Williams Character Analysis In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the antagonist‚ Abigail Williams‚ makes it blatantly obvious to the reader that she will fill the role of villain in the play. Abigail shows no sign of remorse for her actions throughout the entire story which makes her seem downright diabolical. She is so full of revenge against Elizabeth‚ and lust for John Proctor that it seems as if nothing could stop her manipulation of the entire town. However‚ Miller gives the reader reason to believe
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In the Crucible there are many characters who take their reputation matter and think too highly of it. There are some characters in this play that do not care for their reputation in the community. One of the first characters we see that sees highly of the idea of reputations is Reverend Parris. When Mr.Parris finds out about the dancing and possible witchcraft that was going he was more concerned about what people would say about him then the safety of his own daughter. Throughout the play you can
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John Proctor in The Crucible is faced with a decision; to live with a lie‚ or die for his belief. John Proctor made the best decision possible‚ to die for his belief and carry his good name. In doing this‚ he secures his children’s future by leaving a good reputation. He only has one name in his lifetime‚ so he chose to die to keep it instead of lie and tear his reputation down for himself and his future kin. Your name is legacy‚ and is more important than life itself. Although life is important
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible it is explicitly shown that fear induces people to denounce their beliefs in order to protect their life from being threatened‚ or taken away. As seen in The Crucible‚ when someone is in a situation that impulses fear one tends to lie about certain details in order to protect themselves‚ without minding the effects on others. In this play Mary Warren‚ a timid and weak young girl‚ was the first to announce that the witchcraft accusations were nothing but false claims
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Motivation can be clearly defined as why someone chooses to do what they preform‚ the reason behind the madness. Within Arthur Miller’s drama‚ The Crucible‚ the motivation of the many different characters is very conspicuous‚ as there are many hints throughout the text. The play is a fictionalized and dramatized version of the story of witchcraft in Salem‚ Massachusetts that took place during 1692. The drama was allegedly a representation of McCarthyism‚ the practice of making accusations without
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Can you recall anyone in history who had extreme beliefs? In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible‚” which talks about the Salem witch trials‚ there are parallels to the McCarthy era because‚ they were both very tense times. People were being accused of conspiring and had to face consequences for actions they might have not even done. People were being falsely accused of conspiring against God. In Salem the people were very avid about their religion‚ therefor being accused of witchcraft was as to be conspiring
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The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is a play written to compare the Salem Witch Trials to the Red Scare. In the play there were many antagonists and one main protagonist. John Proctor is the protagonist and hero of the play. John can even be considered to be a tragic hero. To be a tragic hero the character must be a noble or great person that has a flaw that causes the downfall of the character which then causes the character to suffer. John Proctor fits the definintion of a tragic hero because
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tragic flaw as being an unfaithful husband. He also feels compassion towards his wife when she was taken away. Line 990-992 “My wife will never die for me! I will bring your guts into your mouth but that goodness will not die for me!” In “The Crucible” Arthur Miller portrays John as an honest man‚ thus hiding his true sinner ways in his actions‚ feelings and sayings. John said numerous of things most of which get him
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In the Crucible‚ Authur Miller expressed the argument that individuals must stand in opposition to collective injustice. During the Red Scare people often accused others as communist‚ which started a huge debate on wether or not they were. Author Miller has created an argument showing what the Red Scare was but in a earlier time period. The which crafts often contributed to the Red Scare in many ways‚ one way it contributed to which craft was the way that during both of the times people were accused
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a mistake which eventually leads to his or her defeat. A tragic hero characteristics include pity and fear‚ relatability‚ goodness‚ hamartia‚ and consistency. John Proctor is definitely a tragic hero and he shows this in many ways in The Crucible by Arthur Miller through means of catharsis and a tragic flaw‚ hamartia. John Proctor is an honest‚ blunt-spoken‚ overall good person with one fatal flaw. In the play‚ he starts off as a respected and successful farmer whose main focus is himself above all
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