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    Elizabeth Proctor I would be more than willing to help Elizabeth Proctor. She easily gains sympathy from people because she is a mother and wife. Elizabeth has to sacrifice a lot for her family to keep them safe‚ healthy and happy. When she fires Abigail she is sacrificing her marriage because of the fact John could hate her for it. She is also sacrificing her happiness by staying with John after his affair with Abigail‚ but she does it to keep everyone happy. I also find it easier to want

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    “The relationship between John proctor and his wife is not an easy one” Through close analysis of three scenes discuss Miller’s dramatic presentation of the relationship and how the audience respond to it. Draft Elizabeth and Johns relationship is certainly not an easy one. Although having been married with two children the intrusion of Abigail could not have come at a worse time. With Elizabeth ill and Abigail’s personality being such a contrast John felt it as an escape from his wife’s absence

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    John Proctor a Tragic Hero It is tricky whether you can claim someone from a novel to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character‚ usually the protagonist‚ has to commit an action or make a mistake that will eventually lead to his or her defeat. A tragic hero is a character in a work of fiction (often the protagonist) who commits an action or makes a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. The tragic hero will usually go through anagnorisis‚ which results in an epiphany. There

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    The Transformation of John Proctor Isolation from society does make an individual stronger‚ and in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ it is evident that this statement is indeed true. The individual that fulfills the statement identified above is a man named John Proctor‚ who is well-respected in the opening act of the play. This play takes place in a time where the bulk of people‚ who were mostly women‚ were blamed for witchcraft. It was a time of Patriarchal societies‚ meaning that the civilizations

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    story‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor are struggling with their marriage and each of them must overcome his specific weaknesses to achieve a successful relationship. Giving these struggles Miller’s gives his characters extremely diverse personalities which‚ throughout the entire play‚ are constantly changing. Elizabeth Proctor’s character evolves during the course of the play from a very rigid and judgmental partner to a forgiving and loving wife. When the reader first meets Elizabeth Proctor‚ she appears

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    Elizabeth Proctor was probably one of the characters faced with the most stress and problem throughout the duration of "The Crucible" After a long period of illness‚ she try to live life as normal‚ despite having found out her husband committed adultery and‚ later‚ that she has been accused of witchcraft. Although she proves brave and strong and endures the experience‚ when the most important decision in the fiasco comes‚ she makes a controversial choice. Before the play takes place‚ Abigail Williams

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    Crucible by Artur Miller‚ John Proctor’s biggest mistake is to have an affair with Abigail‚ what had an big influence at the story of the Proctors! The Crucible‚ a play about Salem Witch Trials‚ details the story of the Proctor Family‚ where John Proctor made a big mistake he had to pay for. Elizabeth life is fully changed because of John Proctor‚ her husband. Everything begins with the affair between John Proctor and Abigail Williams‚ the niece of Mr. Perris. John Proctors affair to Abigail created

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    In The Crucible Parris is worried about his reputation. Parris’s daughter is in a coma after the scene‚ Betty‚ Abigail‚ and a few other girls were caught performing witchcraft acts. John Proctor is another character worried about his reputation. Proctor is worried about his good name being ruined. (ACT IV) Proctor didn’t want any documents of his name being put out to his town to ruin his reputation as well as his wife

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    John reverend hale is a character from the famous book of Arthur miller the crucible which is based on Salem witch hunts and trials in Massachusetts during 1950’s. John reverend hale is a witch craft expert who was called by a priest reverend parries to help her daughter betty parries as she was assumed to be in the devil hands after she was caught dancing and practicing witchcraft in the woods with reverend parries’s nephew Abigail Williams by reverend parries . Since john reverend hale

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    things that we didn’t do. Maybe it was something big‚ like cheating on a test‚ or stealing something. Maybe is was something small‚ like eating the last cookie or leaving the light on when you leave the house. John proctor’s wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ was accused of the ultimate crime; witchcraft. John underwent many changes during this play. At first‚ he was trying to hide the relationship that he had with Abigale. As the play progressed‚ he began to lay everything on the line to save his wife and her unborn

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