the Salem Witch Trials. Parris had was a very greedy man. He let greed lead him to his malpractice as a reverend. When Reverend Hale was talking to John Proctor on why he did not go to church Proctor revealed Parris’ request. “ Proctor: … It tells me that a minister may pray to God without he have golden candlesticks upon the altar”(Miller 62). Proctor told Hale that there use to be pewter candlesticks until Parris demanded for gold ones and preached about them until he got them. When there was an
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figurative crucible. The pressure from their society destroys many characters in this play‚ forcing them to become liars‚ or extremely selfish‚ throwing others into the fire to save themselves. Or‚ if the characters are purified‚ like Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor‚ they will not buckle and break under the intensity‚ but they will be hung from the highest noose. The word crucible comes from the latin word‚ crucibulum‚ which derives from the word crux‚
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The main characters from the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ and the play‚ The Crucible‚ can be closely related. John Proctor (The Crucible) and Arthur Dimmesdale (The Scarlet Letter) share very similar character traits and the storyline emphasizes these traits. John Proctor was a farmer and highly respected townsman who lived outside of town with his wife‚ Elizabeth. Arthur Dimmesdale was a well respected reverend. Both of these characters shared a hidden sin‚ adultery. Both characters lived in the same
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All is fair in love and war" Abigail Williams a girl of 17‚ from The Crucible sure did put a new spin to this saying. She believed that her love for John Proctor‚ a married man‚ was true love and so did a great many atrocities for that so called "love" even though in truth it was just a affair. This girl is the main villain of this story and thus is characterized as such : crazy‚ obsessed‚ and truly a manipulative girl. "Why is she crazy?"you might ask. Abbie was single handedly a 17 year old
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"What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds‚ Mr. Proctor." Thomas claims that he own land that John Proctor has owned his whole life. Many disputes like this compel the Putnam family to start calling witchcraft in people they don’t like or people whom they want land from. Thomas Putnam digs himself a deepening hole with every new person he accuses because that is one more person he is afraid might reveal the truth about him. When John Proctor seems as though he may reveal the truth about him and
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understands how abigail and john Proctor feel towards each other. And as the play goes on abigale becomes more and more unaware of the damage she is causing against her community and she only is focused on what is best for her and no one else. As the play continues there is one scene before the accusal of elizabeth. John proceeds to confront abigale for all that she has done and he threatens that if she accuses elizabeth he will kill her. At this point of the play John proctor is fed up with the games
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sex harbors‚ as well as the issues of sexual repression in society. In The Crucible‚ many of Abigail’s actions fester from sexual repression. Her love and lust become one in the same for John Proctor. Before the play‚ she had an affair with Proctor‚ sparking the flame-like passion that she had towards John. This ultimately brings the audience and the characters to the events that are the Salem witch trials. According to‚ Discovery Education‚ the Puritan lifestyle was extremely rigid. People were
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John Proctor‚ another character of the book‚ was a very confident yet sickening man when he had an affair with Abby‚ he hated what he did and tried to avoid her. He did have a wife named Elizabeth Proctor who was a nice woman and did know about the affair they had but didn’t do much about it. In the end of the book‚ they are speaking to each other when Proctor says‚ “I will confess to them.”(Miller. 135). That is one of the most
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of Abigail’s need for revenge‚ through her feelings for John Proctor she destroys anything that gets in the way. The play begins with Abigail trying to replace Elizabeth Proctor by drinking a charm to kill her. Leading to a heated argument against John Proctor with petty name calling when Abigail pretends to be angry at Elizabeth for damaging her reputation. Instead showing a strong feeling of envy towards Goody Procter for her marriage to John‚ “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling
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Shows the difficulties someone faces when they don’t belong to a place 2. “Gran Torino” By Clint Eastwood – Shows how an individual can struggle with not belonging to a place and with the people around him. Body Paragraph 1 – The Crucible (John Proctor) Thesis Statement: Relationships by nature embody ideas of a connection between two people‚ this means someone can fulfill the humans needs such as the need of social interaction and with this interaction it can result in attaining a true sense
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