gone astray as well. By act IV‚ the once devout religious man is encouraging the accused to lie and say that they indeed dealt with the Devil so that they can be freed from execution. He chooses surrender over defiance‚ which is something that John Proctor and the other heroic characters refuse to do. With these changes Hale undergoes‚ it also changes how the reader feels about the once bitter character we had come to know. When introduced to Hale‚ most readers would likely build up a strong dislike
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Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams was the maid to the Proctor household‚ where she had an affair
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Hale begins to change is in Act III during the trial of John Proctor. "I am a minister of the lord‚ and I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it." He starts to doubt if the very thing that he searches to rid the people of might be a lie. Let you not mistake your duty as I mistook my own...where I turned the eye of my great faith‚ blood flowed up. Beware Goody Proctor-cleave to no faith when faith brings blood. Reverend Hale realizes
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are trying to cover up that they danced. Choosing to live and ruin their reputations‚ or choosing to hang with dignity is a problem many face. Throughout the play John Proctor‚ Judge Danforth‚ and Reverend Parris are concerned with their reputations and will stop at nothing to try and protect themselves. The protagonist‚ John Proctor is concerned for his reputation‚ but more so for his family and friends’ well-being. He withholds information from the court that he commits
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Truthfully‚ no one likes to take the blame for something they didn’t do‚ and John Proctor from “The Crucible” shows that people should be responsible for their actions‚ not someone else’s. “I speak my own sins: I cannot judge another”‚ this is what John says to Abigail‚ a girl in Salem who has an obsession with him. Not only that‚ but she was one of the main causes for the witch trials that occur in Salem at this time. What John is saying is that he will not blame others for his own actions; he
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about her the fear of being hung quickly changed her statement‚ thus turning her back on John Proctor and accusing him
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Belonging Essay Makeover Introductions 1. In my interpretation‚ the three texts‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ Into the Wild and Miss Potter all powerfully link the ideas of belonging and the impact on an individual’s sense of belonging. 2. Belonging is a powerful state which can allow humans to feel a sense of purpose and acceptance. Sharing similar values‚ feeling a sense of individuality‚ achieving close relationships and feeling a sense of connectedness all influence an
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belonging in being true to the self and to his or her own vision. The interplay of the two aspects of belonging to a community and self can be seen with reference to John Proctor. John Proctor belongs to Salem in the sense that he shares the community’s christian values and is “respected‚ even feared” in the town. But John Proctor is not as confident as he appears. A secret sinner‚ he “has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud”‚ “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint”. The simile emphasises Proctor’s
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whereby one either belongs or does not. The contrast here lies in the divide between individuality and social conformity. This is portrayed by Abigail’s calling of Proctor as the “devil’s man” who “put knowledge in my heart.” clearly trying to ostracise and label Proctor as an outsider‚ as well as the characterisation of John Proctor as a non-conformist through his desperate rejection of the labels society places upon him. He cries‚ “It is my name! I cannot have another in my life… leave me my name
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ridiculous situation at hand. The characters have a conversation with Parris‚ where he mentions the faction against him to which Proctor retorts‚ “Why‚ then I must find it and join it.” This is similar to Looking for Alibrandi where the main character‚ Josie‚ hides behind humorous sarcastic remarks to deal with troublesome situation. Through the use of humour‚ both John Proctor and Josie Alibrandi are singled out and looked up to. The stereotypical characterisation of a theocratic society has been infracted
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