the mid to late 1600’s‚ Salem‚ Massachusetts suffered from witchcraft‚ accusations‚ and trials. People were being accused of witchcraft and conspiring with the devil. Many people had been accused‚ and John Proctor was one of many. Before the witch trials started John was already trying to save his marriage with Elizabeth‚ his wife‚ and his reputation after his affair with Abigail Williams. John Proctor’s desperateness to save his reputation showed when he told the court about his affair‚ never turned
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John Proctor: Tragic Hero or Pompous Malefactor? According to Aristotle‚ a classic tragic hero must meet the following six criteria: nobility (of noble birth) or (wisdom by virtue of birth)‚ hamartia (a flaw or error of judgment)‚ peripeteia (a reversal of fortune‚ brought on by the hero’s hamartia)‚ anagnorisis (the discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero’s own actions)‚ the audience must feel dramatic irony for the character‚ and the character’s fate must be greater
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The word character means moral qualities distinctive to an individual. Character flaws in the Crucible by author Arthur Miller seem very apparent as a common trait. The characters John Proctor and Reverend John Hale convey the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. John Proctor conveys the dominant claim that character flaws do not define a person. In Act I‚ John and Abigail meet several months after a brief affair‚ and Abigail hopes to rekindle their relationship. John flirts
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ names are of the utmost importance to many Puritans because they resemble reputation and social status. During Act 4 when John Proctor is being persuaded to confess to witchcraft‚ an altercation about signing away Proctor’s name occurs. Reverend Parris argues‚ “It is a weighty name; it will strike the village that Proctor confess. I beg you‚ let him sign it…” (Miller 131) By saying‚ “it will strike the village that Proctor confess‚” Parris attempts to coax Judge Danforth
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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay Scout Moving On At the beginning of the novel‚ Scout is an innocent five-year-old child who has no experience with reality of the outside world. As the novel goes on‚ Scout is learning about the harsh world that is around her by all of the events that are happening that has to do with racial prejudice. People throughout the book‚ even her family‚ approach her and make crude and slanderous remarks regarding her father representing a colored man. The grounds on which
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John Proctor Versus Society John Proctor attempts to defeat society alone. In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor struggling to gain power shows that one person cannot change society. John Proctor struggles to get people to believe that the kids are lying. John struggles with trying to keep his good name too. Also when Elizabeth got sent to jail and sentenced to be hanged‚ John had to fight to get Elizabeth out before death occurred. First‚ John Proctor struggles to gain power to change
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It is appalling how people die for no cause. This happens in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller in which The Salem witch trials were depicted. In Salem‚ 1692‚ many people with good reputations are sentenced to death because of supernatural "evidence." The only way to escape death was to admit that they were witches. The intolerance‚ fear‚ and reputation of the society affect the choices characters made. This shows how society can be blamed for the decisions people make. Salem society is full
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ written in 1953‚ portrays the Salem witch trials and conveys how the actions of a single person can hold a high impact on its surrounding community when faced with troublesome times. Throughout the play‚ drastic decisions are made by many that further the development of the plot. John Proctor‚ a highly respected citizen of Salem is one who is faced with an array of arduous decisions time and time again. Just because one has messed up in the past‚ can they not still be
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The play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller takes place in Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trails where multiple citizens were hanged and accused of witchcraft. The Crucible discusses an affair between a married man named John Proctor and a young girl‚ Abigail Williams. Even when John denies his relations with Abigail‚ she continues to believe he still has feelings for her. Ultimately‚ Abigail wants John to herself and goes to extreme measures to try to eliminate John’s wife‚ Elizabeth‚ as
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Milton (Gary Sinise) and Lennie Small (John Malkovich)‚ share. Based on John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men‚ and this movie follows it’s events rather precisely. Steinbeck has a group of dynamic characters in his novella‚ and they were all brought to life expertly. Lennie Small was written by Steinbeck as someone who has a learning restraint‚ and a weak memory of places and people to go along with it. John Malkovich was able to portray this character so well it seemed as in truth he was
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