Salem‚ a strong and kind farmer named John Proctor had a secret affair with a young servant named Abigail Williams. They have been hiding this relationship from the whole town since Abigail was working in the Proctor’s household. Abigail was a very manipulative‚ jealous and a magnificent liar in the play. John was a honest‚prideful and devoted character in the play. In Act II‚ Abigail had manipulated the town‚ court and her friends over the desire to get Goody Proctor hanged and take her place.The text
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show their honesty and that belive in what they say. I am also a very honest person with high self respect. This makes me feel like a stronger person overall. There are examples of integrity and a lack of integrity in the play‚ The Crucible. John Proctor‚ a strong but unfaithful farmer‚ shows personal integrity. When told he will be hung for an accusation of adultery‚ he does not lie to save his own life. Instead‚ he stays true to his beliefs and tells the truth‚ which gets him killed. This shows
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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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trials‚ are indeed ironic. A great example of irony is when Elizabeth Proctor lies about the affair that she knows that Abigail and John Proctor have. She states this when Danforth asks‚ “Is your husband a lecher [?]” and Elizabeth answers‚ “No‚ sir” (Miller 874‚ Act 3). This shows that Elizabeth did not want to confess about the affair. She was also unsure of what to say at certain times because she kept turning towards Proctor for answers or clues on what she should say. I believe that this example
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January 22nd 1953. The play took place during 1692 to 1693 in Salem Massachusetts. For the most part of this play it was all based on lies‚ you had people accusing others to keep themselves out of trouble and everyone would believe them. Other than John Proctor who knew what was happening but he couldn’t convince the others to believe him. So whoever Abigail or one of the girls would accuse they would either confess something that wasn’t true or they would be hung. The entire town of Salem was blinded
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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 will
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one with its tragic hero being portrayed through John Proctor and the seriousness of the overall play. John comes from a high position in society because of his reputation for being an honest man. John’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ had even said‚ “John‚ I never knew such goodness in the world!” As well as that‚ John definitely has a tragic flaw‚ his lustful feelings for Abigail. These feelings turn in an affair and it causes a lot of strain on his marriage. John told his wife‚ “You will not judge me more Elizabeth
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Crucible‚ there were many displays of courage‚ weakness‚ and truth. Many characters showed these signs‚ but only a few stood out to me. I believe John Proctor showed the most courage. As of weakness‚ I think that I would have to say that both John and Elizabeth Proctor showed a lot of this. Finally for truth‚ I would give it to Danforth. One way John Proctor showed courage was by speaking up to Reverend Parris when everyone else was to afraid to. Not only that‚ he confesses to the affair that he had
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of characters‚ dynamic and static characters or ones who change and ones who stay the same. In “The Crucible” the biggest dynamic character is John Proctor. Another dynamic character was Reverend Hale. To me‚ Abigail Williams was a static character; she remained the same throughout the entire story. For instance‚ in the beginning of the play‚ John Proctor is not an honest man. It is implied in the beginning that he is having an affair with Abigail Williams when he says “I may have thought softly
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Elizabeth Proctor represent the people that fear in the beginning and overcome at the end; for “Half-Hanged Mary”‚ Mary Webster did not fear at all and became stronger as a person including her significance in survival after being hanged and cut down. The Crucible is a play about Witchcraft in the Salem Village during the McCarthy Era. Mary Warren‚ a servant of the Proctor house‚ plays an important role in the play. Throughout the whole play‚ Mary Warren is constantly “tormented” by John Proctor. This
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