main characters guilt. You can clearly see as the story unfolds that John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Procter and John Hale all are very much affected by their overwhelming guilt. Each has different causes for their guilty consciences and certainly different outcomes. Throughout this analysis I will discuss those three characters and go in depth on how their guilt drove them to their deaths and unfulfilled futures. John Proctors guilt is most clearly displayed when Hale asks him to recite the commandments
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it” John Proctor. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller presents a number of conflicts‚ external and internal. In the Crucible there are many character that favor integrity by admitting their mistakes and refusing to lie. Abigail Williams lied to everyone in the court the other girls had all their trust in Abigail so the girls followed what she did and said‚ Abigail claims to see a yellow bird on the beam on the ceiling so her and the girls started screaming and freaking out. John Proctor had
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A British prime minister‚ Benjamin Disraeli has stated “Circumstances are beyond the control of man‚ but his conduct is in his own power.” This quote is valid as Disraeli teaches us that we should concern ourselves with how we should react to situations and events we encounter‚ even though we can’t predict the future. Ultimately‚ this is all we are in control of and responsible for. I concur with this quote‚ as we can’t control what happens‚ but we have the power to make decisions for ourselves.
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witchcraft trials of the Puritans in 1692. Miller used his characters in the play to manipulate‚ lie‚ and flat out pave their own highway to social and judicial disruption. He used Abigail Williams as the villain with her finger on the controls‚ John Proctor as the burdened‚ emotionally unstable hero with all the answers‚ and Thomas Putnam alongside
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of all the innocent people the had died during the witch hunt‚ I believe that abigail should be blamed for everything she did. First of all‚ Abigail is a jealous person because of Elizabeth being with John proctor. She is in love with John‚ which starts the Hysteria in the story. Even though John told Abigail that the affair is over‚ she still tries to keep the romance alive between them‚ this is shown on
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor proclaims “Because it is my name! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of those who hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” This quote shows both the dilemma in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which Arthur Miller set his story in‚ and the era of McCarthyism which he kind of writes about; John was going to confess to being a witch but couldn’t because he didn’t want to ruin
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maintain the courage to help John Proctor to win his court case in Act III. Mary Warren’s basic goodness is demonstrated on many occasions. She has been hired by John Proctor to help his wife Elizabeth with household chores. Mary proves to be a kind girl who gets along well with Mrs. Proctor. Although Mary has become a court official in Salem‚ she still gets up early in the morning to clean the Proctors’ house. While in court‚ Mary passes the time by making Goody Proctor a present of a small rag
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separated by males and females.Single sex schools help kids that struggle with self-esteem and even attention disabilities. Single-sex schools helps the child pay attention better and less distraction from the people around them(opposite sex).According to John Adams of University of South Carolina says"single-sex schools give children a whole new world of learning‚and new opportunities".Single-sex schools are important in today’s society because it helps kids learn and be themselves without any distractions
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A powerful character in The Crucible is Reverend Hale. Reverend John Hale of Beverly‚ first appears answering the call of witchcraft at the Parris household. Hale is considered to be one of the good characters in The Crucible‚ and the most developed. He is a very kind man who feels himself allied with some of the best intellectuals. Reverend Hale often is portrayed as a well groomed young man‚ this might have to do with symbolism‚ as the youth are usually the ones that are able to change their ways
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dancing like heathen in the forest?" The fact that he refers to them as "my daughter and my niece" shows that it is his reputation that he is worried about. This obsession with keeping his name clean is shown again towards the end of the play when John Proctor tells the court of the girls dancing in the woods. Parris immediately says‚ "Excellency‚ since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name." This proves that over the course of most of the story‚ he keeps the same values (or lack there of).
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