many examples of dramatic irony is when Elizabeth is asked to tell the truth about John being an adulterer. Later on the play‚ Elizabeth is accused of being a witch and John goes to court to prove Abigail is lying. When John does try to prove Abigail is lying‚ he ends up confessing that he committed adultery with Abigail. Then the judges bring in Elizabeth to tell the truth whether John had an affair or not. John had said that Elizabeth is a very honest woman who would never lie‚ but for the sake
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“The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him‚ sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size.”(French proverb) Reputation is actions that follow you to whom you’re known to be. Reputation can be viewed as the way you dress‚the people you are associated with and sometimes people are given a reputation by the acts of the people in their family. In The crucible‚ reputation is an important theme because it determines one’s ability to follow
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hysteria of witches. In an attempt to end the madness‚ and condemn the cause of it all‚ Abigail Williams‚ John Proctor confessed to lechery‚ only to be thrown into jail for witchcraft. In the end‚ when given the chance to lie to save his life; he refused and died for the truth. John Proctor was motivated not to confess because of his pride‚ unwillingness to condemn innocent people and integrity. John Proctor’s strong sense of pride was evident throughout the story‚ and not only cost him his life‚ but
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character of John Proctor. The story starts with people being accused of committing witchcraft. Many of these people are women. One of these women is Elizabeth Proctor who is John’s wife. She was accused by Abigail Williams‚ their former servant and the girl with whom Proctor had an affair. Abigail did this because she wanted to get rid of Elizabeth and be with John Proctor. John went to court to try and free his wife. However at court‚ Proctor ended up confessing his sin of lechery. Proctor had a high
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seen very clearly at the beginning after Abigail drank the blood or as the girls called it “a charm” to kill John Proctors wife. This plays into the girls when Abigail threatens with violence the girls on lying about what they really did. For the cover-up story they stated that it was in fact Tituba who was doing conjuring. This whole plot was done by Abigail to get revenge on Elizabeth Proctor and it terms could be taken as Abigail
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perfect time to finally be with John Proctor and accuses his wife Elizabeth of sending her soul out on others. Her selfishness soon turned on her and her beloved John Proctor is soon accused as well. Salem panics as more and more people are being accused and arrested everyday. The panic in Salem is the fault of the previous relationship with John and Abigail‚ Abigail’s jealousy‚ and selfishness. Hysteria broke out in Salem partly because of John Proctor’s and Abigail’s past
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Some of the causes of the Salem Witchcraft Trials are boredom‚ strong believe in occult‚ disputes/rivalries or personal differences‚ ergot poisoning‚ and a cold weather theory. After the girls were caught dancing in the woods and Parris saw everything that’s when everything started. Parris starts to question the girls and they come up with wild acquisitions‚ to avoid trouble. I feel like boredom took toll on the girls because is in the late 1600’s they didn’t have nothing better to do. So I feel
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spread a lie to get out of trouble. Some of the characters must battle there own desires and morals to stay alive or to do what’s right. John Proctor struggles with many problems through out the story. He beats himself up over committing adultery with Abi. Further more his wife has never really forgiven him and brings it up all the time. Abi called Goody Proctor a witch because she wanted him to herself‚ not because she actually was one. He later has a bigger problem with his pride because he was
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between Abigail Williams and John Proctor. In the play‚ the two partook in a “hush hush” affair. In the real events of the Salem Witch Trials‚ however‚ this did not occur (Martin 2). Arthur Miller added this information into the play intentionally in order to intensify the dramatic account of the play. In The Crucible‚ Abigail states‚ “Oh‚ I marvel such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be−” (Miller 1246). This quote demonstrates that Abigail despised Elizabeth Proctor. Therefore‚ the affair provided
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malleable character. At first‚ she is very obedient towards her employer‚ John Proctor‚ then very submissive towards the brutal character of Abigail. She enjoys the respect she receives from being an official of the court‚ and defying Proctor. After Goody Proctor is accused‚ she agrees to reveal Abigail to the court but once she is swept up in the hysteria Mary yet again shifts her allegiance back to Abigail leading to John Proctor’s
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