dancing like heathen in the forest?" The fact that he refers to them as "my daughter and my niece" shows that it is his reputation that he is worried about. This obsession with keeping his name clean is shown again towards the end of the play when John Proctor tells the court of the girls dancing in the woods. Parris immediately says‚ "Excellency‚ since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name." This proves that over the course of most of the story‚ he keeps the same values (or lack there of).
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These elements are portrayed through the characters. For most characters they have to have the courage to accept their weaknesses which will eventually reveal the truth. These qualities are shown through Rebecca Nurse‚ Deputy Governor Danforth‚ and John Proctor. If a reader looks close enough‚ there are many examples of courage throughout The Crucible. Courage is not the first word that comes to mind when analyzing most of the characters. However‚ there are several characters that display an amazing
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Mary Warren The Crucible is a play about the Salem witch trials and all the people involved with the deaths and he people that actually died. The play explains the trigger to thee trials and the events that lead to the first and last people that were hanged. Mary Warren‚ a character in the play‚ was the cause of a lot of the deaths in the play‚ even though in was pretty much all a mistake. The Crucible really makes you thing about how even innocent people are the most guilty. Arthur Miller 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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in this play endure their own personal crucibles. First‚ Elizabeth Proctor has the ignominy of keeping a terrible secret. Also‚ Giles Corey goes through a deadly trial trying to protect his neighbor. Finally‚ Mary Warren‚ a shy and timid girl‚ has the impossible task of going against Abigail and the court. Each of these characters’ crucibles are very excruciating‚ but only some pass while others fail. Primarily‚ Elizabeth Proctor is put through a crucible due to Abigail‚ but she also puts herself
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adultery.’ In the Puritan religion‚ it is a sin to commit adultery‚ because it is included in the Ten Commandments. Abigail Williams takes this sin to the next level. Before the play opens‚ Abigail was a servant for the Proctor family. During this time‚ she became very close with John Proctor‚ the patriarch. Though it is not said exactly what happened between them‚ it is known that adultery was committed. After they were caught Abigail still held feelings of
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family’s survival and prevent a family from accomplishing anything. The Proctor family from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and The Dubois-Kowalski family from Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire both demonstrate that it is imperative for a family to have peace or otherwise a family would face the danger of tragedy. The Crucible imparts the significance of peace in the domestic setting through the moving tragedy of the Proctor family. In this play‚ the theme of desire is the catalyst for the family’s
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selfish‚ manipulative‚ and a compulsive liar. The entire play wouldn’t exist‚ if Abby hadn’t have been so jealous and selfish. It was Abby’s fault that the girls were in the woods with Tituba trying to cast a spell on Elizabeth Proctor‚ because Abby is in love with her husband John. The whole reason the Salem Witch Trials even started was because Abby was in love with a man that wasn’t her’s to have in the first place‚ and she wanted to do anything possible to get rid of his wife so that she could replace
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In 1963 a play known as The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ was written based on the Salem Witch Trial in the late 17th Century. Since then the play has been performed numerous times‚ the first of which took place on January 22‚ 1953 and since then has been readapted into a film directed by Nicholas Hytner. Although these two are very similar‚ there are several differences between the way the play is written and the way the movie adaptation presented it. This could be seen in the differences in Scenes
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The most admirable character in The Crucible in my opinion was John Proctor. He was admirable because of the way he stood up to his past failures that he had done in his life. He stood up for what was right and didn’t care what the consequences were for his actions. For instance he went and testified to the court to try and free his innocent wife. He also was willing to face the punishment of adultery to help free the innocent. He too was willing to wreak his reputation for the good of the town.
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