for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with‚ but white enough to keep it from such dogs. Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now‚ show a stony heart and sink them with it!” At the climax of the play‚ John Proctor decides to hang in honesty instead of living in lies. Despite his mistakes and shortcomings‚ this shows Proctor’s character is of an honest man. Of the three‚ Proctor could be considered the best example of integrity despite
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chaotic mess as well for proof. As the wheels keep turning and complicating things more‚ Abigail of course convinces Mary to disregard Proctor’s plea in which creates more problems. With Mary then changing her mind and confessing to the court‚ Proctor looked even more
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Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ Abigail Williams has a major effect on the Salem witch trials. She plays a major role in the development of the plot of the story and is the main antagonist as well. It is learned in Act I that she has had an affair with John Proctor and that she is accusing others‚ later including his wife‚ of witchcraft. Abigail is not only in love and had an affair with a man that is already married‚ she gets innocent people killed with her false accusations and runs away instead of dealing
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Crucible can be defined as a severe test or a searching trial. The witch trials were a grueling and unnecessary process. The trials were finally kicked off when Reverend Parris found Abby‚ Betty‚ Ruth‚ Mary Warren‚ Mercy Lewis‚ and Tituba dancing in the woods and trying to conjure spirits. Betty fell ill the next day‚ almost all of Salem thought that the devil was in their small‚ conservative‚ intolerant town. To avoid being prosecuted as witches‚ the girls‚ with Abigail as their leader‚ would
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topics that each hold a theme throughout Act IV. For example‚ a main topic is guilt. The theme is personal guilt leads people to make extreme choices. At the end of the play‚ Proctor is hung because he chooses to hide what he knows about Abigail since he holds so much guilt inside himself for committing the sin of adultery. Proctor was a good man but chose to die so he lost the guilt of sinning. Pride is also a topic in The Crucible. Everyone holds a source of pride in themselves‚ but pride can blind
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guy who finds Satan and makes him leave. When in all reality he was never there and the girls were being stupid acting like they were there. Then there is this little prostitute who is trying to get at john proctor‚ now I will tell you in the next paragraph. Last but not least‚ John Proctor was a stud and all of the chicks wanted him. But he was married and cheated on his wife‚ with the maid so he kicked her out and apologized to his wife and they are still together. But this girl I think her name
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fault‚ if she never of taken her childish revenge on my dear Elizabeth this wouldn’t of happened. Will beat that girl Abigail the next chance I have‚ even if it is in hell. That accusing and manipulating whore. The power has turned the town’s eyes away and she is running the Salem Ragged. (Looks out cell) She is no mere child‚ she is an envious devil. (Fall to the ground) why? Why did I falter. Why did I forget my dearest Elizabeth for some envious Hag of a woman. She should have thrown me
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actions are seen in Act one when Betty briefly wakes up from her coma like state and begins yelling at Abigail‚ “You drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife! You drank a charm to kill Goody Proctor!” (Miller‚ 18) This can be seen as an act to be involved romantically once again with her former boss John Proctor‚ who she has an illicit affair with. After Betty’s revelation Abigail promptly shuts down any idea of rebelling
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Fear is a topic frequently addressed in plays novels. Fear may cause an individual to try to gain control over other people. Some use fear as an advantage over others.Throughout the play The Crucible‚ the author develops the theme that the fear of the unknown causes hysteria.This theme is seen throughout the novel and is used mainly by Abigail Williams who gains power during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She uses the fear factor to protect herself and to manipulate others.Other factors of Fear
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Fear is a strong tool to use when persuading people and trying to get what you want. Just as if a murder held a gun to someone’s head‚ that person would be submissive to the murderer‚ Jonathon Edwards and characters in The Crucible install fear into people to achieve certain goals. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God uses fear for good and to help people‚ while The Crucible uses it for both good and as an evil way to manipulate people. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a sermon preached
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