Comp Eng Honors 11 11/1/13 The Tragedy of John Proctor In the play by Arthur Miller The Crucible‚ the town of Salem is in pandemonium under the non-existent threat of witchcraft. Every character is either lying to save their lives or to end others‚ or dying for not admitting to a lie. One character who stands out among the chaotic conflagration is the tragic hero John Proctor. In Greek drama‚ a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall
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The Crucible Essay The definition of crucible is a severe test or trial. Arthur Miller skillfully uses this word to describe the 16th century‚ Salem inspired‚ witch trial based play‚ The Crucible. Handling the chaos of the courts in Salem became an accomplishment in its self. The characters also endured a test of strength by deciphering between what is best for themselves or their friends. Three characters that undergo many tests of emotional strength and stability in this play are John Proctor‚ the
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however that is not true. Abigail Williams should not shoulder all of the blame for this string of tragedies. In fact‚ Abigail should be exonerated and found innocent‚ As a result of Abigail’s tragic childhood and manipulative relationship with John Proctor‚ her mind was corrupted into such an altered state that she
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The most common place they take out their frustration‚ especially for women like Elizabeth Proctor‚ is internally. Elizabeth Proctor had an image that she had to upkeep‚ and unlike her husband she had to keep most of her opinions to herself‚ and in secret. In the Crucible Elizabeth’s thoughts aren’t being heard from too often because the opinions that are constantly being shared are those of John Proctor. John Proctor is constantly thinking out loud about whether there is witchcraft in Salem‚ whether
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To what extent does John Proctor conform to the ideal tragic hero in “The Crucible”? The most well known definition of a tragic hero comes from the philosopher‚ Aristotle. When explaining a tragic hero‚ Aristotle states "The change in the hero’s fortunes be not from misery to happiness‚ but on the contrary‚ from happiness to misery‚ and the cause of it must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part." Also‚ he explains the four essential qualities that a tragic hero should possess
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Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible: Gaining Integrity through Failure Integrity is achieved through the gaining of wisdom; the gaining of wisdom is a direct result of failure. Arthur Miller wrote the moralizing drama‚ The Crucible‚ in this play the main character John Proctor was wrongly accused of witchcraft and served the death penalty along with two others. The story of John Proctor was indirectly summarized by the American author William Saroyan when he said‚ "Good people...are good because they
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The Crucible Arthur Miller wrote the play The Crucible perceiving it as the national historical drama‚ the trial of "witches" in 1692 in Salem. The play deals with disputes‚ collisions of different points of view in a courtroom which contained a clear hint to America at the beginning of the fifties. Additionally‚ the contents of the play were based on a trial of the farmer John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth‚ which she was very mad with her husband for cheating with the servant Abigail who fell
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Have you ever craved to be the center of attention? Spun a lie to feel important? However what happens when that certain lie begins to spiral out of control? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ this complex situation happens to Abigail Williams; she is a mere child of seventeen years old‚ who frightens her peers due to her belligerent behavior. Therefore‚ when she begins to falsely accuse townspeople of being witches‚ her peers begin to blindly imitate her. Their duplicity soon has their whole town
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The Crucible by Arthur Miller gives in depth detail about John Proctor‚ the protagonist‚ and how he reacts to accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor went through a lot throughout the story‚ from cheating on his wife with Elizabeth‚ to his wife being accused of witchcraft‚ and later being accused of it himself. John was the only sensible man at the time‚ blatantly disagreeing with accusations and signs of witchcraft; this is dangerous for the government is going through extensive measures to get
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A Puppet in a Man’s World Although Elizabeth Lavenza is not present for most of the novel‚ she is a very pivotal character. Elizabeth is a prime example of how women were viewed as minor characters in a man’s story for the time period in which the book was written. The novel Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ includes many instances where women are inferior compared to men. The main example that the novel displays this is through the character‚ Elizabeth. She represents a woman who cannot seem to
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