Elizabeth Proctor shows the most inner strength in The Crucible. First to point out‚ John Proctor‚ Elizabeth’s husband‚ had an affair with the reverend’s daughter‚ Abigail. John confessed to the court that the committed adultery and calls in Elizabeth for reassurance. Elizabeth lies for her husband to save him. Evidently‚ "no." is not what the court wanted to hear. Since she lied‚ which is a sin‚ they took her back to the area she was at. Because of her lying to the court to save John‚ he has been
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the wickedness of The Crucible. Her love with John Proctor and bitterness with Goody Proctor all branches from her evil ways of lustfulness. She loved John‚ but he only had sexual desire for her because of tension in his marriage. this desire became obvious when John
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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 Abigail’s true intentions
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easy target. Abigail is the one who starts all the accusing and she soon gets everyone on her side. The girls begin blaming anyone they can of witchcraft and even Mary Warren while trying to help prove Elizabeth’s innocence begins to yell at John Proctor‚ “Don’t touch me‚ don’t touch me‚ you’re the Devil’s man.” Mary Warren just like all the other girls did this so that she would no longer be questioned of witchcraft‚ and during McCarthyism people questioned over communism would immediately deny
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causes mass hysteria during the accusations of witchcraft against citizens. Abuse of legal authority is viewed throughout the play‚ and social issues of intolerance are evident. Arthur Miller’s characterization of Thomas Putnam‚ Mary Warren‚ and John Proctor exemplify their purpose‚ motivation‚ and character traits. In the beginning of the play‚ Thomas Putnam is introduced as an arrogant landowner. His superciliousness is evident when the narrator explains that he describes himself as “the intellectual
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“In matters of malice‚ the devil suits his actions to man’s beliefs about them‚” stated by Reverend John Hale. The way people perceive evil during 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts has caused them to deal evil deeds themselves. John Hale’s remarks of the witchcraft hysteria about how men’s view on the witch trials has cause them to immorally deal with them‚ as depicted in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is a play about a dispute over the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts of 1692 as one girl
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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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forgiveness in this story then any other story I’ve read. Out of all the characters in this story‚ three stuck out the most to me witch were John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ and Abagail Williams. John and Elizabeth were your good hearted Christians that would do anything for anyone‚ but everyone in the town looked up to John. Although John Proctor was the good man that he was‚ he made a mistake of having an affair with his servant Abagail Williams‚ a 17 year old disturbed girl. Even though
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all the girls would do the same. With this trait‚ Abigail is able to make her lies more believable. Abigail always seeked very much attention. Whether it be from John Proctor‚ the man she had an affair with‚ or the court. She knew how to act in a way that would make people look at her and pity her. She blatantly cries to John Proctor “Pity me‚ Pity me!”(Miller‚ 22). She wants him to feel sorry for her so their affair will continue. She also could put attention on herself in the courts when her honesty
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“What is a crucible?” Why does the author choose to name this play The Crucible? However‚ two definitions of the word can apply to the play The Crucible‚ which could mean “a severe test” or could also mean a piece of laboratory equipment used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures or to melt metal. The symbolism is very clear here because the village of Salem was actually a very strict community‚ which kind of ties in with a crucible because the people were accused of witchcraft in
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