humanity. We can see an example of his learning when John Proctor says‚ “If she is innocent! WHy do you never wonder if Parris be innocent‚ or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem‚ but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom‚ and common vengeance writes the law! This warrant’s vengeance! I’ll not give my wife to vengeance!” After Proctor speaks this truth‚ Rev. Hale realizes that the
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everyone is being victimized Hale goes to the Proctor household to question them. Hale devoted a lot of his time to protecting the Proctors. To make sure the family is not accused he advises them to fix any suspicious actions. He tells the proctors‚ “God keep you both; let the third child be quickly baptized‚ and go you without fail each Sunday into Sabbath prayer‚ and keep a solemn‚ quiet way among you” (Miller‚ Act II‚ 70). He want’s the Proctors to lay low and show their love for God. This will
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blame just to protect her. In the Crucible‚ John Proctor was the character who was killed in the end. His pride wouldn’t let him "admit" to conjuring spirits. He had to protect his "name" (reputation) and he had to protect his family. During that time if u were accused of "conjuring spirits" or "witch craft" you then become the worst kind of criminal‚ the kind that no one could trust‚ and your "name" was bad forever. John simply did not want to be known for that so his pride could
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is a tragic hero with the flaw that is committing adultery with Abigail. He soon realizes all his mistakes and confess all his sin and meets a death. He represents his individual freedom more than anyone else throughout the book while the Salem court and the Puritan theocracy represent repression of individual freedom. The start of the witchcraft causes chaos to the town‚ church‚ and the court instead of bringing peace to a community. The Salem rules
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His change occurs when Proctor confesses that Abigail told him that the sickness was not witchcraft. Surprised and confused Hale says‚ “his eyes wide: Abigail Williams told you it had naught to do with witchcraft!” (II‚ 65). This is partially because Hale has never been in this situation therefore he assumes abnormal things are normal. Listening to John Proctor‚ Hale is convinced that they are speaking the truth and decides to testify on behalf
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Vanesa English September 28‚ 2013 Act 2 Project November 4th‚ 1962 Dear‚ my lovely Elizabeth I write this letter because “I think you’re sad again. Are you?” Page 51 (Act 2). Elizabeth‚ you’re my beautiful wife and “I mean to please you.” Page 50 (Act 2) I loved the food you made yesterday honey
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happened because he realized fear causes people to make rash decisions‚ so he began to doubt all the work he had been doing in Salem and the Witch Trials as a whole. Hale’s inner conflict begins when John Proctor‚ a town leader‚ brings one the “bewitched” girls‚ Mary Warren‚ before the court. Proctor brings Mary because she claims that all the girls are lying about being witched and is ready
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What is fear? Fear is the act of being scared of something. Usually‚ being afraid of fearing is just a state of mind. If your mind can tell you not to be scared then you won’t feel fearful but on the other hand if your mind tricks you into believing you should be fearful of something‚ you will become afraid of that person‚ place‚ thing‚ or object. Fear is the reasoning for the accusations of witchcraft & the devil circulating around Salem. Abigail began to accuse everyone for practicing
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The Parallels between The Crucible and The Rwanda Genocide The themes of justice‚ community and sacrifice in The Crucible are universal and can be identified in many modern events in history‚ including the Rwanda Genocide. The genocide in Rwanda and The Salem Witch Hunts in The Crucible have many striking similarities‚ primarily these are: the hunting down and killing of a group of people identified as being different‚ the mass killing of people for no valid reason and the taking of revenge on a
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admitted guilt‚ and those who did not surrender were punished as witches. “The Crucible” is a play based on the true events of the Salem Witch Trials‚ with some discrepancies. When witches were thought to be present in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ Reverend John Hale was summoned from a nearby town to determine whether a group of teenage girls were truly conjuring witches or just having fun. As Hale tried to unveil all of the lies and resolve the truth‚ he completely changed as a character.
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