Abigail is fueled by her lust for John Proctor and her own selfishness‚ using the “devil” to further her self centered desire for power‚ and control in Salem‚ with that desire for John inciting her actions. What started as Abigail’s plan to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor‚ ended in what was bigger than Abigail could have imagined - the Salem witch trials. Abigail is a remorseless girl‚ who will do anything to get what she wants. Abigail lusts over John Proctor‚ a married man which turns the town into
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did not commit the crime. The first Central idea that stuck out was‚ false accusations and false judgement just to obtain power. Specifically‚ Abigail is blaming John Proctor’s wife for witchery because Abigail needs Elizabeth gone so Abigail can have John Proctor. In the play‚ it presents us a scene between Cheever and John Proctor‚ and it presents us with these quotes‚”
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(Miller 1197). After that he storms out of the court and quits (Miller 1213). At the end he tries to help convince Danforth that the girls are lying to save Proctor. In Act 2‚ Hale goes to the Proctor household because he suspects the Proctor’s of witchcraft‚ but when people from the court come with a warrant for Elizabeth Hale tells Proctor that the court will not charge her since she is innocent and he will testify to make sure she is set free. In Act 3‚ Hale blames the court for not thoroughly
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similar to Governor Danforth and the Salem Witchcraft Trials are both being fueled by propaganda and misinformation. In his play he changes the hangings of three important names in the town Rebecca Nurse‚ Martha Corey‚ and John Proctor to all hang in at one date‚ and he also changes John Proctor’s life details. He used Salem as his example to show how in the Red Scare they were doing
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basis of this book is. Arthur miller developed this theme throughout the book by accumulating characters with this quality. There are many characters in this book‚ but the ones that convey these qualities are‚ Reverend Parris‚ Abigail along with John Proctor. Miller uses Parris‚ in the first act‚ to demonstrate the theme of having great reputation and integrity. Reputation can be a great deal to some and not that great of a deal to others. Parris‚ the minister of the church‚ has a great reputation
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society. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor is a highly respected and strong man in society‚ but his few weaknesses bring him to a screeching halt and to his own death. Willy Loman‚ the protagonist in Death of a Salesman‚ is a vital father figure that again accompanies many weaknesses leading to his unhappy death. Both characters have exceptionally similar but also different lives. John Proctor and his name in Salam is vitally important to him and his love for the Proctor family. Proctor says‚ “Because it is
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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are two main characters in Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible. Abigail Williams was once the servant for Proctor however Elizabeth Proctor fires her after she learns about Abigail and her husband’s affair. Both women are same in some ways but they have different motives. One of the similarities they have is that both love John Proctor but in different ways. Elizabeth loves him truly and for all the right reasons. He is her husband and they share their lives
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literature for many reasons‚ particularly the portrayal of female characters – specifically Abigail Williams. In the play‚ Abigail is portrayed as a villainous character that appears to be driven by a deeply rooted grudge towards the Proctor family‚ as her love for John Proctor is unattainable. As the play progresses‚ Abigail’s character‚ as well as the girls of Salem‚ holds power over the town. The Crucible’s portrayal of Abigail is a typical stereotype of a femme fatale in order to proclaim virtues that
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times of witch trials‚ and people still need it today just so their goodness survives. Many people showed their integrity and courage‚ but some stood above the rest. Giles Corey died a free man‚ John Hale stood up to the courts corruption‚ and then ended up leaving‚ Rebecca Nurse did not confess‚ and John Procter died with his name and goodness. Giles Corey found out how corrupted the court actually was. When he was taken away to jail‚ he knew the only way to live was to confess‚ and if he confessed
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affair with a man named John Proctor. John immediately regrets this so much so‚ that he denies that it ever happens. She lusts after him even still after John clearly states that it was a mistake that will never happen again‚ or even be spoken of. She then gets jealous of Proctor’s wife Elizabeth‚ so much so that she calls upon a servant girl named Tituba to call upon the evil spirits to perform a hex on Elizabeth so that she would be killed so that Abigail could then have Proctor all to herself. Her
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