In 1672 The Puritans belief was very strict which made it hard on the women during that time.The roles and treatments of the women was made were they had to submissive to the men. The characters Abigail‚ Mary Warren‚ and Elizabeth was portrayed as simple-minded‚ controlling‚ weak‚ and submissive women. The character Abigail were portrayed as the whore in which she was weak and controlling. She would threaten the other girls just to get what she wants. She was so consumed with the idea of her and
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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 that the were purposely made for the sole purpose of deception. However‚ when the accusing girls began making false accusations about her the fear of being hung quickly changed her statement‚ thus turning her back on John Proctor and accusing him
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Proctor‚the wife of the protagonist John Proctor.Arthur Miller shows how fear can lead to blame through the wavering‚timid‚ and dishonest nature of Mary Warren‚who is John Proctor’s servant. Through Mary Warren’s wavering nature the author shows how fear can lead to blame.When all the characters were in the courtroom in act 2 scene 1 Mary Warren was being accused of witchcraft by Abigail‚because she accused Abigail for pretending to be “under a spell” and imprisoning many women that she didn’t
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Abigail. 11.e. Significance: This quote is significant because it displays the relationship between Proctor and Elizabeth‚ and it informs the reader of Proctor’s past affair with Abigail‚ which he has been keeping a secret. 12.a. Speaker: The speaker is Mary
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Women of Salem The Crucible is a play that contains many betrayals and lies. Among these‚ there are three women who have a role to play. Abigail Williams was an absolute ‘witch’. Mary Warren saved herself. Last but not least‚ Elizabeth Procter never lied. Each of these women showed society who they were as they played their role. “Abigail Williams‚ seventeen‚ enters – a strikingly beautiful girl‚ an orphan‚ with an endless capacity for dissembling. Now she is all worry and apprehension and propriety”
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In the court case resulting in this. In the court Abigail breaks down and get all of the other girls to join her in mimicking everything that Mary Warren in saying trying to accuse her of casting her spirit onto them and trying to hurt them in this way. Mary Warren in an attempt to save her own skin‚ then breaks down and admits her love for God and she tells everyone that it was John Proctor that was a devil worshiper and that she couldn’t do anything
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hysteria. Arthur Miller uses Mary Warren to show how hysteria causes the town to fall into pieces because of the destruction‚ hallucination‚ and distrust rampant in Salem. Hysteria causes the town to frantically destroy itself from the inside out. This is shown in Act II when John Proctor asks Mary Warren “is it true? There be fourteen women arrested?” and Mary explains how “there be thirty-nine now” (Miller 1238). This drastic jump in
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Dishonesty and lying are huge factors in The Crucible and in society today. We are all guilty of lying or being dishonest at one point in time. The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in the 1952‚ is based in Salem Massachusetts. The book is centered around witchcraft being committed by local citizens in Salem. In the book John Proctor and Abigail Williams are the two main characters that are dishonest throughout the book. Witchcraft is known throughout Salem at the time because multiple groups of
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem in a Puritan community. John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ Reverend Hale‚ Reverend Paris‚ and Abigail are the main characters. The book is about witchcraft or what the town thinks is witchcraft. John Proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving‚ loyal‚ authoritative‚ but his tragic flaw is his temper. John is a loving husband. He proves that by telling Elizabeth‚ “It is well seasoned” (p. 48) in reference to the rabbit she cooked‚ in which he had
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takes place. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Elizabeth Proctor develops from a powerless woman‚ to a protective wife‚ to supportive wife. In act two Elizabeth Proctor shows the character trait of being powerless women when she is confronted by Mary Warren. Elizabeth says‚ “I couldn’t stop her.” Proctor responds‚ “It is a fault‚ it is a fault‚ Elizabeth—you’re
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