Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Mary Warren change the dynamics of this drama to increase dramatic conflict. In The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ a seductive teenager‚ represents the Black Widow character archetype because of her manipulative ways to get the things that she wants. The Black Widow destroys anything she wants. Like Abigail‚ the Black Widow will lure someone into her web‚ trapping him or her until they have suffered for her own pleasure. When speaking of their previous affairs‚ John Proctor
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witchcraft. The rest of the play either she hid things or lied to get her way out of trouble. Therefore Abigail is the cause of Witchcraft in Salem. “She wants me dead‚ John‚ you know it!” (lines 357) describing how Abigail has started conflict by spreading rumors about goody Proctor. Just because of what was told about Goody Proctor automatically
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their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner strength is when he confessed his adultery with Abigail. Since that is an illegal act and it was cheating on his wife Elizabeth Proctor‚ that is a very hard thing to admit to the public. John thought it was so wrong that Abigail was accusing innocent
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than the Bible are frowned upon‚ John Proctor is distrusted by many because he does not go to church regularly. This last example is taken very seriously because the society that Proctor lives in is built on religious principles. Anyone choosing to stray from going to church could be seen as rejecting religion and in doing so would also be rejecting and finding fault with the society that they lived in. This theme is then conveyed through the character of John Proctor. He realises he will have to take
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different motive. The strict Puritan setting of the play often forces the characters to compromise their honesty because they feel as though their only solution is to lie. Even though Abagail and John Proctor did have an affair‚ Proctor denies the act. "Wipe it out of your mind. We never touched‚ Abby." Proctor‚ knowing very well that they did have an affair‚ denies it in a dishonest manner. He doesn’t want to reveal his dishonesty‚ knowing‚ that he cheated on his wife. Abagail will not allow him to
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the Salem Witch Trials. Parris had was a very greedy man. He let greed lead him to his malpractice as a reverend. When Reverend Hale was talking to John Proctor on why he did not go to church Proctor revealed Parris’ request. “ Proctor: … It tells me that a minister may pray to God without he have golden candlesticks upon the altar”(Miller 62). Proctor told Hale that there use to be pewter candlesticks until Parris demanded for gold ones and preached about them until he got them. When there was an
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figurative crucible. The pressure from their society destroys many characters in this play‚ forcing them to become liars‚ or extremely selfish‚ throwing others into the fire to save themselves. Or‚ if the characters are purified‚ like Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor‚ they will not buckle and break under the intensity‚ but they will be hung from the highest noose. The word crucible comes from the latin word‚ crucibulum‚ which derives from the word crux‚
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The main characters from the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ and the play‚ The Crucible‚ can be closely related. John Proctor (The Crucible) and Arthur Dimmesdale (The Scarlet Letter) share very similar character traits and the storyline emphasizes these traits. John Proctor was a farmer and highly respected townsman who lived outside of town with his wife‚ Elizabeth. Arthur Dimmesdale was a well respected reverend. Both of these characters shared a hidden sin‚ adultery. Both characters lived in the same
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All is fair in love and war" Abigail Williams a girl of 17‚ from The Crucible sure did put a new spin to this saying. She believed that her love for John Proctor‚ a married man‚ was true love and so did a great many atrocities for that so called "love" even though in truth it was just a affair. This girl is the main villain of this story and thus is characterized as such : crazy‚ obsessed‚ and truly a manipulative girl. "Why is she crazy?"you might ask. Abbie was single handedly a 17 year old
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"What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds‚ Mr. Proctor." Thomas claims that he own land that John Proctor has owned his whole life. Many disputes like this compel the Putnam family to start calling witchcraft in people they don’t like or people whom they want land from. Thomas Putnam digs himself a deepening hole with every new person he accuses because that is one more person he is afraid might reveal the truth about him. When John Proctor seems as though he may reveal the truth about him and
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