craft. In Act One Reverend Parris‚ Abigail Williams‚ Betty Parris‚ John Proctor and Reverend Hale are introduced and brought to life. During Act One Reverend Parris Questions Abigail about being in the woods and summoning the devil or doing witchcraft. Abigail lies and says‚ that Betty fainted from shock not witch craft (sparknotes). Abigail I believe is a little bit mental in the
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witchcraft is if the victim accuses the assailant. However‚ there is a serious flaw in this method. Anyone can make an accusation and no one will be the wiser as to if they are lying. When Proctor comes into the court to give evidence of the girls lies‚ he accuses Danforth of not using evidence. Danforth tells Proctor if people are accused of being witches then it’s “Ipso facto” and they are guilty (103). Francis Nurse then gives a petition to Danforth. Instead of looking at it as evidence he tells
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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 religious rules. The Characters in the play The Crucible have a tremendous amount of pride. They are known as good citizens in the town‚ for one reason or another and they would like to uphold their good name. Reputation Is extremely important‚ where public and private moralities are one and are the same. In Salem‚ there is no such thing
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the Church door which would result to his name known all over the town and his reputation destroyed. However he refused: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!” He was later killed. John Proctor’s life was torn apart piece by piece‚ with his right to privacy breached. With is name everywhere‚ this would have disadvantaged his children and given shame to his own name. This was all because of the injustice that was brought upon him.
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seen in Millar’s protagonist character‚ John Proctor. Mary Warren‚ Proctor’s servant-girl‚ is also a victim of internal conflict within the play. Proctor‚ in addition‚ is involved in external conflict too‚ between him and Judge Danforth‚ him and Elizabeth Proctor‚ and him and the Court of Salem. Each of these conflicts are crucial to the plot‚ and when represented‚ complicate the action of the text towards its final resolution. Internal conflict‚ in Proctors’ case‚ acts as a battle within his mind
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rampant. Manipulation is presented not only through the abuse of power but by lying‚ and jealousy. This is especially true of Abigail‚ the teenage niece of Reverend Parris. She started this story by giving herself to a married man. Who happened to be John Procter. In the 16th century‚ western life was very different from today. In the puritan religion‚ children were expected to keep their heads down and be thankful for their existence. Abigail Williams gains power by manipulating the group of girls
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of the characters within the play whose judgments are influenced by fear are John Proctor‚ Abigail Williams‚ and Mary Warren. Fear is a major driving force for the characters. It forces the characters to act upon emotions rather than logical thinking. Franklin Delano Roosevelt the 32nd President of the United States said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” in his inauguration on March 4‚ 1933. John Proctor is a well-respected and honorable man in the community. He has character and
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who took the time to come by and say goodbye to my husband. I remember the first time I met John‚ we were young kids. He always looked after me because I was too weak and clumsy to take care of myself. We were best friends and I fell in love with him. He was hardworking‚ and never told I lie. That is what I liked most about him. After a few years I married him‚ and I was overjoyed‚ for I truly loved John and still do. He was a good Christian of Salem‚ he took part in the church and hung the door
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As the story continues on/ the word “persecution” had lead to many false accusations and deaths by pride. Giles Corey a former farmer had found out what Thomas Putnam was doing to gain land. Giles went to Danforth to accuse Thomas but when given a name he had refused. This lead to him being pressed to death by yet refusing to give out the name. John Proctor had signed himself a confession to save his life but however had thought that it had been wrong and refused to give out this letter so he teared
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Crucible to the hangings of various innocent people. Reverend Parris highly regards his reputation more than standing up to a corrupt authority. Judge Danforth wrongly condemns and hangs townspeople‚ yet refuses to admit his faults. By contrast‚ John Proctor is an ashamed lecher and prioritizes saving his wife and saving the unjustly convicted people who are still alive with the truth. Throughout The Crucible‚ Miller utilizes corrupt male authority figures to show that falsely
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