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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Dear John‚ I just want to start out by telling you how much I have missed having you in my life. I have found it very difficult to come and talk to you in person‚ so I wrote this letter in response to yours. As I first read your letter I was both shocked and saddened by your words saying that everything was over between us. But then I realized that you wouldnt risk telling the truth in a letter as it could end up in the wrong hands. I believe that your letter was just a message that you finally
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The struggle of Reverend John Hale is that he was transformed emotionally throughout the times of lies and treachery as he goes from unbiased accuser‚ to uncertain power‚ to defender of the accuser. This connects to Arthur Miller’s reason for writing this play because in 1952 the same thing was going on but in this case it was McCarthyism which is a vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54
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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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The Crucible Essay Arthur Miller was an american playwright from New York city who was best known for the novel and play “ The Crucible ” that he had published in 1953. Because reputation and respect was so important throughout the village‚ Elizabeth is known around the town as Goodie Proctor. She lies under oath to the court by saying John did not commit adultery to save her husband and their reputation.Later on John Proctor gets accused of witchcraft by Mary warren. Where he first agrees to lying
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The cold‚ sniveling woman put me out of her house for things out of my control. John Proctor is in love with me‚ and she is envious of such a thing. Elizabeth has blackened my name throughout the village and‚ worst of all‚ made John bend at her will. No matter how much I plead‚ he will not come close to me‚ even if it kills him. I wish that he would look up at my window and be proud of doing so. I said I
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accuse their neighbors for the things they desired. The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller‚ where mass hysteria and greed dictate the minds of the Salem Puritans. These two factors encourage people to falsely accuse their neighbor‚ leading to the death of the innocent just for personal gain. Through John having his affair‚ Abigail ultimately falling in love‚ and Mary Warren’s being extremely vulnerable‚ The Crucible proves that John Proctor is responsible for his own death and the others in Salem
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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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of Act Two‚ we can see how Elizabeth and John Proctor’s relationship is functioning after the affair. While John has not been with Abigail again‚ despite being so tempted to do so‚ Elizabeth is still very skeptical regarding his loyalty for her. There is obvious tension between them by how one worded their conversations are. Elizabeth barely says more than one sentence to her husband in most of the dialogue‚ showing the distance between them. Mrs. Proctor clearly hasn’t fully gotten over the affair
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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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