Reputation was a key part of society during the time period of the witch trials. Women weren’t seen equal to men‚ and they had to be held accountable to high standards. In a conversation between Proctor and Parris‚ Proctor says‚ “...so many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputation.” (84). Proctor recognizes the reputation‚ not by rebuking its importance‚ but by reminding Parris of what is at stake
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show their honesty and that belive in what they say. I am also a very honest person with high self respect. This makes me feel like a stronger person overall. There are examples of integrity and a lack of integrity in the play‚ The Crucible. John Proctor‚ a strong but unfaithful farmer‚ shows personal integrity. When told he will be hung for an accusation of adultery‚ he does not lie to save his own life. Instead‚ he stays true to his beliefs and tells the truth‚ which gets him killed. This shows
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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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women lacked power‚ they were the main rock in their families. In Arthur Millerś‚ The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor is one of those women. Through the play she stays very faithful and trustworthy towards her family. In The Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor is the hero opposed to John Proctor because she lied for good‚ she was humble about Proctor cheating on her‚ and she was accepting with Proctor dying for what he believed in. In The Crucible‚ women were a big part of the play‚ ¨Women who wielded any
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selfish gain. Abigail posses an immoral persona and many of her actions are unethical. She wants one thing and one thing only‚ John Proctor‚ a married man. She participates in infidelity and constructs a web of lies. She knows that it is a sin to have sex with a married man but continues to proclaim her love for him‚ “I will not‚ i cannot! You loved me‚ John Proctor‚ and whatever sin it is you love me yet!” (The Crucible‚ Act 1). In connection with the infidelity she lies on Elizabeth‚ Proctor’s
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their inner strength more than the others‚ that character is John Proctor. John shows inner strength when he confesses to adultery‚ and when he doesn’t confess to witchcraft. To begin‚ one scene from The Crucible where John Proctor shows inner strength is when he confessed his adultery with Abigail. Since that is an illegal act and it was cheating on his wife Elizabeth Proctor‚ that is a very hard thing to admit to the public. John thought it was so wrong that Abigail was accusing innocent
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Discuss John and Elizabeth Proctor’s Marginalization of Abigail Mia Mo 2013010103 ENG4USJ Mr. Sheridan Columbia International College Tuesday April 8th‚ 2013 In the contemporary world‚ it might be common for men to have affairs with other women‚ but in the 1690s‚ America‚ it was unforgivable for men to do it and they would be punished. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor has an affair with Abigail‚ which is condemned in that
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consequences? “I am only wondering how I may prove what she. Abigail told me‚ Elizabeth. If the girl’s a saint now‚ I think it is not easy to prove she’s fraud‚ and the town gone so silly. She told it to me in a room alone—I have no proof for it.”-Proctor. This relates to the prompt because Abigail isn’t a saint and she causes drama between everyone and she leads it to have consequences against everyone. An example my own life is when I become jealous of the stupidest thing ever and in the end it is
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The main characters from the book‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ and the play‚ The Crucible‚ can be closely related. John Proctor (The Crucible) and Arthur Dimmesdale (The Scarlet Letter) share very similar character traits and the storyline emphasizes these traits. John Proctor was a farmer and highly respected townsman who lived outside of town with his wife‚ Elizabeth. Arthur Dimmesdale was a well respected reverend. Both of these characters shared a hidden sin‚ adultery. Both characters lived in the same
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"What anarchy is this? That tract is in my bounds‚ Mr. Proctor." Thomas claims that he own land that John Proctor has owned his whole life. Many disputes like this compel the Putnam family to start calling witchcraft in people they don’t like or people whom they want land from. Thomas Putnam digs himself a deepening hole with every new person he accuses because that is one more person he is afraid might reveal the truth about him. When John Proctor seems as though he may reveal the truth about him and
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