Proctors Hamartia What is a tragic hero? A tragic hero is someone of noble stature that is good but not perfect and has committed a fatal flaw. As a result of this flaw he is judged and has a downfall on his grand stature. He realizes his mistake‚ and learns from it. He then accepts his death with dignity. In the play The Crucible written in the early 1950’s by Arthur Miller‚ does John Proctor qualify as a tragic hero? During the playwright‚ John Proctor does have the elements to qualify as a tragic
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How does John Proctor’s great dilemma change during this play? Proctor and his Dilemma is very interesting because all his Dilemmas are pretty much a sequel to the first. His Dilemmas are a more advanced version of a lot of peoples’ dilemmas in Salem‚ which go from adultery to religion and then witchcraft. Proctor is respected in the town as a very honest man but his problems with adultery‚ religion and witchcraft really change him throughout the story. Proctor is well respected in Salem but one
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afraid to do it themselves. In the play The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the small town of Salem experienced a certain turn of events to their quiet area known as the Salem witch trials. Now‚ a hero can come in any size‚ shape‚ or form‚ but this hero came in the form of a man named John Proctor. A hero is not always flawless‚ I fact most people in general have done something wrong‚ but it is recognizing the error that makes someone heroic. John Proctor recognizes his error when he encounters his
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The Transformation of John Proctor Isolation from society does make an individual stronger‚ and in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ it is evident that this statement is indeed true. The individual that fulfills the statement identified above is a man named John Proctor‚ who is well-respected in the opening act of the play. This play takes place in a time where the bulk of people‚ who were mostly women‚ were blamed for witchcraft. It was a time of Patriarchal societies‚ meaning that the civilizations
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ the readers are faced with John‚ Abigail and Elizabeth’s love triangle and its impact on the Salem witch trials. In The Crucible‚ the responsibility for the Salem tragedy falls on the shoulder of the three main characters‚ because each character’s action takes part in a chain reaction‚ which‚ ultimately‚ leads to the tragedy. This can be proven by Abigail’s manipulative nature‚ Elizabeth’s coldness‚ and John’s abuse of power and lack of self-control. Abigail’s manipulations
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Elizabeth Proctor Elizabeth Proctor wife of John Proctor has a small but important roll in the book “The Crucible”. Elizabeth does not appear in the book until the beginning of act two when she is harassing and nagging John Proctor for getting home so late. At that point of the book Elizabeth proctor is recognized as cold-hearted uncaring unforgiving wife. Toward the end of the book the way Elizabeth‚ is seen by the reader changes in a good way she‚ will be seen as caring and protective of her
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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William both heighten the tension of the witch trials in Salem; they are a contrast of each others character‚ and brawl for the desire for one mans love. Arthur Millers hysterical play‚ The Crucible‚ portrays the personalities of 2 exceptionally diverse women. A mother‚ a wife‚ a friend: Abigail wanted to share a family with John Proctor. In some aspects she was jealous of Elizabeth‚ as she had the one thing in the world that Abigail desperately yearned for. “Oh
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Reverend john hale and I “Excellency this child’s gone wild.”is a quote that was said by Reverend John Hale in the story The Crucible. This was said right before he quit the court for hanging inacents. Reverend John Hale is a which expert that was called in to salem for there which issues.Reverend John Hale goes buy Reverend Hale and he end up doubting himself and quitting the court. Reverend Hale and I are similar in personality because we both are sympathetic‚self confident‚ and rational. Both
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In the play‚ “The Crucible”‚ written by Arthur Miller has a theme about reputation and respect. In the small town of Salem reputation is very important‚ especially important to the leaders of the town. They want to keep a good name‚ and the people also want to be good citizens. When people have a good reputation others give you more respect. When you have a good reputation in a small town‚ it’s easier to get a fair hearing. However‚ when people started getting accused of witchcraft their reputation
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Samuel Parris and John Hale are the two ministers in The Crucible and were initially alike in their attitudes towards witchcraft. However‚ their personalities show some striking dissimilarities. Unlike Hale‚ Reverend Parris is characterized by extreme paranoia and egotism. He is very static- his traits and motives remain consistent from the beginning to the end of the play. Although a religious man and believer in witchcraft like Parris‚ Hale values human life and is motivated by personal beliefs
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