Parris‚ Elizabeth‚ Hale and Rebecca are being tested unintentionally by the court system‚ they are being pulled apart on whether or not to choose what they think could be the right choice. “Goody Proctor‚ I have gone this three month like our Lord into the wilderness. I have sought a Christian way‚ for damnation’s double on a minister counsels men to lie.” (Hale 132). Reverend Hale makes a great decision to go against god’s commandments to save innocent Christian lives. Hale is priest and came to
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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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Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William both heighten the tension of the witch trials in Salem; they are a contrast of each others character‚ and brawl for the desire for one mans love. Arthur Millers hysterical play‚ The Crucible‚ portrays the personalities of 2 exceptionally diverse women. A mother‚ a wife‚ a friend: Abigail wanted to share a family with John Proctor. In some aspects she was jealous of Elizabeth‚ as she had the one thing in the world that Abigail desperately yearned for. “Oh
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John Proctor John Proctor is an honorable and righteous man in The Crucible‚ but he’s guilty of an unforgivable sin. He’s the voice of reason and justice in Salem but no one knows about he’s dirty little secret. He’s characterized for being an intelligent man but his lust for Abigail led to his affair‚ destroying completely trust between his relationship with his wife Elizabeth. Because of his affair with Abigail‚ Proctor questions whether or not he is a moral man‚ yet this adultery is the only
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The main character in Salem is John Proctor‚ an outspoken‚ successful‚ and well-respected farmer who chooses to stay away from the church. Religious at heart‚ this man who has sinned openly‚ condemns the witch trials while hiding a secret that could ruin the main accuser‚ Abigail Williams. Proctor is a man full of guilt‚ who uses the love of his wife‚ and his need to take responsibility for his actions to gain the strength to openly confess his sins‚ denounce Abigail Williams‚ and save his soul
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village against each other. The author who wrote The Crucible is Arthur Miller and was published in 1950 but the play took place in 1692. John Proctor was a good man with great intentions. Proctor is an honorable man because he took the blame for the false lies so the innocent people who were accused wouldn’t die. An honorable man is a man who stands up for something he did or didn’t do and takes the wrath of whatever the punishment is. Proctor is an honorable man because he’s taking the blame to
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John wants elizabeth to trust him Company Name Company Address Date of Letter Recipient ’s name Recipient ’s title Recipient ’s company Recipient ’s company address Recipient ’s Name: People read business letters quickly. Therefore‚ get to the point in the first paragraph--the first sentence‚ if possible. In other words‚ state what you want up front. Single space your letters and use a serif typeface. Skip a line between paragraphs. Because people read business letters quickly
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to characterize John proctor. The three biggest are his selfishness; that was discovered in the beginning of the story‚ his internal conflicts; which lasted through the middle of the story all the way to nearly the end of the story‚ and his selflessness; which emerged in the end of the story. When one puts his personal desires ahead of his family‚ he destroys everything he has. Although John Proctor is an honorable man‚ he has a fatal flaw: his selfishness. John Proctor had no thought regarding
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The Crucible Jadynn Epker “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear‚ and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” (H. P. Lovecraft). The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ is set in a controversial religious part of history that uses strict morals and disquietude to install panic of the unknown. In The Crucible‚ the reader can see that Abigail is a depraved‚ vengeful‚ manipulative‚ evil minded young girl who uses fear and spite to dictate the world around her
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What do you think about John Proctor? In the Crucible‚ John proctor was a farmer who desperately wanted to be the reverend. He lived in Salem‚ Massachusetts with his wife‚ Elizabeth‚ and three sons. John proctor is a dynamic character in the crucible because he wants his name to be good and have a good reputation‚ but he ruins his life from public reputation‚ he chooses to not admit to committing adultery‚ but eventually he does‚ and he becomes selfless and sacrifice himself to save his wife and
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