My life depended on it. If word got around that our family was bewitched‚ I could be hanged! If I were to be condemned‚ I could then never belong to John Proctor‚ he would never love me again. So‚ Diary‚ I tried my best and shook Betty until her head flew back and forth‚ I screamed her name and yelled threats at her to wake up. For a split second‚ her eyes opened and we both stared at each other in utter
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Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor. Abigail soon wishes Elizabeth Proctor were dead. Abigail turns on the rest of the village to cover up her lies. To better understand the similarities and differences of Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor in the play‚ The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller. One must think of the elements of love‚ personalities of persons‚ and the maturity of females as displayed by the characters. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams can be compared and
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rationalist in this play is eventualled executed after his attempts to return justice to Salem. John Proctor resembles a tragic hero through in his regrets of adulterous relationship with Abigail‚ his desire to end the trials‚ and his family oriented pride. Lust‚ being one of the deadly sins‚ was punishable by death in the Puritan society; John fell into the burning temptation. Going outside of his marriage‚ John slept with the manipulative‚ jealous‚ and vengeful girl‚ Abigail Williams. “This warrant’s
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Ma‚ where young girls are accusing specific people of being witches‚ in order to get what they want. John Procter has an affair with Abigal‚ Abigal doesnt like Procter’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ so she accuses her of witchcraft. Miller portrays John Procter as respectful‚ honest‚ and caring‚ this causes the reader to feel that procter is a good and trustworthy man. To start off‚ Miller portrays John Procter as an honest man. Procter needs this trait in order to confess what he has done. Procter shows
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The Crucible‚ John Proctor Vs. Abigale Williams I think the best case scenario for John Proctor is he is a man and for a long time his wife was sick‚ and could’nt give him what he desired so their love grew apart and he had to look elsewhere and he did’nt have to look very far and he looked toward his maid Abigale Williams for she was attracted to him and it made the whole incedent all the more harder to refuse and and then he realized the mistake he had made as his wife was getting
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In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ Reverend Hale and the judges of Salem wish for John Proctor to “confess” to witchcraft‚ even though they know it to be false. Many factors play a part in the outcome‚ to which Proctor refuses to attest and is hanged. When John Proctor is accused of witchcraft‚ he refuses to confess to it. Reverend Hale pleads for him to manifest‚ but John protests and aspires to be truthful. The judges want him to confess because they believe that when the people see an honest
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem in a Puritan community. John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ Reverend Hale‚ Reverend Paris‚ and Abigail are the main characters. The book is about witchcraft or what the town thinks is witchcraft. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving‚ loyal‚ authoritative‚ but his tragic flaw is his temper. John is a loving husband. He proves that by telling Elizabeth‚ “It is well seasoned” (p. 48) in reference to the rabbit she cooked‚ in which he had
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Some people say John Procter had the most conflict and Abigail didn’t because she was a bad person‚ but I believe even though she is bad she still had the most conflict. Despite others being in conflict‚ Abigail had the most conflict because she had to worry about who gets hurt in the situation and getting caught lying. She goes through plenty of trouble trying to escape from these things. Stress is on Abigail because he doesn’t want her heart to be broken by John. She still loves John Procter but doesn’t
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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‚ Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are complete opposites of each other‚ one lies to save herself and avoid consequences; while the other lies to save the one she loves‚ John Proctor. Abigail discovers she could
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strife with plain back stabbing which caused life in fear. Miller portrayed John Proctors character as kind with strong opinions and principles. He also looked hard working and although he was deeply religious he chose not to go to church regularly because he thought the "Minister was not suitable". John was definitely passionate in anything he believed in regardless of what others said or thought. Miller portrayed that Elizabeth Proctor’s character was cold‚ plain and was bored of life and that her
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