The Crucible by Arthur Miller gives in depth detail about John Proctor‚ the protagonist‚ and how he reacts to accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor went through a lot throughout the story‚ from cheating on his wife with Elizabeth‚ to his wife being accused of witchcraft‚ and later being accused of it himself. John was the only sensible man at the time‚ blatantly disagreeing with accusations and signs of witchcraft; this is dangerous for the government is going through extensive measures to get
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John Proctor‚ A True Man of God? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the Salem Witch Trials. The people behind the Trials‚ the Puritans‚ were used as the characters in this work‚ and one of them‚ as well as their partly fabricated background‚ struck me in particular. John Proctor was an average Puritan man‚ decent amount of land‚ livestock‚ and Christian. John Proctors‚ entry into the story starts with his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ being accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams‚
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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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play The Crucible‚ tells the story of the John Proctor and the many accusations made during the Salem Witch Trials‚ leading up to the accusation against Proctor. John Proctor‚ who is married to Elizabeth Proctor‚ had an affair with the much younger Abigail Williams while she was a servant in the Proctor house a year prior to the story. This affair led to Elizabeth firing Abigail‚ and both Abigail’s affection toward John and her hatred toward Elizabeth growing much bigger. Before John is accused
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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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In the story “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ there are many dramatis personas that are significant. Two very significant characters in the crucible are Abigail and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is married to John proctor and Abigail throughout the story tries to seduce and have an affair with him. This shows that Elizabeth‚ however‚ is better than Abigail because good people are able to identify with her‚ they fight for proctors love in different ways‚ and they both drive the plot of good versus evil.
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applies 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
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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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John Proctor “Tragic Hero”? I believe that John Proctor is the tragic hero in the play “The Crucible.” I feel that his tragic flaw is the reason he became the tragic hero. He was trying to win back the trust of his wife and to do this he became the hero. By showing he was a good and decent person‚ this exemplifies he is a tragic hero. I see to prove his love and dedication to Elizabeth that John would do anything she told him to‚ in a way to
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Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor’s feelings toward Abigail Williams venture from those of irresistible lust during their heated affair to those of complete and utter hatred when Abigail infects all of Salem with her immature lies. At the very beginning of the play Proctor finds himself caught in a seductive lust while his wife is ill. During this time he grows particularlly fond of Abigail because she is able to satisfy his sexual needs. When confronted by Elizabeth‚ Proctor instantly cuts
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