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    Said by John Proctor‚ innocent persons knew the truth while Abigail said that they were working with the devil. So who is going to believe who? That is what happens danforth does not believe the innocent‚ but the liers. “It’s better to fail with honor than succeed as a fraud.” John Proctor died knowing the truth while Abigail ran away from the innocent lives that she took from good people and she did that with her life

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    1692: The wooden gallows contrast the sky. John Proctor stands motionless as the noose is placed around his neck and tightened. Abigail Williams stands among the viewers. She shows no emotion as John Proctor is pushed over the edge and hanged dead on the rope… Eight years later: A flash of lightning streaks across the sky of Barbados. Through the pouring rain a woman of 25 years makes her way along the pieced together wooden dock towards a ship headed for the Americas. Its destination…Salem Massachusetts

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    Abigail is lustful of John Proctor‚ which ultimately begins the hysteria in this play. Although John made an attempt to tell Abigail that the affair is over‚ she still desperately tried to keep the romance alive. This is shown when John Proctor states‚ “Abby‚ I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again” (Miller 23). Because of this jealousy‚ there is a lot of tension between Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor‚ John’s wife. Abigail

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    because it will eventually reveal her affair with John Proctor. Abigail is very selfish‚ she had an affair with Mr. John Proctor even though he is married. She states that she only wants john for herself. She also told john they could run away together‚ to be alone. Abigail is so selfish she causes most of the destruction in Salem. Although throughout the play‚ she gets worse‚ as the trials keep going on. Abigail was so desperate to get back John she drank this blood charm so Elizabeth‚ John’s wife

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    are still present in today’s society‚ such as the use of public humiliation as a punishment. Because of their sins‚ both John Proctor and Hester Prynn were alienated and punished by their peers and town leaders. The public humiliation that they faced helped shape the characters in the eyes of the reader and effected the way that they behaved and acted. In The Crucible John Proctor and the other towns people were punished by means of public humiliation because of their apparent use of witch craft.

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    various consequences occur throughout the movie. One specific woman is Abigail Williams. She is the former servant of the Proctor’s. Abigail actually does practice witchcraft at one point when she drinks blood in order to kill Mrs. Proctor because she is in love with Mr. Proctor. These events throw Salem into a series of trials and issues that push the town’s residents to their breaking points. The movie starts off with a view of the teenage girls running through the woods giggling. The colors are dark

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    Marry Warren

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    She begins to feel bad for her part in the whole affair when John Proctor makes her admit that she was lying‚ however‚ her character was not strong enough to hold up in the face of being accused herself. This is proven true because When clearly innocent people begin to be convicted‚ however‚ Mary feels bad about the whole thing. The first sign we see of Mary’s guilty conscience is when she makes a poppet (a doll) for Elizabeth Proctor‚ who she currently keeps house for. Abigail has brought Elizabeth’s

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    in the town - it is entirely white‚ is it not?" (Parris to Abigail) 3. "They want slaves‚ not such as I. Let them send to Barbados for that. I will not black my face for any of them!" (Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death‚ y’know‚ it’s death drivin’ into them‚ forked and hoofed." (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 6. "Thomas‚ Thomas

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    Cited: Bennis‚ Warren G. and Robert J. Thomas. “Crucibles of Leadership.” Harvard Business Review‚ Sept. 2002. Web. 8 Oct. 2014. Green‚ John. The Fault in Our Stars. New York: Dutton Books‚ 2012. Print. Miller‚ Arthur. The Crucible. London: Penguin Books‚ 2003. Print.

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    character John Proctor is ambiguous.In the Crucible John Proctor has two different sides to him and it ultimately leads him to his own death. John Proctor made a very big mistake in the beginning of the crucible 
which lead to many bigger things. John had an affair with abigail who worked for the Proctors. While Abigail was working for them Elizabeth was very sick. This lead john to become very lonely and abigail took advantage of that. John had an affair with abigail. “ABIGAIL: John—I am waitin’

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