The Crucible Many different parts form together to make up the society we see in The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller. Whether it be religion‚ government‚ or social roles; they all play some sort of impacting part to the characters we met while watching The Crucible. Who knew that religion and government could change a person’s life in a matter of minutes like it did so many times throughout the movie. The characters like Abigail Williams and John Proctor both knew the risks of going against
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Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is an Aristotelian character. He is a character with a tragic flaw and is also a tragic hero. A tragic hero has many distinctive characteristics such as nobility and hubris. A tragic hero also has a fatal flaw‚ experiences tragic things‚ falls and is destroyed‚ and at the end of a play there is catharsis. John Proctor had a mixture of good and bad characteristics. His bad characteristics included having an affair with a girl named Abigail who used to
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In Arthur Miller?s The Crucible‚ Reverend John Hale significantly transfigures from a cold‚ boastful scholar into a sympathetic‚ redemption-seeking man after realizing the injustices he had brought upon people of Salem. First described as a ?nearing forty‚ a tight-skinned‚ eager-eyed intellectual‚? Reverend Hale?s overpowering pride becomes obvious as he flaunts his knowledge of past experiences in witchcraft. Hale does not view witchcraft as an emotional‚ human problem‚ as he resorts to books for
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Critical Issues in Literature-The Crucible Name Piece Assignment Common Core Standards W 11.3‚ SL 11.6. L 11.2 At the end of the play‚ John Proctor refuses to sign his name to the written confession (stating that he participated in witchcraft). He responds to Danforth by saying‚ “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name?” For this
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Task 2: Write Napoleon’s diary entry for the day that the windmill is destroyed. Murielle Pallien - 1 - Murielle Pallien October 2012 Rationale: I have chosen to write the diary entry for the pig Napoleon‚ because I find him to be an extremely interesting character. He is the one who comes up with ideas to keep the other animals working without complaining. He also has a fairly high standard of knowledge and can communicate on an intellectual
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John Proctor is the protagonist in The Crucible ‚ by Arthur Miller. He stuck to his guns and didn’t give in to the witch conspiracy ‚ he was an honest man‚ and had strong morals. He was a man with pride. a women with tons of respect once said‚ "Do what you feel in your heart to be right‚ for you’ll be criticized anyway. " (Eleanor Roosevelt). When the play finally starts up‚ we are acknowledged John has had an affair with Abigail (his servant). Elizabeth Proctor; John’s wife‚ is soft hearted
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John Proctor “I say I say‚ God is dead”. John Proctor said this in Act 4 when John refused to give his written confession to Governor Danforth John Proctor is a middle aged man who was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He is a hard worker and a sinner but he’s also loyal and a good leader at times. I think of myself as John proctor when it comes to his traits because I am hard working‚ loyal‚ and a good leader. One way i’m like John Proctor is by hard work. John has worked all of his life even on Sundays
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Journal Topics for The Crucible As you read the play over the next few days‚ choose any 3 of the following topics and respond to them in a google document or on paper. Each response must be at least 250 words. You must include references to the text and provide support for all of your claims. Please use your best writing- no grammatical/spelling/capitalization errors- divide ideas using paragraphs etc. Each journal entry is 20 pts. You may do one more extra credit. Again‚ we are working on
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17th century North American Calvinists and Puritanists display a shift of faith and assurance in religious authorities. This is evident in Mary Rowlandson’s “The Narrative of the captivity and the restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”‚ Anne Bradstreet’s poem “Verses upon the Burning of our house” and Arthur Miller book titled “The Crucible”. In the 17th century religion was a big thing in North America. There were two major religions‚ Calvinism and Puritanism. Both religions were sets of Christianity;
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