is Abigail Williams‚ a young vengeful girl who used to work for the Proctor before being fired for supposedly having an affair with John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates envy and wrath in order to gain power over John Proctor. Ultimately‚ however‚ her intentions result in disastrous circumstances for both her and Proctor. In the play‚ Abigail is jealous of Elizabeth Proctor for having John Proctor as a husband and this is one of the main reasons she rains hell down
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broken in this case‚ “Thou shalt not commit adultery”. John Proctor had sexual relations with Abigail while he was married‚ Abigail is still in love with him even though he doesn’t want her. Abigail is confused when John doesn’t want her‚ “Why do you call me child?”‚ but Proctor said that being with you was the worst mistake (Miller 22). Her wish to be with Proctor becomes a rebellion to the community when she makes reckless choices. Elizabeth‚ Proctor’s wife is a very kind lady but hated the fact her
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John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are important characters in the play of the crucible by Arthur Miller. There are important similarities in their characters which will be compared and contrasted in the following paragraphs. John Proctor is a well respected farmer who works hard for the living of his family. He provides a home and food for his wife Elizabeth and his three children. He is well respected for being honest‚ a truthful Christian and of good morals. Rebecca Nurse is the wife of
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a young vengeful girl who used to work for the Proctor before being fired for supposedly having an affair with John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ Abigail demonstrates lust‚ envy‚ and wrath in order to gain power over John Proctor. Ultimately‚ however‚ her intentions result in disastrous circumstances for both her and Proctor. The first to come to Salem was Lust. Abigail‚ an innocent girl so to think‚ was having an affair with Proctor‚ a married man. The lust controlled her so much that
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essay 2. The moment in which Elizabeth tells a lie in order to save her husband’s life‚ indicates dramatic irony. The playwright makes this happen when first John Proctor calls Abigail’s a whore and‚ in spite of the humiliation he felt‚ revealed his affair with her. As Danforth cannot believe the seventeen year-old girl is actually a “whore”‚ he asks Goody Proctor to come up to test the truth of this charge. Before she enters the court‚ John swears Elizabeth is an extremely honest woman so when
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Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ the main character‚ John Proctor is sucked into the witchcraft trials‚ unable to save the town from their own hysteria‚ and save his reputation. As John Proctor deals with the witchcraft trials‚ and becomes more personally involved‚ he develops into a character that better understands the world and himself. John proctor achieved his goal by keeping an important secret that led to the freedom of his wife Elizabeth Proctor‚ saved his reputation‚ and led to his death. It all
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The evolution of John and Elizabeth Proctor’s relationship. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible‚ John and Elizabeth Proctor are introduced as a young‚ married couple whose relationship had a tense undercurrent. Their actions and reactions towards one another prove that they are at odds with each other. John and Elizabeth seem to be trying to smooth out the bumps in their relationship‚ but for the most part they only succeed in driving themselves further apart. Now at a time when communication
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I justify that the protagonist is John Proctor‚ the “Manly man” who had an affair on his wife and instead of coming clean he produces a scary moment in Salem’s history. Abigail Williams is the girl which has had John‚ after the affair she is driven by a crazy mind to get with John‚ she resorts to witchcraft and gives her own blood to give John’s wife to be with John. When John finds out about the attempt on his wife’s life‚ that his character turns into the good‚ loving husband‚ the town thinks he
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direction. ‘(Enter Proctor. On seeing him Mary jumps in fright)’. Miller is trying to illustrate the lack of confidence and courage she has to stand up to him. This is also a remark of the amount of importance he has upon her. This is also shown in dialogue. ‘I forbid you to leave the house’. In these quotes Miller shows that young‚ single women have very little to no power and importance in Salem at this time. By Act 2 Mary Warrens character develops‚ so much so that Elizabeth is starting to fear
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In 1558‚ the Roman Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke) dies of a cancerous tumour in her uterus‚ leaving her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth (Cate Blanchett) as queen. Elizabeth had previously been jailed for a supposed conspiracy to murder Mary but has now been freed for her coronation. The film shows Elizabeth being courted by suitors‚ including Henry‚ Duc d’Anjou (Vincent Cassel)‚ the future King Henry III of France‚ whom she rejects‚ and urged by William Cecil‚ 1st Baron Burghley (Richard Attenborough)
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