ourselves to our own moral determines our integrity. An adherence to a code of moral or artistic values‚ incorruptibility‚ is what’s known as integrity. A lack of integrity is often recalled far longer than actions within integral standings. Both John Proctor‚ from The Crucible‚ and Ed Murrow‚ of Good Night‚ and Good Luck‚ share this admirable trait to a great extent. I look for a lot of things in people before I fully bring them into my life. Those whose decisions have a kind of inner uniformity and
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misjudgment‚ (4) they are prideful‚ and (5) they must receive a fate worse than they deserve. In the popular play The Crucible‚ one common tragic hero is the main character‚ John Proctor. However‚ some others argue that Reverend Hale was also a tragic hero‚ though less recognized due to the fact that he appears less in the play than Proctor. Based on information provided in both the original play and the movie‚ it can be argued
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starts out and it describes the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams. Although it does not happen in the book‚ it is known that John Proctor and Abigail Williams have an affair. Abigail Williams is in love with John Proctor and is willing to do anything to marry him or to keep the relationship going. So within the first few scenes of the book‚ John Proctor is told by his housekeeper‚ Mary‚ that his wife‚ Goody Proctor‚ has been accused of being a witch. Although Mary is sworn
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the play the Crucible. When John Proctor is dealing with is mind boggling internal conflict‚ something happens to him‚ earlier in the play‚ all Proctor though about what was at stake that would affect him like his name‚ his soul and even his life‚ but now the tables have turned. Proctor is experiencing and epiphany‚ a sudden realization if you will. Proctor has finally discovered something about himself that will benefit others and not only himself. At first‚ Proctor had no idea what was more important
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failings of this system as indicated by the juxtaposition of Miller’s stage direction “Hale in a fever of guilt and uncertainty” with his words “Proctor‚ the court is just”. This demonstrates that he was not able to instantly relinquish his connection to the Salem community‚ despite the moral ramifications. He loses all sense of self-respect as he encourages Proctor to “give his lie”‚ which directly contradicts one of the Ten Commandments reiterated throughout the play “Thou shalt not bear false witness”
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Arthur miller expresses how important ones reputation is in a small community. He shows how they will defend their reputations because it is what keeps their social status in place. John Proctor and Reverend Hale are characters who make an attempt to maintain their reputations in their time of crisis. John Proctor‚ who is the main character in the play‚ has the biggest struggle with his reputation. At the beginning of the play‚ he isn’t even concerned with his reputation‚ and thinks that it doesn’t
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still present in today’s society‚ such as the use of public humiliation as a punishment. Because of their sins‚ both John Proctor and Hester Prynn were alienated and punished by their peers and town leaders. The public humiliation that they faced helped shape the characters in the eyes of the reader and effected the way that they behaved and acted. In The Crucible John Proctor and the other towns people were punished by means of public humiliation because of their apparent use of witch craft. When
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to her falsely accusing goody Proctor‚ threatening the girls to take part in her lies‚ and her admission to guilt by leaving Salem. Abigail is most to blame as a result of her extremely persuasive ways that involve threats towards the rest of the girls which made them start blaming people for witchcraft and they lied about all the things that they were accused of. Abigail is most to blame because of her vindictive way to try and get rid of Goody Proctor. In the play the crucible Abigail
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22nd 1953. The play took place during 1692 to 1693 in Salem Massachusetts. For the most part of this play it was all based on lies‚ you had people accusing others to keep themselves out of trouble and everyone would believe them. Other than John Proctor who knew what was happening but he couldn’t convince the others to believe him. So whoever Abigail or one of the girls would accuse they would either confess something that wasn’t true or they would be hung. The entire town of Salem was blinded by
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such as reputation. mOne of the biggest examples of this is shown in the character John Proctor. Women confessing to witchcraft or not confessing affects their reputation both ways. Reverend Hale risks others reputations to save his own reputation. Many have pride in their good well known name‚ but as the tension progresses between characters they become more concerned that their good name will vanish. John Proctor is a very happy‚ confident man that has a problem of forgiving himself for a sin he
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