Title- The Crucible Author- Arthur Miller Date of First Publication- 1953 John Proctor-summary of his role in the book * John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken * Proctor is a good man‚ but one with a secret‚ fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins)‚ and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion. * Realizes that he can only stop the
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The Crucible - Quotations Characters: Abigail Williams • Stage directions: an endless capacity for dissembling • “…and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you.” • “I’d almost forgot how strong you are‚ John Proctor!” • Stage directions: Winningly she comes a little closer‚ with a confidential‚ wicked air. • “I want to open myself! I want the light of God… I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the
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Abigail is the main catalyst of Millers play The Crucible. She is presented by Milller in a powerful‚ "strikingly beautiful girl" yet malicious with an "endless capacity for dissembling" which is stated in Act 1 when she is first introduced to the play. This portrays and gives the reader an indication immediately‚ that Abigail has an everchanging personality and can manipulate people in such a way that they "fall apart". As the play progresses this is brought to light‚ especially with characters
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Novemeber 3‚2008 Modern Version of The Crucible Abigail Williams- Regina George Mary warren- Katy Betty- Gretchen The Girls – The plastics John Proctor- John Tucker Elizabeth Proctor- Ellie Giles Corey- Mclovin Martha Corey-rachel. Reverend Hale- Sister fanny Principle-Shane Setting- A high school in A small town in Michigan Plot- The Plastics are the head of the school. They run it and know exactly what to say and how far they need to go in order to get what they want. They have
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In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the audience is supplied with an array of varying characters. Arthur Miller effectively categorizes the characters of the play into two juxtaposing categories; the accusers‚ and the accused. The accusers are led by the antagonist of the play‚ Abigail Williams‚ whereas the accused are led by the protagonist of the play‚ John Proctor. The audience sympathizes with John Proctor not only because he has been falsely accused‚ but also because he is a representation of the
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of The Crucible. Converted from a play to movie by director Nicholas Hytner and released in 1997 The Crucible has continued to interest teenagers due to its witchcraft content and it’s setting in Salem. Through out the production of this movie (as mentioned in the opening statement) Betrayal‚ hysteria‚ intolerance‚ persecution‚ repression and death are major themes in the movie. Hysteria is evident and communicated almost entirely through the movie. Friends turning against each other‚ family against
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Response Theme: Way of Life Both The Crucible and Rapture of Canaan have many similar qualities‚ however they also have some differences. The author of each book developed many themes and even themes inside of themes; one theme that is significant in each book is the customs and way of life. For instance‚ each community consists of a very religious population; moreover each population has some people who don’t believe as strongly as others. In The Crucible this character would be John Proctor‚ and
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“I cannot give you no name sir‚ I cannot.”‚ exclaimed Giles Corey in The Crucible‚ as he argued with Governor Danforth about a deposition. Giles Corey is an eighty-three year old resident in the humble town of Salem situated in the state of Massachusetts. Giles Corey is knotted with muscle‚ canny‚ inquisitive‚ and still powerful. Mr. Corey is married to his wife‚ Martha Corey. Giles Corey and myself have many traits in common such as being greedy for more‚ determined in the work that we do‚ and also
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differences. Both stories are similar in the importance of family ties and the way they view family‚ but differ in sibling relations. In “Sonny’s Blues”‚ the siblings want to recreate their brotherly bond again‚ but in “Everyday Use” there is no sign of healing the hole between Dee‚ Maggie‚ and Mama. First‚ we will look at the importance of family ties between both stories. In “Everyday Use” the characters have strong connections with family ties and their heritage. “Not ‘Dee‚’Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo
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people‚ may forget our moral standards and assume what others are like. Both The Crucible written by Arthur Miller and the AIDS epidemic share some commonalities though there are some differences between the two. “Hysteria is an overwhelming fear and excitement that overrides all logic‚ and is often enhanced and intensified by the presence of others who are acting out on that fear” (Campbell). The play The Crucible takes place in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. The story is centered around a group
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