the class once. But there is always more to learn. I met Carly between when she took the class and when she was TA for my class. I saw her voice as Elizabeth Proctor‚ which I found out was not how Carly used to sound. She used to have so much tension in her emotional center because she wanted to be accepted and affirmed by others. This strained her voice and made it difficult to show her true emotions. She found her self worth in how others saw her and this actually cause her acting to suffer as
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John Proctor is a local farmer who lives just outside of town. He is stern and harsh- tongued and hates hypocrisy. He initially was a sinful man who had an affair with Abigail. He was dishonest to Elizabeth and he had been felt guilty. Elizabeth hadn’t forgiven him easily. He hesitated to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worried that his secret which was to having an affair would be revealed. Because of the affair he admitted he was a witch. He decided against the admission because it would dishonor
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manipulative relationship with John Proctor‚ her mind was corrupted into such an altered state that she
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puritan women‚ Elizabeth Proctor is reserved‚ slow to complain‚ and dutiful. Elizabeth’s moral character proves to be an important factor all through the book. She gives people in the play and people today the example on how to treat others when she said‚ "I have sins of my own to count" (Miller 137). People can’t go around judging others and not check themselves and be rightly so to judge. Before she knew of this she said‚ "I have read my heart" (Miller 137). She was angry at John‚ but she had to
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In The play The Crucible one character whose feelings drastically change is John Proctor’s. John was accused of witchcraft and of having an affair with Abigail. When the accusations first started arising he believed none of it and was denying everything. His wife‚ Goody Proctor was also accused of witchcraft and he denied that as well. He really committed no witchcraft at all and neither did his wife. He however did have an affair with Abigail. John saw right through all the drama and acting and
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to a story because without them you wouldn’t have a story. The Crucible is about these girls who go into the woods and dance around saying who they love or want to marry. After that the girls pretend that they can see the devil and who it controls. Abigail is in charge of the girls and the witch sayings. Abigail wants this guy named John Proctor‚ but she can’t have him because he is married to Elizabeth. Since Abigail can’t have John she goes after his wife and says that she used witch craft to stab
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What does it mean to be different? Being different means not being the same as another or just simply being unlike in form and quality. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ difference is shown between the characters Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. This play portrays the historical events of the Salem witch trials through a crowd of unforgettable characters. Abigail Williams is the malicious‚ deceiving accuser; whereas Elizabeth Proctor is virtuous and is the wrongfully accused. To begin
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Parris‚ Elizabeth‚ Hale and Rebecca are being tested unintentionally by the court system‚ they are being pulled apart on whether or not to choose what they think could be the right choice. “Goody Proctor‚ I have gone this three month like our Lord into the wilderness. I have sought a Christian way‚ for damnation’s double on a minister counsels men to lie.” (Hale 132). Reverend Hale makes a great decision to go against god’s commandments to save innocent Christian lives. Hale is priest and came to
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Salem News got up close and personal with the recently accused Elizabeth Proctor. Faced with witchcraft‚ hanging like a noose around her neck‚ and the attempted murder of Abigail Williams‚ here’s what she has to say. Goody Proctor‚ how do you feel about being accused of witchcraft and attempted murder? I am innocent. I was wrongly accused. Do you own any poppets? "I have kept no poppets‚ not since I were a girl"(61) But one was found in your house? That wasn’t mine‚ it was Mary’s. You’ve
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or not.” –William Hall. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were not as different as they seemed‚ they were alike in their love of the same man‚ John Proctor. These women each had their own role in what happened in Salem‚ their roles were very different but had big consequences‚ good or bad‚ in Salem. Elizabeth had the role of the loving (or not so loving) wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth being the Godly woman she is cannot bear the secret of John and Abigail’s affair‚ and could not ruin her husbands
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