their honesty and that belive in what they say. I am also a very honest person with high self respect. This makes me feel like a stronger person overall. There are examples of integrity and a lack of integrity in the play‚ The Crucible. John Proctor‚ a strong but unfaithful farmer‚ shows personal integrity. When told he will be hung for an accusation of adultery‚ he does not lie to save his own life. Instead‚ he stays true to his beliefs and tells the truth‚ which gets him killed. This shows
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her shoulders worried about getting accused of witchcraft. Notably‚ a servant girl Mary Warren and Reverend Hale of Beverly both have strong concern for their prestige in the community. Mary Warren is the servant to John and Elizabeth Proctor and once Abigail accuses Elizabeth and she is arrested‚ John insists Mary tell the truth of what the girls are doing to the court. However‚ Mary is afraid of what Abby can do to her and what could happen if she spoke out against her. Mary speaks her fears to
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John Proctor Versus Society John Proctor attempts to defeat society alone. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor struggling to gain power shows that one person cannot change society. John Proctor struggles to get people to believe that the kids are lying. John struggles with trying to keep his good name too. Also when Elizabeth got sent to jail and sentenced to be hanged‚ John had to fight to get Elizabeth out before death occurred. First‚ John Proctor struggles to gain power to change
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the whole thing on Tituba and many of Salem’s other second-class citizens. since Abys short affair with John Proctor‚ she’s been out to get his wife. abby convinced Tituba to put a curse on Elizabeth‚ hoping to get rid of her and take her place so she could be with john. Act II It’s ironic that the Abby‚ who led
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eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be alone. Abigail is so selfish she causes most of the destruction in Salem. Although throughout the play‚ she gets worse‚ as the trials keep going on. Abigail was so desperate to get back John she drank this blood charm so Elizabeth‚ John’s wife would
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supports this quote through the setting and the character of John Proctor‚ an average Puritan man. In life people have to make difficult choices‚ frequently this choice is whether or not to obey your conscience. Throughout The Crucible‚ this quote is seen with John Proctor. The play begins with multiple people being accused of witchcraft. Majority of these people being accused is women‚ one of which is Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth Proctor‚ John Proctor’s wife‚ is accused by Abagail Williams‚ their former
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it” John Proctor. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller presents a number of conflicts‚ external and internal. In the Crucible there are many character that favor integrity by admitting their mistakes and refusing to lie. Abigail Williams lied to everyone in the court the other girls had all their trust in Abigail so the girls followed what she did and said‚ Abigail claims to see a yellow bird on the beam on the ceiling so her and the girls started screaming and freaking out. John Proctor had an
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stress or pressure they change into something else and react in different ways. People can change just like metals do in crucibles. They can change personalities do things that no one expected them to do. Reverend Parris‚ Reverend Hale‚ and John Proctor in The Crucible‚ changed under pressure and did things that were unexpected when they were were under great pressure. Reverend Parris’s judgement is usually clear but recently it is unclear when he finds out there is witchcraft happening around him
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irony to create anxiety‚ frustration and to demonstrate the tension between the people about the lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates anxiety in the story by making the court so powerful. 1.) If the court thinks you are a witch
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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‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ was accused
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