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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Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor wife of John Proctor has a small but important roll in the book “The Crucible”. Elizabeth does not appear in the book until the beginning of act two when she is harassing and nagging John Proctor for getting home so late. At that point of the book Elizabeth proctor is recognized as cold-hearted uncaring unforgiving wife. Toward the end of the book the way Elizabeth‚ is seen by the reader changes in a good way she‚ will be seen as caring and protective of her
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Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic
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John Proctor in the Crucible The novel The Crucible takes place in a small town in Massachusetts named Salem. The town is extremely strict and there is little you can do‚ so everyone lives under serious morals. Throughout the story there is a lot of accusing‚ betrayal‚ and hysteria over witch craft after three girls are found playing in the woods. Since‚ Betty‚ reverend Parris’ daughter‚ ends up being ill after that incident they blame it on witchcraft. John Proctor is a farmer who is married to
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between the mother and son that had been formed. With a single teenage boys thoughtful act of giving‚ he had changed the minds‚ and ideas of many around the nation. He had sealed his cause with his blood‚ in the same way that Martin Luther King Jr.‚ John Proctor‚ and Abraham Lincoln had. When a person is willing to give away his life for the ideals that he stands for‚ they make a deep and lasting impression on all who here his story. Finally the last justification that there are things more important
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play written in 1952‚ by Arthur Miller. Though out the book Miller makes John Proctor the main character and also a tragic hero. Proctor was an upper class man‚ he had owned at least 300 acres of land‚ was also known as an honest‚ blunt‚ well respected and loved man‚ but like most people he had flaws. His major flaw was his lust for Abigail Williams. Their affair had happened when Abigail had worked for Elizabeth and John Proctor‚ Elizabeth had said to the court “ I came to think he fancied her. and
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When Arthur Miller reflected on his play The Crucible over 40 years after he created it‚ he wrote in an English newspaper that at that time he wanted the opportunity to write an aggressive play. His intention was to bring this slow moving process to light‚ which shows that massive social pressure and terror can rob people of their conscience and later their personality. He wrote it under the influence of hysteria fuelled by the House on Un-American Activities. In 1947‚ that Committee held hearings
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Line 415 “Because it speaks deceit‚ and I am honest!” John Proctor a major character in this excellent put together compelling play captured the tragic flaw hidden inside John Proctor. This story starts off with Act One with his conservation with Abigail (the pathological liar) line 439 “I may have looked up” this explains his tragic flaw as being an unfaithful husband. He also feels compassion towards his wife when she was taken away. Line 990-992 “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your
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United states follow John Winthrop’s principles of Christian charity. There are different kinds of charity in this country‚ there is the charity for a neighbor who is in need or a meta-charity for bigger companies that claim to help people. (Sorensen) Individuals from other religions tend not to trust the bigger companies with their donations and therefore end up not giving back to a community‚ keeping their circle of friends and family smaller that those of the Christians. However‚ American culture
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of the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor The relationship between John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor is definitely not an easy and a complex relationship. Through analysis of the two characters‚ there are many examples that show how complex it becomes between John and Elizabeth. John being the typical Puritan man of the time; meaning he wants a good farm and sons to discipline. Then there’s Elizabeth being the faithful and truthful wife to John. Then comes in another character
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