The Crucible a book about faith and trials‚ it ironically displays the faithless puritan society not only religious wise but their attitude towards the condemned/sinners.John Proctor tried to separate himself from the puritans one sided thinking‚ he held to his integrity and died honorably. Reverend John Hale and John Proctor both thought they could reverse the hysteria in salem‚ they didn’t understand the forces that were against them. Hale in chapter one comes to salem as the spirit doctor
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Reverend Hale is a character that changes as the play goes though. Mr.Hale thinks he has one intention and one only but later he changes opinion and understanding throughout the entire play. When Mr.Hale arrives he is excited and looking forward in uncovering witchery in salem. He was prideful of his studies as well and had many books to bring with him to Salem. He greets the people and he even says “I had not expected such distinguished company” on page 1149. Then he hears about the child trying
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Evolution of Reverend Hale Throughout The Crucible The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ is a partially fictitious rendering of the colonial witch trials that took place in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The Puritanical society creates characters of strong moral compasses‚ but who also take the Devil as seriously as they take God. All sins are severely punished and supernatural reports and behavior are not taken lightly. The play begins with Reverend Parris speaking about his discovery of his niece‚ daughter
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The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ has been read and discussed for decades. This play challenges readers to question human nature. Miller develops characters who suffer from serious flaws. In this story‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor are struggling with their marriage and each of them must overcome his specific weaknesses to achieve a successful relationship. Giving these struggles Miller’s gives his characters extremely diverse personalities which‚ throughout the entire play‚ are constantly changing
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During The Crucible‚ a wealthy and influential man named Thomas Putnam took advantage of the witch trials by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying their land. Even though all the issues occurring were terrible‚ his greed for money and power overtook. In this case‚ he literally used the sins of others‚ even though many of the accusations were false‚ to benefit him directly. Similarly‚ to the unnamed woman from The Scarlet Letter‚ Putnam was a hypocrite because he too committed one of the seven
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People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he
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to John Proctor. In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor‚ a well-respected farmer‚ is confronted with a difficult decision and because of his pride decides to keep his reputation while saving the innocent; unfortunately this is the ultimate cause of his demise. Because of the pride John Proctor has‚ it is difficult for him to soil his name. For example‚ when being coerced into confessing and Judge Danforth asks him to name other people‚ he exclaims‚ “I am John Proctor‚ you will
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others. Reverend Parris- all he wants is power and will stop at nothing to get it. he gets so into the witch hunt that he starts accusing people willy-nilly. he also goes along with all the accusation and gains personally from the trials. John Proctor- he is basically the reason the trials started at all. he cheated on his wife and his lovers jealousy sparked the whole ideal. even though he tried to prove his wife’s innocence‚ it backfired on him. while he wasn’t part of the trials for the most
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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 affair. Proctor shows
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The Crucible: Compare/Contrast Essay The Crucible is a play of the Salem witchcraft trials that took place in Salem Massachusetts. The villagers suspect witchcraft after finding out about a girl who is not responding to anything‚ she seems to be ill. Abigail Williams had an affair with John Proctor. Abigail soon wishes Elizabeth Proctor were dead. Abigail turns on the rest of the village to cover up her lies. To better understand the similarities and differences of Abigail Williams and Elizabeth
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