John Proctor -Proctor is an individual who has not put a high priority on ’Belonging’ in his life. The fact that he hates and distrusts Parris adds to this sense of not belonging: “I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. (visual imagery related to hell) Take it to heart Mr Parris. There are many others who stay away from church these days because you hardly ever mention God anymore.” -Proctor chooses not to belong to Salem society
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his sins. Consequently‚ her actions created anarchy in the court. Sure enough‚ both she and Proctor get sent to jail. Abby doesn’t want Proctor as much as she did before. Now she wants to get even. Abby and the girls say they see a bird‚ accusing Mary Warren of witchcraft. This leads to Hale leaving the court and Parris winning the trial. Due to this‚ the Proctors are taken away and anything could happen to their children‚ and pregnant Elizabeth. This is all because Proctor said his wife had never told
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Goody Proctor keeps. I have found it‚ sir. And in the belly of the poppet a needle’s stuck. I tell you true‚ I never warranted to see such proof of Hell!” (p71.i.II). Eim AbWilliams and had been instructed to search the house for a poppet. Mary Warren tells them how the poppet got into the hgail “The girl is murder! She must be ripped out of the world!”(p72.i.II). Cheever took this as evidence of her guilt and insisted on her arrest. Proctor snatched the warrant out of Cheever’s hand and ripped
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Fear is a topic frequently addressed in plays novels. Fear may cause an individual to try to gain control over other people. Some use fear as an advantage over others.Throughout the play The Crucible‚ the author develops the theme that the fear of the unknown causes hysteria.This theme is seen throughout the novel and is used mainly by Abigail Williams who gains power during the Salem witch trials of 1692. She uses the fear factor to protect herself and to manipulate others.Other factors of Fear
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lies of witchcraft in Salem. I. The author creates tension in the story by using Abigail who accuses innocent people of witchery. 1.) Abigail wants Elizabeth to get hanged so she can be back with John again. 2.) Abigail turns herself against Mary Warren after she confessed in court. II. The author creates anxiety in the story by making the court so powerful. 1.) If the court thinks you are a witch‚ you can’t defend yourself. 2.) The court believes the lies of Abigail which causes a lot of
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Who was Mary Warren which claims that the girls where all acting. But because of Danforth’s unruly accusations against her‚ Mary then submit and in turn accuses Procter of being the devils man. Even when it becomes clear that the allega-tions of witchcraft are completely false‚ Danforth refuses to see the truth. He hangs
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some other girls in the woods‚ where they were performing an occult blood ritual and casting spells. Soon the rumor that something supernatural is going on in the village spreads and puts the village in turmoil. Abigail talks to Mercy Lewis and Mary Warren and tells them not to reveal their secret – that their “nocturnal activities” are there in order to kill Elizabeth Proctor. It turns out that Abigail had an affair with John Proctor‚ Elizabeth’s husband‚ before
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Rough Draft The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller‚ it was published January 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
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convictions. Additionally‚ he encourages anyone he can to testify against accused witches. Throughout the play‚ he believes Abigail is rightfully accusing others of witchcraft‚ and never committed perjury‚ but after listening to John Proctor and Mary Warren‚ he has a change of thought. He realized that they have been telling the truth the whole time‚ Abigail is just lying and manipulating
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far when she blames witchcraft on one of the judges wife. This might have triggered a little bit of disertenty in the judges minds on Abigail’s accusations on the townspeople. This is because a judge’s wife can’t be touched by the devil. When Mary Warren suggested that they confess about dancing in the woods. The next day all the girls turned on her in court and said that her spirits trying to kill them. Abigail’s wickedness or evil is shown through three main ways; whoring‚ insanity‚ and last
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