tested characters who played large roles in the outbreak of witchcraft accusations; they either passed or failed this crucible‚ or a situation of severe trial. John Proctor passed the trial of his sins‚ and Abigail Williams failed her crucible. John Proctor committed the serious sin of adultery and then experienced the trial of his wife
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losing all pride. In the Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor chooses death of over living without pride. Some people say that living without pride is better than dying with pride. The truth is that John Proctor did the right thing dying with pride because he died by staying true to his morals. The main point that most readers would make is that lying is alright if the result is life. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor did not lie. Proctor had the choice to say that he had used witchcraft‚ which
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ourselves to our own moral determines our integrity. An adherence to a code of moral or artistic values‚ incorruptibility‚ is what’s known as integrity. A lack of integrity is often recalled far longer than actions within integral standings. Both John Proctor‚ from The Crucible‚ and Ed Murrow‚ of Good Night‚ and Good Luck‚ share this admirable trait to a great extent. I look for a lot of things in people before I fully bring them into my life. Those whose decisions have a kind of inner uniformity
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Act I Abby manipulates john procter throughout act 1. In Act I‚ her unique skills and manipulation are clearly shown. When she’s on the edge of getting caught for messing in witchcraft‚ she manages to frame the whole thing on Tituba and many of Salem’s other second-class citizens. since Abys short affair with John Proctor‚ she’s been out to get his wife. abby convinced Tituba to put a curse on Elizabeth‚ hoping to get rid of her and take her place so she could be with john. Act II It’s ironic that
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There is no such thing as the truth‚ people lie and others continue to believe them. Except one‚ John Proctor from the beginning of the play is on the side of justice‚ and finding the truth. From the beginning of the play he questions the idea of witchcraft‚ and believes that it is just another act from Abigail Williams. An example of how Proctor is always on the side of truth is when he is in court and he confesses to having an affair with Abigail Williams. "A man may think God sleeps‚ but God sees
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Elizabeth Proctor shows the most inner strength in The Crucible. First to point out‚ John Proctor‚ Elizabeth’s husband‚ had an affair with the reverend’s daughter‚ Abigail. John confessed to the court that the committed adultery and calls in Elizabeth for reassurance. Elizabeth lies for her husband to save him. Evidently‚ "no." is not what the court wanted to hear. Since she lied‚ which is a sin‚ they took her back to the area she was at. Because of her lying to the court to save John‚ he has been
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the wickedness of The Crucible. Her love with John Proctor and bitterness with Goody Proctor all branches from her evil ways of lustfulness. She loved John‚ but he only had sexual desire for her because of tension in his marriage. this desire became obvious when John
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individuals and institutions face moral tests. Characters such as John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ along with Giles Corey‚ faced such tests. During the time of the trials‚ Giles Corey was called by the court to release names of those suspected of witchcraft. Rather than reveal the names of the people significantly he was pressed to death and took the names of the people to his grave. As the claims of witchcraft troubled the town‚ John had hopes of ending the problem by revealing Abigail’s true intentions
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easy target. Abigail is the one who starts all the accusing and she soon gets everyone on her side. The girls begin blaming anyone they can of witchcraft and even Mary Warren while trying to help prove Elizabeth’s innocence begins to yell at John Proctor‚ “Don’t touch me‚ don’t touch me‚ you’re the Devil’s man.” Mary Warren just like all the other girls did this so that she would no longer be questioned of witchcraft‚ and during McCarthyism people questioned over communism would immediately deny
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“In matters of malice‚ the devil suits his actions to man’s beliefs about them‚” stated by Reverend John Hale. The way people perceive evil during 1692 in Salem‚ Massachusetts has caused them to deal evil deeds themselves. John Hale’s remarks of the witchcraft hysteria about how men’s view on the witch trials has cause them to immorally deal with them‚ as depicted in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. The Crucible is a play about a dispute over the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts of 1692 as one girl
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