Elizabeth Proctor represent the people that fear in the beginning and overcome at the end; for “Half-Hanged Mary”‚ Mary Webster did not fear at all and became stronger as a person including her significance in survival after being hanged and cut down. The Crucible is a play about Witchcraft in the Salem Village during the McCarthy Era. Mary Warren‚ a servant of the Proctor house‚ plays an important role in the play. Throughout the whole play‚ Mary Warren is constantly “tormented” by John Proctor. This
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The Crucible. Her relationship with John Proctor and her animosity towards Elizabeth Proctor all stem from her evil ways of lechery. Abigail loved John‚ but John only had lust for her because of strains in his marriage. This lust became evident. She makes her story plausible by using spectral evidence against the accused. John Proctor knows he did wrong and has repented his ways‚ however Abigail refuses to forget and repent; she wishes to runaway with John and stay with him. Abigail continued
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of characters‚ dynamic and static characters or ones who change and ones who stay the same. In “The Crucible” the biggest dynamic character is John Proctor. Another dynamic character was Reverend Hale. To me‚ Abigail Williams was a static character; she remained the same throughout the entire story. For instance‚ in the beginning of the play‚ John Proctor is not an honest man. It is implied in the beginning that he is having an affair with Abigail Williams when he says “I may have thought softly
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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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“How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” Says the character John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Probably the most powerful line the entire play‚ it is apparent that the idea of the importance of “names” is the central theme of this great classic. The author begins to develop this idea early in the play beginning with the conversation between Reverend Parris (a fearful reverend who instigates the witchcraft panic when he finds his daughter‚ Betty
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1.The court is considering the evidence that they have on her being a witch‚ Hawthorne calls her out when he questions‚” there is abundant evidence in our hands to show that you have given yourself to the reading of fortunes‚ Do you deny it?”. She responds saying‚” I am innocent to a witch. I know not what a witch is.” 2.Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam’s of his purpose in promoting the witch trials to be morally unsound. Giles declares‚” Thomas Putnam is reaching out for land!” By yelling this
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extreme stress or pressure they change into something else and react in different ways. People can change just like metals do in crucibles. They can change personalities do things that no one expected them to do. Reverend Parris‚ Reverend Hale‚ and John Proctor in The Crucible‚ changed under pressure and did things that were unexpected when they were were under great pressure. Reverend Parris’s judgement is usually clear but recently it is unclear when he finds out there is witchcraft happening around
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continuously. In this case‚ revenge should never be an option‚ but unfortunately it is used very often in ¨The Crucible.¨ Abigail’s revenge against Elizabeth Proctor was cold and evil. For example‚ Abigail makes Mary Warren give Elizabeth a poppet that was used to stab Abigail. In act #2‚ Mary Warren says to Elizabeth‚ “I made a gift for you today Goody Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair‚ and passed the time with sewing.” Abigail framed Elizabeth to get her in jail. To better explain‚
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In the play‚ The Crucible by Arthur Miller implies how fear was used to silence the people of Salem and how it was used to persuade people into false testimony. Throughout the play in Salem witch trials‚ fear was the major source of power to control the enemy. In Salem there were only a couple of things one had to worry about such as punishment from the ruling authoritative‚ supernatural forces‚ and shame brought onto their names. In the play there are girls who use fear as their source of weapon
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behavior is exposed as she tries to persuade Proctor to continue having an affair with her. She wants his trust‚ his protection‚ and his love and is afraid that he has forgotten her completely. She feels deserted. On page 87‚ Abigail pleads to John Proctor: “You loved me‚ John Proctor! John‚ pity me‚ pity me!” (Miller 78). She is pleading him to feel sorry for her and to devote himself to her. She is also envious of Elizabeth for her marriage to John Proctor and will do anything to end it. She tries
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