committed a very bad sin a couple of days ago. John Proctor‚ a married man. I should be very sorry for this sin I had committed and regret it‚ but I just can’t. I love John Proctor‚ and I know he loves me‚ deep down in his heart. Who has asked me to meet him at the barn? John Proctor. Why else would he do it if he hadn’t loved me? September 1st was when it had first happened. While working at the Proctor home for about three months now‚ Elizabeth Proctor has gotten a sickness. Whilst she was lying down
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is filled with lies and conspiracies‚ and most characters in the play give their best effort to lie their way out of the problem. However‚ John Proctor is one of the few characters who struggles to display moral character. In the beginning of the play he hides his sin in shame and he hopes nobody discovers his secret. Towards the end‚ he realizes he must admit to committing adultery with Abigail in order to save his wife and redeem himself from his own sin. In the beginning
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Discuss the importance of the character of Elizabeth and consider how Miller makes us respond to her throughout the play (30 marks) Throughout the Crucible Miller uses Elizabeth‚ who is a pious character‚ as a judge of character. Through her eyes we learn who is innately good such as Rebecca Nurse‚ we learn that John Proctor is a tragic hero whose fatal flaw is that he is “somewhat bewildered” and that Abigail truly is “a whore” with an “endless capacity for dissembling”. The audience trusts her
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police managers consider the termination of a police officer‚ it is usually for the serious violation of policy or with the compromise of the credibility of the officer. Nothing undermines the credibility of an individual more than untruthfulness. Truthfulness is one of the fundamental tenets of the law enforcement profession‚ and like trust‚ is part of the foundation for a good relationship between communities and law enforcement. A police officer‚ who is untruthful‚ is a liability for a criminal justice
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Arthur Miller uses a number of devices in order to dramatise the conflict between John and Elizabeth. The device that is most apart to the audience is the staging. Miller very effectively uses this to physically show that there is a deep rift running through their relationship‚ and home. The large and detailed opening stage direction shows that he has put a lot of thought into how he wanted to portray his feelings. The opening directions describe the house as “low‚ dark... and empty”. This is symbolic
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English 2030- 81 12/ 02/ 2011 Hysteria and Suffering Jumping to conclusions‚ bad assumptions‚ and false information can cause much hysteria within a society. This can be surely bad if you are dealing with people who are hypochondriacs. In The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller displays how hysteria is used to cover the truth‚ but can cause suffering for many of those who are innocent. The play strongly illustrates the hysteria that brushed through Salem because of the fear that Satan had haunted the town
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Script (Draft) He doesn’t love Elizabeth! He loves me. How can he love a woman who is blacking my name in the village! She is telling lies about me‚ she is a cold‚ snivelling woman‚ and he bends to her. I know John Proctor better than anyone is this town‚ better than Elizabeth’s every will. I am filled with Angry‚ sorrow and frustration. This is all Parris faults if he hadn’t discovered us in the woods I would be able to dispose of Elizabeth for good‚ John could have been mine. I put myself at
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of "The Crucible"‚ the playwright reveals insight into John and Elizabeths troubled marriage through Elizabeths subtle passive-aggressive gestures‚ Johns incoherent ramblings‚ and his emotional explosion at the end showing his frustration. Tension between the two immediately increases when John Proctor comes home late. Apparently‚ Elizabeth knows about Johns extramarital affair with Abigail. Elizabeths annoyance is seen when Proctor states‚ Oh‚ is it [a rabbit]! In Jonathans trap? Elizabeth replies
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able to alter an issue‚ we are stunted to improve our self. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is concerning what number of characters need to come to a decision whether or not they should concede or maybe hanged. They have to concede that they were dealing with the actual demon or lie and be hanged and have their good reputation go down the drain. John Proctor in The Crucible changed while Abigail did not. Proctor changes exceedingly from the beginning of the play to end. He is a main appearance
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I tell him that I made a charm to kill Goody Proctor and make John Proctor mine? How could he possibly understand that John and I were meant to be? When he told my Reverend Hale was coming to Salem‚ my blood ran cold. When he finally arrived and stared at me with his dark eyes‚ the words came unbidden from my lips:“Tituba made me do it!” I shouted Repeatedly. I knew that by doing this I could clear my name and‚ with God at my side‚ become Mrs. Proctor. So I began naming off all the women I can off
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