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    to characterize John proctor. The three biggest are his selfishness; that was discovered in the beginning of the story‚ his internal conflicts; which lasted through the middle of the story all the way to nearly the end of the story‚ and his selflessness; which emerged in the end of the story. When one puts his personal desires ahead of his family‚ he destroys everything he has. Although John Proctor is an honorable man‚ he has a fatal flaw: his selfishness. John Proctor had no thought regarding

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    voice as Elizabeth Proctor‚ which I found out was not how Carly used to sound. She used to have so much tension in her emotional center because she wanted to be accepted and affirmed by others. This strained her voice and made it difficult to show her true emotions. She found her self worth in how others saw her and this actually cause her acting to suffer as well as her daily life. Once she let go of that need for affirmation. She then got the affirmation in getting the role of Elizabeth Proctor. The

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    In the story the Crucible Abigail is guilty. Some reason why i believe why she is guilty is because‚ she was secretly seeing someone‚ and had an affair with him‚ and his name was John Abigail was also the type of girl that liked to lie so she lied about Ms.Tutuba she also would blame people for things that weren’t true. And for these reasons i believe that she is guilty. Abigail was having an affair with someone named John he was married and they had two kids and one baby one the way and his wife

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    In Arthur Miller ’s The Crucible‚ the main character Abigail Williams is to blame for the witch trials in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ Abigail Williams remained a static character throughout the book. Abigail is a mean‚ deceitful and manipulative person who always wants her way; she has no remorse about who she hurts along her journey to get her want she wants. Abigail Williams is a manipulative evil person throughout The Crucible; she can be characterized as manipulative because she influences the girls

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    main character in Salem is John Proctor‚ an outspoken‚ successful‚ and well-respected farmer who chooses to stay away from the church.  Religious at heart‚ this man who has sinned openly‚ condemns the witch trials while hiding a secret that could ruin the main accuser‚ Abigail Williams.  Proctor is a man full of guilt‚ who uses the love of his wife‚ and his need to take responsibility for his actions to gain the strength to openly confess his sins‚ denounce Abigail Williams‚ and save his soul.

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    What do you think about John Proctor? In the Crucible‚ John proctor was a farmer who desperately wanted to be the reverend. He lived in Salem‚ Massachusetts with his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ and three sons. John proctor is a dynamic character in the crucible because he wants his name to be good and have a good reputation‚ but he ruins his life from public reputation‚ he chooses to not admit to committing adultery‚ but eventually he does‚ and he becomes selfless and sacrifice himself to save his wife and

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    John Proctor throughout the Crucible Throughout Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” Miller had his characters face severe tests that make them question their own self. A crucible is also an earthen pot that is used for melting metals. In a way the town of Salem was a crucible as people were brought before the court and blasted with allegations from others as being witches. They were either forced to give in and live a lie or be hanged. The term crucible could also describe the heat of a situation

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    Abigail and Her Emotions The Crucible by Arthur Miller has plenty of emotions that are felt and cause many events in this story of anguish. The Crucible is set in a small puritan village in Massachusetts in 1692. It begins with a group a girls that get caught dancing in the forest‚ they try to hide what they were doing and they cause the Salem Witch Trials. If there is someone that fills out the model for and evil antagonist in this play it would definitely be the leader of the dancing girls‚

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    play‚ The Crucible. Abigail Williams is one of the key characters in this play. She is a dramatic‚ greedy young girl who claims innocence during the time of the Salem Witch Trials in Miller’s play. She is driven by her hunger for power‚ her love for John Proctor and her hatred of Elizabeth Proctor‚ John’s wife. Her motivations and her actions caused by her motives‚ in the long run‚ caused turmoil in the lives of John‚ Elizabeth and Mary Warren. One of the many characters that Abigail affected was

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    Arthur Miller’s The CrucibleAbigail Williams is a stingy person who causes people to suffer because of her many lies. Abigail Williams was one of the main accusers in the Salem Witch trials. Everything started in a small Puritan Community in 1692 where there were tons of rumors and a tremendous number of people accused of being witches and being hanged when innocent. The Salem Witch Trials is about hearings and prosecutions of people who were accused of witchcraft. Abigail and other girls were

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