“I’d rather die on my feet than live on my knees”. An example of Personal integrity vs survival is found in “The Crucible” when John Proctor stood up for what he believed even though the consequence was death. John stood up to the courts and called out Abigail for lying. He also admitted to his affair with Abigail and that’s why his wife Elizabeth kicked him out of the house. He admitted this even though he knew it would ruin his reputation. When John was arrested he was offered freedom
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circumstances? What led her to reside with her uncle? Indicate where you find this information. She is an orphan. Her broken relationship with Goody Proctor led to her living with her uncle. I found out this information through reading Abigail’s and Parris conversation. 3. What relationship exists between Abigail and Proctor? How do you know this? Proctor loved Abigail in a very peculiar way. 4. When Mrs. Putnam enters the story‚ how do the stage directions characterize her
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the difficulties someone faces when they don’t belong to a place 2. “Gran Torino” By Clint Eastwood – Shows how an individual can struggle with not belonging to a place and with the people around him. Body Paragraph 1 – The Crucible (John Proctor) Thesis Statement: Relationships by nature embody ideas of a connection between two people‚ this means someone can fulfill the humans needs such as the need of social interaction and with this interaction it can result in attaining a true sense
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Compromising honor‚ decency‚ and faith to protect oneself was normal to most people in The Crucible. People knew they would die without sacrificing‚ so they took the easy way out by giving up their self image and confessing to a sin they never committed. The first to give in to a fake confession was Tituba‚ who happened to be Reverend Parris’ slave‚ so she didn’t have very many rights to begin with. In the play Tituba says‚ “I love God with all my bein’” (Miller 24). Tituba is from Barbados‚ so she
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Abigail’s feelings for a farmer who she used to serve‚ John Proctor‚ is revealed and about their adulterous affair. The group of girls follow Abigail to accuse the innocent Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft‚ in order for Abigail and John to be together‚ once again. Arthur Miller establishes a conflict between belonging to the individual or society‚ as if “a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it.” The protagonist John Proctor dies with dignity after defying the court in the closing
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starts out and it describes the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams. Although it does not happen in the book‚ it is known that John Proctor and Abigail Williams have an affair. Abigail Williams is in love with John Proctor and is willing to do anything to marry him or to keep the relationship going. So within the first few scenes of the book‚ John Proctor is told by his housekeeper‚ Mary‚ that his wife‚ Goody Proctor‚ has been accused of being a witch. Although Mary is sworn
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the play the Crucible. When John Proctor is dealing with is mind boggling internal conflict‚ something happens to him‚ earlier in the play‚ all Proctor though about what was at stake that would affect him like his name‚ his soul and even his life‚ but now the tables have turned. Proctor is experiencing and epiphany‚ a sudden realization if you will. Proctor has finally discovered something about himself that will benefit others and not only himself. At first‚ Proctor had no idea what was more important
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ourselves to our own moral determines our integrity. An adherence to a code of moral or artistic values‚ incorruptibility‚ is what’s known as integrity. A lack of integrity is often recalled far longer than actions within integral standings. Both John Proctor‚ from The Crucible‚ and Ed Murrow‚ of Good Night‚ and Good Luck‚ share this admirable trait to a great extent. I look for a lot of things in people before I fully bring them into my life. Those whose decisions have a kind of inner uniformity and
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misjudgment‚ (4) they are prideful‚ and (5) they must receive a fate worse than they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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still present in today’s society‚ such as the use of public humiliation as a punishment. Because of their sins‚ both John Proctor and Hester Prynn were alienated and punished by their peers and town leaders. The public humiliation that they faced helped shape the characters in the eyes of the reader and effected the way that they behaved and acted. In The Crucible John Proctor and the other towns people were punished by means of public humiliation because of their apparent use of witch craft. When
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