Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is an Aristotelian character. He is a character with a tragic flaw and is also a tragic hero. A tragic hero has many distinctive characteristics such as nobility and hubris. A tragic hero also has a fatal flaw‚ experiences tragic things‚ falls and is destroyed‚ and at the end of a play there is catharsis. John Proctor had a mixture of good and bad characteristics. His bad characteristics included having an affair with a girl named Abigail who used to
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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 all ties with Abigail‚ apologizes to his wife whole-heartedly and tells her the truth about his affair. From that tense moment on Proctor begins
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love with John Proctor‚ whom she has an affair with. John is married to Elizabeth and when she finds out that John is sleeping with another woman‚ Abigail‚ she fires her from being their maid. Abigail’s hates Elizabeth’s guts‚ she will do anything to get rid of her and have John all to herself. Abigail came up with this idea if Elizabeth is out of the picture‚ maybe then her and John could be together.
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Javonda Weeks April 20‚ 2015 The event that most interested me was the slave trader video. How they took a prince and broke him. He still was able to survive and still run a plantation just like the tribe he was from. It must take a lot of self will to survive in the conditions they were put in on the boat‚ then to get off and still be no better than cattle. Though slavery was equally as tragic and traumatic for black men and women‚ the experience of slavery affected them in different ways. "Depending
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In the play‚ “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is portrayed as a tormented individual whose flaws inevitably lead him to his own destruction. Proctor’s lust for Abigail Williams is the instigator of the hysteria surrounding the witch trails. During the Salem Witch trials‚ Proctor tries to convince the court that the trial are fraudulent‚ he is then thrown into the mix of a corrupt society with greedy preachers‚ landowners trying to steal land‚ and a young girl infatuated with him and
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Eva’s diary 14/08/1910 This is the most fortunate day of my life. I couldn’t believe I get a job in Birling’s factory. This factory is in the countryside‚ I like this environment‚ it is peaceful. There are lots of cool girls in the factory‚ I can’t make friends with them‚ we all know we are different‚ anyway‚ I enjoy the time to be along. My mom was so excited when I told her I got a job‚ I also told her I will earn lots of money and bring her a holiday. 12/09/1910 The work in the factory is monotonous
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Scarlet Letter and The Crucible - Comparison of Proctor and Dimmesdale The decisions made by the character John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ and by Arthur Dimmesdale‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ were very much alike. Throughout the entirety of both books‚ the similarities and differences between these two male characters‚ and the environments in which they lived‚ seemed to reflect back and forth quite generously. Also‚ the societies in which John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale lived in have a fair amount
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Embed Take Quizzes › Biology Chapter 4 Test File › Score Report Your Certificate ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Print or Download * Facebook * Twitter * Your Result Result » Fail | Your Answers * Print Report Correct | | | Q.1) | What must cells do in order to survive? | | | | A. | obtain and process energy | | B. | convert genetic information into proteins | | C. | keep certain biochemical
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Guy Johanson #1: Letter of Introduction 1/16/14 My name is Guy Johanson‚ and I am a sophomore Music Education major at the Setnor School of Music. I am originally from Liverpool‚ NY‚ just outside of Syracuse. I have been involved with Syracuse University since the time I was in middle school participating in youth ensembles playing the French Horn and the Oboe. Currently I am a member of the Syracuse University Marching Band‚ Tau Beta Sigma (the national band sorority)‚ and am usually playing
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