against Mary Warren. The only thing the girls felt strongly about‚ was repeating the fact about how Abigail continuously bossed them around. Abigail put herself into a very awkward and provocative situation with John Procter. John Proctor was married to Elizabeth‚ and allegedly had an affair with 16 year old Abigail Williams. After people began to catch onto this promiscuous situation‚ Abigail and John were really putting themselves into a dangerous and confusing situation. Flirting and flaunting
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performing a ritual dance in the forest‚ and to save herself she blamed her so called friends. Abigail began doing witchcraft to fight for John Proctor’s love‚ and she wanted to get rid of Elizabeth who was Proctor’s wife. “You did‚ you did! You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!”(The Crucible‚ Act One 13). Abigail is known for being mischievous‚ and selfish. She was definitely not possessed‚
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accuse some of their neighbors of afflicting them. Give examples of individuals or groups today who accuse others of causing their problems. How would you evaluate their accusations? 4. Consider: how is the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor similar to an ice cream cone?? 5. Explain how Mary Warren’s character changes over the course of the first two Acts. How was she portrayed at the beginning of the play? How is she portrayed now? To what do you attribute these changes?
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Mary Warren. She is being ignorant about the fact that just a little lie could cause a distraction in Salem. John Proctor is deceitful first for cheating on his wife‚Elizabeth with a mere teenage maidservant and then for hiding it; and the judge and ministers lie to themselves and everybody else in saying that they serve the cause of God`s justice. This example connects to the idea Proctor shows no sign of pity for his wife because he hid the whole truth from her‚making him ignorant. He knows not the
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soon escalated. Now she was lying for her own gain‚ to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor so she can have John Proctor all to herself. Arthur Miller teaches that lying is harmful through characters developed by the usage of dialogue‚ stage directions and diction. Arthur Miller uses dialogue to give insight on what is going through the character’s mind. Rev. Hale tells Proctor that he will hang if he does not confess to the lies‚ Proctor does but then decides not to ultimately the decision end his life
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“The Crucible‚” the town of Salem is plagued by the hysteria of witches. In an attempt to end the madness‚ and condemn the cause of it all‚ Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor confessed to lechery‚ only to be thrown into jail for witchcraft. In the end‚ when given the chance to lie to save his life; he refused and died for the truth. John Proctor was motivated not to confess because of his pride‚ unwillingness to condemn innocent people and integrity. John Proctor’s strong sense of pride was evident throughout
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relationship. b. How do the minor characters of Mary Warren and Elizabeth Proctor reflect the themes of the play? c. Think of one character that makes a decision in the play. Identify the decision‚ explore the character’s motives‚ and evaluate the effects of that decision. d. Pick two characters and explore how their position in the society reflects who they are as people. C. Plot: a. During the climax of the story‚ John Proctor refuses to allow the magistrates to nail his confession to the
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giving up the name the court wants. So Giles Corey says “More weight” (miller207). This quote was important because he ends up dying from how much weight they put on him and they falsely accused Giles. Another example of pride would be when John Proctor tears his confession up. John confessed to adultery and signed a piece of paper. The court wanted to hang it up on the courts
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endless capacity for dissembling."(9) She starts out by trying to convince her uncle‚ Reverend Parris‚ that she never participated in any acts of witchcraft. She needs an excuse for Betty‚ her cousin‚ who lays unconscious in bed. She explains to Proctor‚ "Oh‚ posh!...We were dancin’ in the woods last night‚ and my uncle leaped in on us. She took fright‚ is all."(22) Mary Warren suggests that they confess everything so that they will just get whipped rather than hung. When Abigail hears this‚ she
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at Abigail for talking about Elizabeth‚ she quickly fires back with the accusation‚ " she is blackening my name in the village‚ she is telling lies about me‚ she is a cold sniveling woman" (Miller 1109). Truthfully Abigail has been spiteful towards Elizabeth and is responsible for creating conflict within their marriage. Her goal to destroy Abigail and John’s relationship so she can have John‚ she continuously lies to him in the hopes that he will think of Elizabeth negatively after hearing this
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