entire play would have been considered to be a tragedy. According to Bhatia‚ the second dependent to a tragedy is suffering. John Proctor was forced to suffer for the mistakes he had made with his affair involving Abigail. Suffering brings a darkening mood to the play that more classifies the play to be tragic. The third important factor in a tragedy is irony. John Proctor has the reputation of being the wisest and matures of all the people of Salem and fights heroically against evil‚ yet he becomes
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without fault.” John Proctor and The Crucible are great examples of what Joseph Smith Jr. said. “I do not wrongs that I am charged with doing… No man lives without faults‚” these words are the essence of The Crucible. He has done wrong‚ just like all the others. They are not being charged with what they’ve done wrong though. They’re being charged with witchcraft. Though‚ Proctor can be arrogant‚ and tempered at times he tries his best to do what’s right. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has done his share
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lover into marrying her. Her actions are the foundation of every death and arrest in Salem. She is a venerable girl yet she has very little to be. She is a static character because her only objective throughout the play is to be rid of Elizabeth Proctor so that she can marry her husband. Therefore‚ not only is Abigail a manipulative‚ vain and deluded young girl‚ but she is indubitably the most influential Character in The Crucible. To begin‚ Abigail Williams manipulates all those around her to the
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Arthur miller expresses how important ones reputation is in a small community. He shows how they will defend their reputations because it is what keeps their social status in place. John Proctor and Reverend Hale are characters who make an attempt to maintain their reputations in their time of crisis. John Proctor‚ who is the main character in the play‚ has the biggest struggle with his reputation. At the beginning of the play‚ he isn’t even concerned with his reputation‚ and thinks that it doesn’t
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In the play John Proctor and Abigail Williams had an affair. Abigail is alone with Proctor after Betty has gone sick and is making sexual advances onto Proctor‚ but he refuses. “She is a cold‚ sniveling woman‚ and you bend to her! ...You loved me John Proctor‚ and whatever sin it is‚ you love me yet!” says Abigail (177). Abigail uses “cold” and “sniveling” as derogatory terms to Elizabeth’s character. Abigail wants to be with John‚ but is frustrated with his newfound loyalty
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excuse to get rid of the “lower class” people. In the movie Abigail comes to see John Proctor while he is in prison. She has a plan to help him get out but he doesn’t want to flee with her because he knows she’s a liar. In the play Abigail flees Salem and never comes to see John in prison. I think the scene is a contrast to the general personality of Abigail because in the movie she shows guilt and apologized to Proctor‚ but in the play‚ she is very cold-hearted and doesn’t feel guilty at all. Also
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the character who has a major impact on the village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials
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story that are dynamic like John Proctor and Abagail as a static character. John Proctor is one character in The Crucible that is a dynamic which change a bit throughout the story; for he has changed from a quiet “farm boy” to a man with huge couragement. At the beginning of the play‚ Proctor kept things inside of his mind‚ and tries to get Abagail to keep the main secret that John had since he knew that he wife‚ Elizabeth‚ would not tell what happen seven months. When John and Abagail had an affair
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The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams’ behavior is not without reason; her mental instability is to blame for her actions. For example‚ she saw her parents murdered as a child and this seems to have lead to her being mentally unstable. John Proctor‚ a much older man‚ also basically sexually abused her. And her being raised by Reverend Parris‚ the paranoid‚ power-hungry man‚ is sure to be messing Abigail up in some way or another. As a young girl‚ Abigail witnessed both her mother and father
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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE P2 NOVEMBER 2009 MEMORANDUM MARKS: 80 This memorandum consists of 26 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn over English Home Language/P2 -2NSC - Memorandum DoE/November 2009 NOTE TO MARKERS • • • This marking memorandum is intended as a guide for markers. The memorandum will be discussed with the marking panel before marking commences at the marking centre. Candidates’ responses must be considered
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