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    In the movie‚ The Crucible‚ Abigail wanted to marry John Proctor. In order for her to have John‚ she had to have his wife dead‚ the only way for his wife to die at the moment was to be accused of witchcraft. Abigail started to accuse people of witchcraft along with all her friends‚ she blamed the slave they had‚ and even some of the people she liked. Abigail kept getting her way and kept accusing‚ then she accused the Proctor family. John didn’t like Abigail accusing them for something she knew wasn’t

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    wrote The Crucible is Arthur Miller and was published in 1950 but the play took place in 1692. John Proctor was a good man with great intentions. Proctor is an honorable man because he took the blame for the false lies so the innocent people who were accused wouldn’t die. An honorable man is a man who stands up for something he did or didn’t do and takes the wrath of whatever the punishment is. Proctor is an honorable man because he’s taking the blame to save the lives of the innocent and not blacken

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    Gainor  The Crucible: ​ Salem‚ Massachusetts 1692  Act I:  Graphic Organizer: Identify and describe each character.  Song  Character/ Theme/ Idea  Lyrics  Quotes    Death and abnormality        Elizabeth’s reaction to  John Proctor cheating on  her with Abigail      The only thing worse than not  knowing  Is you thinking that I don’t  know  I’m having another episode  I just need a stronger dose...  I’m sitting out dances on the  wall  “Here is all the invisible world‚ caught‚  defined

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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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    on the sabbath day and not do any physical labor for the rest of the day. If one was to judge John Proctor by these standards‚ they would look at him as a man who is not holy and will not go to heaven after he died. He made bad decisions‚ and caused the people that were closest to him much strife. However‚ John Proctor was a honest man that is willing to do what is right rather than what was easy. “Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties”(Applebee et. al. 175). He was not considered to be upper

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    to identify the religious connotations linked to it. In terms of the meaning of the film‚ The Lion King presents Simba as a human‚ heroic Christ figure as part of the films justification of violence under the necessary circumstances of defeating Scar‚ in order to ultimately save the kingdom. In this aspect‚ the films representation of Simba as a Christ figure strongly relates

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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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    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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    Dear my lovely husband John‚ Today I am writing to you‚ thinking about all of our lovely memories we have had in Salem as a wonderful married couple. I am writing this letter to you because I wanted to day my last few words to you before you are hanged. How did everything go from having a lovely life to‚ you being sentence to death because you confessed about being in contact with the devil? Also‚ I feel this is completely my fault‚ and I am the breakdown of our family. I have a lot of regrets

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    Pitiful Proctor In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the protagonist‚ John Proctor‚ is a prime example of a tragic hero. A tragic hero is defined as a prideful and well-respected character that goes through an unfortunate downfall. John Proctor embodies all of the traits of the traits of a tragic hero‚ including his respect in the community‚ his pride‚ and his death. John Proctor was a leading figure of the Salem community during The Crucible. “He was the kind of man- powerful of body‚ even tempered

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