When entering the first day of high school‚ many people come prepared perfect outfit‚ straighten hair‚ precise eyeliner and books colored coded. They are ready to get their name out there‚ make honor roll every semester and let everyone know who they are‚ but then they start valuing parties instead of schools‚ they rathered be intoxicated with strangers then sleepover with friends from kingerardern. They found themselves in a bad decision and picking the wrong choice of how to get out of it. They
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night”(1099). While Abigail worked under John and Elizabeth Proctor‚ she had developed feelings for John. Elizabeth removes her from the house‚ which angers Abigail deeply. Proctor and Abigail see each other again when John goes to retrieve his maid Mary Warren. We can infer that Abigail continues to have for feelings for
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In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ John Proctor tearing up his confession is believable. Proctor is a flawed character‚ but he is a good man. Proctor tries to do what he believes is right. Proctor can’t stand the idea that innocent people are being condemned. He can’t accept that the girls are falsely accusing people of witchcraft‚ and the court is believing them. John Proctor demonstrates that he is a good man with the way that he judges himself. Proctor can’t forgive himself for having an
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Trials. She was accused along with John Proctor‚ Abigail Hobbs‚ Mary Warren‚ Elizabeth Howe‚ and many others. Her story is only part of the long history told. She was convicted of doing witchcraft and was able to avoid execution longer than most were able to. Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctors third wife they were married 18 years and they were running the well known family tavern. Elizabeth Proctor was first seen as a witch when Mary Warren accused Elizabeth of trying to force her to sign the “devil’s
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written by Arthur Millar‚ conflict is the cornerstone around which the text is moulded. Although most of the conflicts are external‚ there are also examples of severe internal conflict‚ as can be 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
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village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials because she learned how to be just like Abigail. Throughout the play‚ Mary shows
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John Proctor Ultimately‚ John Proctor is a key part of the Crucible. His refusal to open up about Abigail’s lying (which she admits in Betty’s bedroom) allows Abigail to whip the village of Salem into a frenzy – accusing anyone and everyone of witchcraft. He is a proud and powerful man‚ much respected in the village. The fact he committed adultery with Abigail means she has the power to control him. Adultery is against the laws of Salem’s theocracy (as it is against the Decalogue) so‚ if Abigail
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The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were a horrific event that occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts. Women of all ages were accused of being a witch‚ and if they didn’t confess they would be put to death. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ shows how neighbors would accuse each other for revenge. Although many might first blame Abigail Williams‚ Reverend Parris is responsible for the deaths in Salem. In the first act‚ Reverend Parris pushes Abigail‚ his niece‚ to admit to conjuring spirits in the woods
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Miller uses Mary Warren to show the logical fallacy when she tries to prove Goody Osburn practices witchcraft: “Whenever I turned her away empty‚ she mumbled… Last month – a Monday I think – she walked away‚ and I thought my guts would burst for two days after…” (II. 57-58). Miller shows how Mary connected her stomach ache to Osburn’s mumbling‚ when the two events had nothing to do with each other. Though Mary uses a logical fallacy‚ her testimony proves enough
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John’s conflicts have left him weaker than that he was before‚ and that weakness makes him depend on Mary Warren to reveal the truth about the witch trials in his place. Mary Warren would then accuse John Proctor of witchcraft. John is thrown into a dungeon and he is in a dilemma whether he should hang like a “saint”‚ or live with the guilt. In a conversation between Elizabeth and John Proctor
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