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    John Proctors Journal Period 3 First Entry I honestly do not quite comprehend all the fuss. The girls were found “dancing” in the forest. And quite honestly I do not want to have another confrontation with Abigail ever again and would be best if I would never have to encounter her again. I am ashamed in myself that I decided to have relations with Abigail however; I cannot risk the well being

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    Kate-Lynn Gomerich M. Haddou English 12C Individual Character Project November 22‚ 2014 John Proctors Role in “The Crucible” To be puritan is to be pure of any physical or mental pleasure; when pressure built the citizens of Salem massed into a frenzy of noose casting. Only to realize the heavy weight of truth as a course rope began to constrict around their necks. In “The Crucible” a story taking place in Salem‚ Massachusetts: the restricting ways of puritan life began to take their toll on the

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    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 displays does not come from

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    In Memory of John Proctor John Proctor is not only a man to be missed‚ but a man to be remembered. John wasn’t only a strong‚ honest and hardworking Christian but a man with a big heart‚ who put the needs of others above him. John always thought us that: “a good Christian is not a man who only fights for the needs of God‚ but a man that fights for the needs of the society where he lives”. He was a good citizen of Salem‚ someone involved in the community‚ respected by everybody‚ and even though he

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    The Crucible was a controversial piece of literature by Arthur Miller. The main character Abigail Williams demonstrates that Unjust people or pride will attempt to break them down by pointing fingers‚ turning Salem people against each other‚ running away‚ and stealing money from her Uncle “Reverend Parris” to defend her mistakes. Abigail is in 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

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    John Proctor “Tragic Hero”? I believe that John Proctor is the tragic hero in the play “The Crucible.” I feel that his tragic flaw is the reason he became the tragic hero. He was trying to win back the trust of his wife and to do this he became the hero. By showing he was a good and decent person‚ this exemplifies he is a tragic hero. I see to prove his love and dedication to Elizabeth that John would do anything she told him to‚ in a way to

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    Bundle 1 Performance Task This story starts from “The Crucibles‚” Act 4. The setting starts in a small prison located in Salem‚ Massachusetts in the year of 1692. John Proctor and Elizabeth are standing outside of the prison. Elizabeth is trying to persuade Proctor to confess to practicing witchcraft so he could avoid hanging. The different critical decisions my story will have Proctor admit to witchcraft and turn in the confession to Danforth‚ and then finding Abigail before she left for Barbados

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    John Proctor‚ A True Man of God? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the Salem Witch Trials. The people behind the Trials‚ the Puritans‚ were used as the characters in this work‚ and one of them‚ as well as their partly fabricated background‚ struck me in particular. John Proctor was an average Puritan man‚ decent amount of land‚ livestock‚ and Christian. John Proctors‚ entry into the story starts with his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ being accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams‚

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    John Proctor is a tormented person. He trusts his issue with Abigail unsalvageably harmed him according to God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. Genuine‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and confer infidelity; in any case‚ he does not have the ability to excuse himself. Obviously‚ his association with Elizabeth stays strained all through most of the play. He despises Elizabeth in light of the fact that she can’t excuse him and trust him once more‚ yet he is liable of the same thing. Truth be told‚ his

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    Arthur Miller and The Crucible Arthur Miller is an American playwright who started writing “the hook” which is about union corruptions on the Brooklyn waterfront. Then he started writing The Crucible which is about a troubled young girl named Abigail Williams‚ who had an affair with John Proctor in his 30s‚ and the witch trials. He also wrote The Crucible during the communism time and during the “Hitler speech‚ hoping to give them a sense of the Nazi which my play took place.” The article allegory

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