honest woman who would never lie‚ but for
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minds‚ as they help to define what is going on and show the reader more about each character. Act II of The Crucible certainly utilizes stage directions‚ as well as dialogue to deepen readers’ understandings if all characters including John Proctor‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and Mary Warren. The act opens eight days after the calling out has begun in John and his wife‚ Elizabeth’s‚ home. John walks inside‚ and immediately goes to the fire to check his dinner. He doesn’t like the taste‚ so he adds salt and quickly
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then than law will stay in effect until adverted again. <br><br>In The Crucible‚ John Proctor‚ a farmer and village commoner‚ stood up for his principles. He had committed adultery and had absolutely no intentions of joining in the witch trials unless his pregnant wife were to also get involved. After his wife was accused of being a witch‚ he decides that he cannot accept the lie or the law any longer. Proctor is a good and noble man and because of this he believes at first he can’t be hanged and
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way they respected him. A doctor is usually a healer so he was going to heal their kids from the devils touch. He also gives Elizabeth convincing advice at the end‚ (132)”Beware‚ Goody Proctor--cleave to no faith when faith brings blood. It is mistaken law that leads you to sacrifice.”. This statement shows that he realized his own mistakes‚ and now he doesn’t want Elizabeth to do the same thing. In this he also seems to be the only logical person in the room‚ realizing that this is a ignorant decision
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