ABIGAIL: Give me a word‚ John. A soft word. PROCTOR: No‚ no‚ Abby. That’s done with. (Miller 1) Through this quote the reader learns that Abigail and John have both told lies. They deceived people about their relationship. Throughout Acts One and Two of The Crucible‚ they continue to lie about the adultery. John and Abigail have secretive conversations about their affair. These secrets are full of lies and deceit on the behalf of other people. Though John has told his wife the truth
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consequences? “I am only wondering how I may prove what she. Abigail told me‚ Elizabeth. If the girl’s a saint now‚ I think it is not easy to prove she’s fraud‚ and the town gone so silly. She told it to me in a room alone—I have no proof for it.”-Proctor. This relates to the prompt because Abigail isn’t a saint and she causes drama between everyone and she leads it to have consequences against everyone. An example my own life is when I become jealous of the stupidest thing ever and in the end it is
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Discuss John and Elizabeth Proctor’s Marginalization of Abigail Mia Mo 2013010103 ENG4USJ Mr. Sheridan Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that
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accusations and let their fear of death cloud their decisions. In the story The Crucible‚ characters start to question their faith thanks to their lack of fear of what could happen to them as shown through the actions of Elizabeth Proctor‚ John Proctor‚ and Reverend John Hale. During Act II‚ Elizabeth goes against the bible’s words about witches even though it meant that she could be ostracized by the community. In the play‚ Elizabeth says‚ “I cannot think the Devil may own a woman’s soul
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goody Proctor‚ threatening the girls to take part in her lies‚ and her admission to guilt by leaving Salem. Abigail is most to blame as a result of her extremely persuasive ways that involve threats towards the rest of the girls which made them start blaming people for witchcraft and they lied about all the things that they were accused of. Abigail is most to blame because of her vindictive way to try and get rid of Goody Proctor. In the play the crucible Abigail Williams and John Proctor
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from Elizabeth Proctor’s service Abigail said‚ “[she] hates me‚ uncle‚ she must… [she is] a bitter woman‚ a lying‚ cold‚ sniveling woman‚ and I will not work for such a woman!” (Miller 12). The way that Abigail had blamed getting fired on Elizabeth Proctor being a terrible person shows that she will lie to not be punished and soil Elizabeth Proctor’s name. Miller’s choice to have Abigail say all of those things instead of just telling the audience that Abigail lies a lot is a lot more effective in
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Williams‚ John Proctor‚ and Mary Warren change the dynamics of this drama to increase dramatic conflict. In The Crucible‚ Abigail Williams‚ a seductive teenager‚ represents the Black Widow character archetype because of her manipulative ways to get the things that she wants. The Black Widow destroys anything she wants. Like Abigail‚ the Black Widow will lure someone into her web‚ trapping him or her until they have suffered for her own pleasure. When speaking of their previous affairs‚ John Proctor
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witchcraft. The rest of the play either she hid things or lied to get her way out of trouble. Therefore Abigail is the cause of Witchcraft in Salem. “She wants me dead‚ John‚ you know it!” (lines 357) describing how Abigail has started conflict by spreading rumors about goody Proctor. Just because of what was told about Goody Proctor automatically
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their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner strength is when he confessed his adultery with Abigail. Since that is an illegal act and it was cheating on his wife Elizabeth Proctor‚ that is a very hard thing to admit to the public. John thought it was so wrong that Abigail was accusing innocent
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than the Bible are frowned upon‚ John Proctor is distrusted by many because he does not go to church regularly. This last example is taken very seriously because the society that Proctor lives in is built on religious principles. Anyone choosing to stray from going to church could be seen as rejecting religion and in doing so would also be rejecting and finding fault with the society that they lived in. This theme is then conveyed through the character of John Proctor. He realises he will have to take
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