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    through this hardship. Elizabeth Proctor was o of those many that was accused of witchcraft and put in prison for a while. She took place I an important role in “The Crucible.” Between the real Elizabeth Proctor and the character in this play there were many similarities such as: Where the Proctor family lived and how Goody Proctor ended up being pulled into the group of innocent victims and accusers. According to “History of Massachusetts Blog”‚ Rebecca Brooks stated‚ “The Proctors were a wealthy family

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    directions to establish the relationship between John and Elizabeth proctor in act 2 ?” Arthur miller uses stage directions to establish the relationship betwee John and Elizabeth in act 2. The narrative at the beginning of the scene John is directed to season the stew that Elizabeth has made for their evening meal because he wasn’t quite pleased with what she had made. This can be interpreted as a symbol which says that he is dissatisfied with Elizabeth because she is not good enough wife for him. This

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    Elizabeth Proctor was probably one of the characters faced with the most stress and problem throughout the duration of "The Crucible" After a long period of illness‚ she try to live life as normal‚ despite having found out her husband committed adultery and‚ later‚ that she has been accused of witchcraft. Although she proves brave and strong and endures the experience‚ when the most important decision in the fiasco comes‚ she makes a controversial choice. Before the play takes place‚ Abigail Williams

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    October 29th‚ 2013 English 3B Literary Snapshot 2 Rewrite: How does Miller develop the character of Abigail? In what way is the character of Abigail a foil to Elizabeth Proctor? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ he develops Abigail by using her actions to make our view of her character change as she starts to act differently throughout the play. Abigail is a foil to Elizabeth Proctor since she uses lying as a tool to manipulate people as she finds it especially effective. Abigail gradually becomes

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    In reading this passage‚ from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ I have come to believe that John’s relationship with Elizabeth and Elizabeth’s relationship with John are two completely different things. Elizabeth’s relationship seems more at ease‚ a little distant‚ untrusting‚ but yet non-judgmental. Now John’s relationship seems to be passionate about arguing‚ trusting‚ a little judgmental (of self)‚ and regret. But similarly they have love in common. First up is Elizabeth’s relationship with John

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    Intro In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible the relationship between Proctor and Elizabeth gradually improves throughout the play. At the beginning they are both extremely separate both physically and mentally. However the relationship in Act two starts to develop as Elizabeth rediscovers her love for him that‚ in my opinion‚ has always been there. This then grows even further in Act four when Proctor and Elizabeth’s relationship finally connects and their love is a lot more intense and passionate.

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    witchcraft. Attempting to show that Elizabeth Proctor is guilty of witchcraft‚ Mr. Cheever explains that the poppet he found could be evidence that Elizabeth stabbed Abigail Williams. He says of Reverend Parris‚ “Stuck two inches in the flesh of her belly‚ he draw a needle out. And demandin’ of her how she come to be so stabbed‚ she testify it were your wife’s familiar spirit pushed it in‚”(71) after he draws a needle out of the poppet’s stomach. Elizabeth and John explain that Mary Warren made

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    beginning of Act Two‚ we can see how Elizabeth and John Proctor’s relationship is functioning after the affair. While John has not been with Abigail again‚ despite being so tempted to do so‚ Elizabeth is still very skeptical regarding his loyalty for her. There is obvious tension between them by how one worded their conversations are. Elizabeth barely says more than one sentence to her husband in most of the dialogue‚ showing the distance between them. Mrs. Proctor clearly hasn’t fully gotten over the

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    and its people. Specifically‚ Proctor describes how he confronted Elizabeth towards her beliefs about him and Abigail " I have good reason to think before I charge fraud on Abigail‚ and I will think on it. Let you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more "(p.50).

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    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. Firstly‚ these characters lives and their actions give the audience someone that they can relate to. Some people may find more resemblance to Elizabeth because

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