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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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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are willing to put it behind you. In The Crucible‚ Mr Proctor cheats on his wife and she has to learn how to forgive him. At the start of Act Two she hasn’t forgiven him and her relationship towards Mr Proctor is full of anger and resentment “ELIZABETH: John‚ you are not open with me. You saw her with a crowd‚ you said. Now you- PROCTOR: I’ll plead my honesty no more‚ Elizabeth. ELIZABETH-(now she would justify herself): John‚ I am only- PROCTOR: No more! I should have roared you down when first
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in order to fulfill her ulterior motives. We first see hints of her motives when Abigail tells John Proctor‚ a married man under whom she had worked that‚ “I am waitin’ for you every night”(1099). While Abigail worked under John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ she had developed feelings for John. Elizabeth removes her from the house‚ which angers Abigail deeply. Proctor and Abigail see each other again when John goes to retrieve his maid Mary Warren. We can infer that Abigail continues to have for feelings
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In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller implies how fear was used to silence the people of Salem and how it was used to persuade people into false testimony. Throughout the play in Salem witch trials‚ fear was the major source of power to control the enemy. In Salem there were only a couple of things one had to worry about such as punishment from the ruling authoritative‚ supernatural forces‚ and shame brought onto their names. In the play there are girls who use fear as their source of weapon
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behavior is exposed as she tries to persuade Proctor to continue having an affair with her. She wants his trust‚ his protection‚ and his love and is afraid that he has forgotten her completely. She feels deserted. On page 87‚ Abigail pleads to John Proctor: “You loved me‚ John Proctor! John‚ pity me‚ pity me!” (Miller 78). She is pleading him to feel sorry for her and to devote himself to her. She is also envious of Elizabeth for her marriage to John Proctor and will do anything to end it. She tries
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his authority needed to be kept. Parris believed that the church is the authority of all people in the town. Since he was a Reverend‚ he considered himself an authoritative figure and by commanding people he maintained his power. Parris challenges John Proctor’s love for god when he says he has failed to
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The scout law states: “A scout is trustworthy‚ loyal‚ helpful‚ friendly‚ courteous‚ kind‚ obedient‚ cheerful‚ thrifty‚ brave‚ clean‚ and reverent.” John Proctor holds many traits that are similar to an Eagle Scout. I will focus on three basic aspects of the scout law and how John Proctor relates to them. First‚ I will relate how John Proctor shows bravery in the face of death. Then‚ I will argue how he is loyal to his family. Finally‚ I will demonstrate that he is helpful. These three basic
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exudes jealousy and envy over Elizabeth Proctor and she wants her dead for it. In Abigail’s raid of jealousy‚ she first mentions Elizabeth’s name in court and then she has Mary Warren give Elizabeth a poppet which is soon used against her. When Abigail and the other girls were first dabbling in witchcraft‚ Abigail supposedly drank blood which was supposed to have killed Elizabeth. Abigail has such hate for Elizabeth due to the fact that she is married to Proctor and also because she had fired Abigail
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The Crucible. Her relationship with John Proctor and her animosity towards Elizabeth Proctor all stem from her evil ways of lechery. Abigail loved John‚ but John only had lust for her because of strains in his marriage. This lust became evident. She makes her story plausible by using spectral evidence against the accused. John Proctor knows he did wrong and has repented his ways‚ however Abigail refuses to forget and repent; she wishes to runaway with John and stay with him. Abigail continued
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