...The Crucible “How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name.” John portrays that he is a proud man. John Proctor is the protagonist in The Crucible. He shows values of Christian faith, hard work, self-denial, and simple living. I share many traits with John Proctor such as being loyal, hard working, and having pride. One trait John Proctor and I share is being loyal. One way of John being loyal is being there for his friends. When they went to the court John testified with Giles Corey and Francis Nurse to get Judge Hathorne and Governor Danforth to believe that the girls were lying and pretending to be witches. An example of me being loyal is not breaking any promises I make with anyone. If my friends and...
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...“In her life, sir, she have never lied.” This is a quote said by John Proctor, a character from The Crucible, while he was speaking to Governor Danforth about Elizabeth never telling a lie in her life. Elizabeth Proctor is a strong, christian, religious women in the play The Crucible who had 3 children with her husband John Proctor. She had strong morals like following the law and never telling a lie or sinning. Elizabeth Proctor and I had a few personality traits in common in that we are honest, non judgmental and also we both blame ourselves a good bit. Both Elizabeth Proctor and I share the same trait in which we are both honest. One way Elizabeth was honest in the story The Crucible was her never telling a lie. She was known for never telling a lie because she was a strong christian women and lying was a sin. Being honest is also one of my major morals. For example, a way I’m honest is I can’t ever lie and get away with it. I did lie a few times in my life but I end up feeling super guilty about it and confess to it. Also another way I’m very honest is because I’m always telling people the truth and letting them know how I feel about them. When I have something on my mind about someone, I always just come up and say my honest opinion on how I feel about...
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...Crucible/Central park five In The Crucible and Central Park Five people are being wrongly accused to either death or life ruining situations. In the crucible there is a breakout of witchcraft and people are losing their lives. Also their is an affair between John Proctor and Abigail. In the Central Park five innocent boys and men are accused of rape and assault. In the play the crucible by Arthur Miller shows that a hero is based on bravery, courage, and being kind which John Proctor and Reverend Hale show throughout the story. A hero in the crucible is John Proctor although he is more of a tragic hero he is still a hero. “A man may think god sleeps, but god sees everything, I know it now. I beg you sir,I beg you see- her what she is… she thinks to dance with me on my wife's grave and well she might, for I thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance” (act 3). The character trait being shown is his honesty and bravery to tell the truth even though he did wrong. Saying this is heroic because he knows saying this is going to hurt him but it shows his bravery. This is a sign of bravery and shows his personality throughout the story. Another hero is Reverend Hale even though throughout the story...
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...suffering. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Salem was in a period of time where witch hunts were frequent which created chaos throughout the town. These witch hunts often targeted innocent, hard working people who were accused of witchery with no actual evidence. As a result when this conflict introduced itself to John Proctor, he exhibited tragic hero traits such as pride, catharsis, and nobleness. Pride plays an interesting role in the life of John Proctor in The Crucible. During the trials, Proctor daily wages an internal, war between his conscience and pride. His prideful mindset is what primarily caused his downfall; a person who rises and falls because of their own ignorant flaw, which is the true meaning of a tragic hero. Therefore there are several traits that exemplify a tragic hero in John...
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...The Crucible “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!” This quote explains John Proctor’s loyalty to Elizabeth Proctor. Although he says he committed adultery, he attempts to throw Abigail out of power. This shows that he is still trying to help Elizabeth Proctor from hanging. The common traits that I share with John Proctor are loyalty, determination, and leadership. One common trait that I share with John Proctor is that we are both loyal people, and we are very trustworthy. John Proctor is loyal in the fact that he said he committed adultery. This may not seem like something that would show loyalty, but it does. He didn’t want Elizabeth Proctor to be hung or killed. It shows that he loved his wife more than he wanted to have an affair with...
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...John Proctor and I “I say, God is dead!” John Proctor states to a shocked courtroom in The Crucible. John Proctor is being accused in the court for witchcraft. John Proctor is a 35 year old man living in Salem. Although a Puritan man, John does not regularly attend church. John Proctor is accused of witchcraft and then hung. John Proctor and I share common traits such as staying respecful, being stubborn, and remaining an outcast. First, Just like John Proctor, we both show how we are respectful. In The Crucible, John Proctor always stays respectful. Even While being accused of witchcraft, he is never rude. In the courtroom no matter how intolerant any of the judges were he never acted out. Just like John, I tend to stay respectful to those around me. Even if someone says something that I Disagree with, I will state my opinion as...
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...John Proctor’s Outstanding Personality The Crucible was a play in 1962 about the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts. The trials began after girls started accusing many people of witchcraft. John Proctor and Abigail Williams which is the leader of the girls had an affair. Abigail wanted John’s wife dead so she could be with him, and she would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. John Proctor's honest, selfless, and vulnerable ways are revealed in The Crucible. John Proctor is an honest man. For example in the book Proctor states “Mr. Parris discovered them sportin’ in the woods. They were startled and took sick” (Miller 33). John is honest in this quote by telling Reverend Hale about the girls being in the woods doing witchcraft, he was...
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...The Crucible in that it shows how that people have the tendency to lie and be deceitful. For instance, Abigail ends up getting eighteen people hanged when she lies about “drank a charm to kill John Proctor’s wife” (p. 12) and “never saw no spirits” (p. 54). Furthermore, the book shows how doing the right thing leads to dignity when John Proctor will not “lie and sign [him]self to lies” and hangs innocently. Finally, it shows how dark Judge Danforth’s lies are when he says “I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not just” (p. 80). The Crucible shows how it is a human tendency to lie and not have much integrity. Greed is the second most important theme in The Crucible and is apparent through many of the main character’s motives. For instance, Abigail shows greed and jealousy when she tells John Proctor “I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be” (p. 14), which shows how she is jealous of Proctor’s wife and is greedy in trying to get Proctor. In addition, greed is revealed in Parris when he asks, “where is my wood?” (p.16) and when he says I am paid little” (p.17). Furthermore, Putnam and Proctor fight over a “tract of land” (p. 18) and Putnam starts accusing innocent people of witchcraft in order to gain their land, which shows how greed only makes people do evil. Miller shows how greed is a instinctive trait in humans in his play The Crucible. Respect is the last theme that is important in The Crucible. Everything...
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...The Crucible I will be talking about the concepts of weakness, courage, and truth that all play with the roles of characters in this story. These roles of the characters change throughout the story line and impact the outcome of the events. Weakness, courage, and truth were the main character traits of the story and those traits affected everything. First in The Crucible, weakness was showed numerous of times in many different characters. A person that showed weakness was Mary Warren. She wanted to stand up for herself and change all the bad things that the girls had done, but her weakness was being afraid of Abigail. When Abigail and the girls made it look like Mary Warren had control of them, Mary Warren wanted to be back on Abigail’s side due to her weakness instead of staying on John Proctor’s...
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...Elizabeth Proctor & I “I cannot think the devil may own a woman’s soul, Mr. Hale when she keeps an upright way, as I have. I am a good woman, I know it ; and if you believe I may do only good work in the world, and yet to be secretly bound to Satan, then I must tell you sir, I cannot believe it. This quote shows that Elizabeth Proctor is a good and caring woman. She is secretly worried about her trial during the crucible, and about her husband John Proctor. Elizabeth and I have many similar traits. We are both caring, loyal, and even worried sometimes. Being kind and caring are good traits that Elizabeth and I share. One way that Elizabeth is caring is when she looks out for John in the courtroom. John explains his affair to the judge, and Elizabeth not knowing John confessed and protected him by saying he didn't have an affair. Some ways I am caring is that I have a job at Aeropostale and I donate $1 from every paycheck to Aero Cares and they help people in need. Another example is whenever my brother or sister need anything I always get it for them no matter how big of a hassle it may be. Overall Elizabeth and I are very caring to others....
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...Elizabeth Proctor and I “ I surely do. There be no mark of blame upon my life, Mr. Hale. I am a covenanted Christian woman.” This quote is said by Elizabeth Proctor who I believe mostly relates to me. After learning about her, I’ve learned that we shared a lot of the same characteristics. In the Crucible, Elizabeth plays a nice Christian woman who is married to John Proctor. She is accused of witchcraft but does not confess because of her beliefs. After reading the Crucible I am most like Elizabeth Proctor because I am religious, loyal, and forgiving. Being religious is a characteristic that I found Elizabeth and I had in common. One way Elizabeth shows her religious side in the Crucible is when she told John in Act lV that if he lies and confesses to witchcraft he will sin. Although she knows it will save his life, she didn’t want him to sin. I am religious because my family and I go to church every Sunday....
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...The Crucible Essay In The Crucible , Arthur Miller shows unique character traits through the character’s personality, values and their feelings. Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor are great examples. Their personality traits and what they value are very different from each other. However, their feelings towards John Proctor are similar to a certain extinct. Arthur Miller shows the difference between their true feelings through their actions later on in the play. Abigail displays different personality traits throughout the play. She is a liar, a bully, and a manipulative person. In Act Ⅰ, Abigail starts yelling and threatening the other girls if they told what really happened in the woods. She told Mary Warren to “Shut it”(Miller 468)....
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...the persecution of those considered blasphemous as witches. Through The Crucible, Arthur Miller describes the irrational behaviour of people in “all classes”(Miller 7) from Salem, Massachusetts during this time of misdemeanor. Many characters throughout the play incriminate others due to bitterness and jealousy. For instance, Abigail indicted her former lover, John Proctor’s, wife. Ultimately the corrupted men and women of Salem reached their goal of hanging the pure, which leads to hysteria amongst the townsfolk. Although John Proctor begins the play as an ambivalent and uncertain man, who is paralyzed...
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...Elizabeth Proctor and I “What keeps you late? It’s almost dark.” This is what Elizabeth said to John (from The Crucible) as he was walking in from planting crops all day. Elizabeth is just one of the many people accused of witchcraft in The Crucible. She is the wife of John Proctor, whom had an affair on her with Abigail Williams. Luckily, she was pregnant, so she could not hang till the baby was born. Elizabeth Proctor and I can relate by our understanding, meek, and caring nature. Elizabeth and I are both very understanding people. Elizabeth is understanding because she listens to what everyone has to say. She listened to John, and even Hale, when it came to the trials. I also am understanding because I give everyone a chance. I let everyone give their opinions first, then mine, to understand where they are coming from. I also listen to their stories. This is so I have a chance to know them, and understand them better as a person. Therefore, we are both understanding because we listen to everyone to give them a chance. Not only are we understanding, Elizabeth and I are also meek and quiet. Elizabeth is very meek because she lets people “trample” on her. She let Abigail Williams worry her too much when she was around John. I am meek because I am very shy. When I meet someone new, I am very quiet and don't talk,...
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...wants no matter the cost or consequences. She is a jealous and deceitful woman in the Crucible by Arthur Miller. Miller writes about how she tries to manipulate people in order to get what she she desires. Her actions in the short story “The Last True Witch Hunt” further prove these characteristics about Abigail and how she behaves. In act one Abigail was talking to the other girls who were involved in the incident in the woods. She said to them “Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you”. (p. 1244) Abigail is threatening the girls that if they were to tell anyone about what they were really doing in the woods that night she would harm them. This shows that Abigail is willing to threaten her own friends in order to protect herself. In my short story about Abigail she is willing to get another woman killed in order to be with her husband, exactly like she attempted to do in The...
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