Real Elizabeth Proctor In The Crucible
Times were fairly difficult for many people during the Salem witch trials, which inspired multiple people to write about the struggles and stories of those who went 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 who lived on a large rented farm on the outskirts of Salem Village. . .” Also,
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In reality Elizabeth Proctor was some 20 years younger than her husband, John Proctor, which wasn’t stated in “The Crucible”. Also, Arthur Miller never declared in his play that Elizabeth was already in worry of being accused as having dealings with witchcraft due to her grandmother, some 30 years earlier, being tried as a witch but truly only had a skill in healing people. In the website “legendsofamerica.com” Kathy Weiser includes that, “She grew up to marry John Proctor, who was some 20 years older than her, on April 1, 1674.” Also, “Elizabeth was at risk of being targeted because her grandmother was Ann Holland Basset Burt, a Quaker and a midwife, who was brought up on charges of witchcraft in 1669.” These two pieces of evidence shows a dramatic difference between Elizabeth Proctor I reality and the Elizabeth Proctor in “The Crucible”. I believe the author left out the fact that Goody Proctor was 20 years younger than John because majority of todays people see the huge age gap in relationships as bad or immoral. As in the fact that Elizabeth’s grandmother was accused of witchcraft 30 years earlier and was also a Quaker, which were felt to be “witchlike”, I believe Miller left tis out of the play for simple reasons as in suspense and it wouldn’t really give the play much creativity. If he would have included this then the
In reality Elizabeth Proctor was some 20 years younger than her husband, John Proctor, which wasn’t stated in “The Crucible”. Also, Arthur Miller never declared in his play that Elizabeth was already in worry of being accused as having dealings with witchcraft due to her grandmother, some 30 years earlier, being tried as a witch but truly only had a skill in healing people. In the website “legendsofamerica.com” Kathy Weiser includes that, “She grew up to marry John Proctor, who was some 20 years older than her, on April 1, 1674.” Also, “Elizabeth was at risk of being targeted because her grandmother was Ann Holland Basset Burt, a Quaker and a midwife, who was brought up on charges of witchcraft in 1669.” These two pieces of evidence shows a dramatic difference between Elizabeth Proctor I reality and the Elizabeth Proctor in “The Crucible”. I believe the author left out the fact that Goody Proctor was 20 years younger than John because majority of todays people see the huge age gap in relationships as bad or immoral. As in the fact that Elizabeth’s grandmother was accused of witchcraft 30 years earlier and was also a Quaker, which were felt to be “witchlike”, I believe Miller left tis out of the play for simple reasons as in suspense and it wouldn’t really give the play much creativity. If he would have included this then the