Miller’s The Crucible‚ John Proctor’s feelings toward Abigail Williams venture from those of irresistible lust during their heated affair to those of complete and utter hatred when Abigail infects all of 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
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lives‚ even changed some of those lives to death. Elizabeth Proctor‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and John Proctor were three characters that were altered during Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. <br> <br>Elizabeth Proctor is a kind‚ intelligent‚ almost joyless woman that has evidently been ill in the past. Around her husband‚ she is virtually nervous and replies to his questions and statements quickly to please him. In their discussions‚ her suspicion of his honesty is brought to question‚ but she draws back hastily
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John Proctor: A Hero or a Fool?In Arthur Miller’s famous allegorical play The Crucible ‚the main characterJohn Proctor‚ a young defiant yet respected farmer‚ shows heroic characteristicsthrough intricate situations of theocratic injustice. Set in hysteria and chaos‚the witch trials of Salem village as the trials unfold Proctor finds himself in adifficult situation in which his decision and actions decide not only his fate but thefate of many innocent people like himself. In the community‚ people
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John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God‚ his wife Elizabeth‚ and himself. True‚ Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however‚ he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly‚ his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play. He resents Elizabeth because she cannot forgive him and trust him again‚ but he is guilty of the same thing. In fact‚ his own inability to forgive
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Hendrickson 11/14/10 p.3 Did John Proctor Die a Hero? In The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor displays some of the key aspects of beig a hero. Those aspects are‚ he risked his reputation and his life to save the lives of the falsely accused people in his town. A big aspect of being a hero is sacrifice‚ but even though he lacks the other aspects such as unselfishness and compassion‚ he is still a hero. John is selfish because before his wife was accused of witchcraft he was
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play The Crucible‚ John Proctor tearing up his confession is believable. Proctor is a flawed character‚ but he is a good man. Proctor tries to do what he believes is right. Proctor can’t stand the idea that innocent people are being condemned. He can’t accept that the girls are falsely accusing people of witchcraft‚ and the court is believing them. John Proctor demonstrates that he is a good man with the way that he judges himself. Proctor can’t forgive himself for having an affair. Proctor shows
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The Crucible‚ a container that resists hear or the hollow at the bottom of an ore furnace. However its connotations include melting pot‚ in the symbolic sense‚ and the bearing of a cross. Elizabeth‚ John Proctor’s wife; a cold‚ childless woman who is an upright character who cannot forgive her husband’s adultery until just before he died: she is accused of being a witch. Reverend Hale‚ a self-proclaimed expert on witchcraft; at the play’s end tries to save the accused. John Proctor‚ a good man with
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Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is filled with lies and conspiracies‚ and most characters in the play give their best effort to lie their way out of the problem. However‚ John Proctor is one of the few characters who struggles to display moral character. In the beginning of the play he hides his sin in shame and he hopes nobody discovers his secret. Towards the end‚ he realizes he must admit to committing adultery with Abigail in order to save his wife and redeem himself from his own sin. In the beginning
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John Proctor didn’t want to live the rest of his days having his confession to witchcraft hang over him like a dark cloud. He knew that he would be leaving his family and all the people that he cared for but he wanted to die with a clean mind and heart knowing that he never made any deal with the devil. Proctor’s decision to die was not an easy one for him to make but it was the right one because he knew that if he wanted the freedom of dying without having confessed to witchcraft it was better than
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written by Arthur Miller‚ The Crucible‚ John Proctor is a well respected farmer. John is hiding his secrets from his past to protect his reputation throughout the town. John Proctor’s main traits are that he is brave‚ extreme and dignified. Bravery is a trait that suits John Proctor well. When Proctor tried to convince everyone that the girls were lying‚ this was an instance of bravery because children were thought of as the vice of god and they were free of sin. Proctor also fought the court trying
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