In the novel The Crucible‚ author Arthur Miller uses varying degrees of goodness and evil to control the flow of the story while showcasing a Puritan town’s superstitions and fear of the devil to justify the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The central character in Salem is John Proctor‚ an outspoken‚ successful‚ and well-respected farmer who chooses to maintain a certain distance from the church. Religious at heart‚ this man who has sinned‚ openly condemns the witch trials while hiding a secret that
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Reverend Hale is a substantial character that added emphasis in The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. Hale’s most dominant trait was his ambition to fight evil. In the beginning‚ Hale thought the witch trials were a perfect solution of ridding the town of evil. As the story progressed‚ he figured out that he had been deceived. Abigail and the other girls had been acting the entire time‚ and that lead to Hale questioning his faith in the court and his own religion. Act I was the first time Reverend
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Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is centered around the mass hysteria created by accusations of witchcraft in the Puritan village of Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. These accusations can be blamed on Abigail Williams’ affair with John Proctor‚ the secret grudges that neighbors hold against each other‚ and the physical and economic differences between the citizens of Salem Village. Because suspicions were at an all-time high‚ petty accusations were made out to be witchcraft‚ and bad business deals
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The Crucible When people inflict judgement onto others and themselves‚ they are forced to pay the consequences for their actions. In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller; Reverend Hale is forced to experience an internal and external conflict surrounding judgement and his morals. We see his entire mindset change throughout the length of the play‚ he goes from being a strict‚ confident witch hunter‚ to a disheveled‚ weak man who ends up begging the court for a retrial. This is an assessment of
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The Crucible‚ a container that resists hear or the hollow at the bottom of an ore furnace. However its connotations include melting pot‚ in the symbolic sense‚ and the bearing of a cross. Elizabeth‚ John Proctor’s wife; a cold‚ childless woman who is an upright character who cannot forgive her husband’s adultery until just before he died: she is accused of being a witch. Reverend Hale‚ a self-proclaimed expert on witchcraft; at the play’s end tries to save the accused. John Proctor‚ a good man with
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Kate-Lynn Gomerich M. Haddou English 12C Individual Character Project November 22‚ 2014 John Proctors Role in “The Crucible” To be puritan is to be pure of any physical or mental pleasure; when pressure built the citizens of Salem massed into a frenzy of noose casting. Only to realize the heavy weight of truth as a course rope began to constrict around their necks. In “The Crucible” a story taking place in Salem‚ Massachusetts: the restricting ways of puritan life began to take their toll on the
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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 play "Crucible" is set in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ 1692; the government is a theocracy. Hard work and church consume the majority of a Salem resident’s time. Within the community‚ there are regular disputes over land; but disagreement over land boundaries is not the only simmering situation that becomes out of control. Abigail‚ the orphaned niece to Reverend Parris‚ is cast out of the house of John and Elizabeth Proctor because of her part in the infidelity and adultery committed with John Proctor
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Miller’s play “The Crucible‚” John Proctor is one of the main characters. Proctor is a very respected person in the Salem village‚ but when the witch trials occur some people would think otherwise. Proctor is an honorable character because he admits to having an affair with Abigail and because he tears up his confession letter‚ but others would disagree that he is honorable because he did not turn in his confession letter. The first reason John Proctor is an honorable character is because he admits
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the character who has a major impact on the village is Mary Warren. Even though Mary is John Proctor’s maid‚ and claims she will always do the right thing‚ she needs the help of Abigail Williams. Although‚ Mary is afraid of Abigail and all the things she can do‚ Abigail is known for being deceitful and clever‚ and that is exactly what Mary Warren wants to be when the time comes. Mary Warren gets herself out of trouble with Judge Danforth and Hathorne during the trials
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