John and Abigail’s relationship went so far as adultery and the leading on of Abigail by John Proctor. Abigail and John’s experiences have hardened the relationship of John‚ Elizabeth‚ and Mary Warren. In John’s case it had hardened his voice and attitude towards others mainly from the regret of his own actions. John also had difficulty bringing up the issue of adultery in his life. seen when John was asked to say the ten commandments and forgot adultery. John’s regret made its appearance in
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that sweeps across Massachusetts changes the citizens of Salem‚ transforming some into monsters and helping others to realize their mistakes. Miller’s description of the character John Proctor at the start of The Crucible seems to describe another person as his change becomes more prevalent throughout the play. Proctor is at first consumed with guilt and despair‚ but he comes to find pride in his name‚ and he will hold on to the meaning he has finally found in his life for the short time he can.
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Was it Worth it? John Proctor learned that maybe it’s okay to tell a white lie‚ in order to keep your life. Proctor was a tragic hero in the sense that he tried to save his wife and many others‚ even if that meant ruining his name in the town. He also refused to admit to being a witch in order for his kids to able to keep his land. John was sure to stay very quiet about his affair with Abigail Williams. After she started making false accusations he knew that something had to be done so that no
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Elizabeth Proctor And Abigail Williams Erin Riner Kelly Kane Period 8 Erin Riner Mrs. Kane English 3‚ P8 September 22‚ 2013 Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams In the play‚ The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller describes the unforgettable events of the Salem Witch Trials through the leading female characters‚ Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. While the puritan girls in Salem stirrup madness‚ Abigail and Elizabeth are ruling above everyone for their
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1692 were definitely drastic circumstances. Society’s hysteria‚ greed‚ and vengeance led to accusations that changed many 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
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towards her including the attention of John Proctor. In the play‚ Proctor has an affair with young Abigail while his wife goes through postpartum depression causing Abigail to fall in love with him but John returns to his wife Elizabeth. While Elizabeth Proctor barely forgives him‚ John does all he can to make it up to her. Unfortunately‚ the biggest consequence of the affair is not the loss of security‚ but when Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft. Elizabeth and Abigail have very conflicting characters
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or not.” –William Hall. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor were not as different as they seemed‚ they were alike in their love of the same man‚ John Proctor. These women each had their own role in what happened in Salem‚ their roles were very different but had big consequences‚ good or bad‚ in Salem. Elizabeth had the role of the loving (or not so loving) wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth being the Godly woman she is cannot bear the secret of John and Abigail’s affair‚ and could not ruin her husbands
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Scarlet Letter and The Crucible - Comparison of Proctor and Dimmesdale The decisions made by the character John Proctor‚ in The Crucible‚ and by Arthur Dimmesdale‚ in The Scarlet Letter‚ were very much alike. Throughout the entirety of both books‚ the similarities and differences between these two male characters‚ and the environments in which they lived‚ seemed to reflect back and forth quite generously. Also‚ the societies in which John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale lived in have a fair amount
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criticize the Red Scare‚ involves a theme which focuses on how the characters change as an effect of the intensity and hysteria of the town’s witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend Hale‚ two major characters in the play‚ experience internal changes as the play progresses due to the individual pressures of the witch trials. Elizabeth Proctor faces the test of having been accused as a witch‚ having her husband be accused and condemned as a witch‚ and trying to move past her husband’s affair with
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Miller’s work properly illustrates how some characters‚ such as Elizabeth Proctor and John Hale‚ grow and subsequently improve relationships amongst themseleves as a result of interactions that provide opportunities for changes in ideals and relationships; while other individuals‚ like Judge Danforth‚ do not. Elizabeth Proctor‚ wife of John Proctor‚ goes through a transformation because of the happenings of the
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