...the attention of Salem, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John, is accused of witchery by Abigail and if not proven innocent, she will be executed. This is very major because Elizabeth is known as a very good Puritan with Christian values. Abigail, the young girl, who was at first accused, is now gaining power in the courthouse and starting to accuse others. There are many rumors of Abigail that she is not the sweet innocent girl that everybody believes she is. I am here to end these rumors for good and find out the answers from Abigail by investigating and interviewing her. For the first question of my investigation, I asked Abigail why she believes Elizabeth stabbed her in the stomach, she answered back, “Elizabeth Proctor is one of those who has other worldly powers and is involved with the Devil. She denies it even more which means that she can not even think her own thoughts.” As she finished her sentence, I started to notice that she was becoming awfully pale. When she finished her sentence I asked her why lead to the accusation of the witchcraft that Elizabeth has been secretly doing. She replied back, “I caught her playing with poppets for every person in Salem and even her own sons....
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...john proctors wife Elizabeth proctor. Also proctor felt guilty so he admitted that he did adultery with Abigail. and lastly the guilt that abigail must of had realizing that proctor was hanged from her doings even tho the whole objective for her was to get Elizabeth hanged not her crush, proctor. So the two main rivalries in this book are abigail and proctors wife, Elizabeth proctor. Abigail used to be proctors...
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...the court system today, we abide by the words “Innocent until proven guilty”, but in 1692, in Salem Massachusetts it was completely different, they did not believe in the quote “Innocent until proven guilty”. If you were accused, then you must be guilty, that’s how it was in 1692 in Salem. In the book The Crucible, John Proctor is admitting to committing adultery. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, Miller uses John Proctor to show how someone can stand up for what he or she believes in, and how society should uphold the idea of “Innocent until proven guilty”. John Proctor has decided to admit that he had committed adultery. John has kicked Abigail out of his and Elizabeth’s service. John says him and Elizabeth asked Abigail to leave, John says it is because what him and Abigail are doing. John starts going to the court, then he decided to admit to what he had done with Abigail. Why did John confess to committing adultery? Reverend Hale has came upon Salem, to join in the court. Hale has came to the Proctors home. Hale is asking them if they have anything to do with satan. John tells Hale “There is no love for Satan in this house, mister” (Miller Act II) Hale has John and recite the Ten Commandments, he...
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...fate of Elizabeth Proctor. I will prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you must find her innocent of all charges of witchcraft. During this trial, the prosecution will present evidence which I hope you will find to be said with ulterior motives. There have been many people accused of the act of witchcraft in the past couple of days; however, there is no real evidence supporting this accusation. It has been stated that Reverend Parris was the one who caught multiple people dancing naked in the forest, the very virgin forest where Salem villagers believed was the Devil’s place and home. This is supposed to make us all believe that there were acts of witchery. Ever since several women were caught dallying in the forest, more than two...
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...Salem: John Proctor The Crucible was a pay that was written by Arthur Miller in 1952 because he was accused of being a communist and he didn't agree with McCarthyism. During the Cold War many were accused of McCarthyism, which is making accusations without proper evidence, and Arthur Miller was a victim of this. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible as an allegory to McCarthyism. Arthur Miller wrote about people being accused of involvement with witchcraft. Throughout the play The Crucible many of the characters are changing because of what is happening around them, with everyone getting accused of witchcraft. One of the main dynamic characters, a character that has a significant change in attitude, personality, or behavior, in this play is John Proctor. John Proctor is a considered an honest man in Salem. In the first two or three acts we see that John Proctor could be considered non-religious. John Proctor wasn’t very religious...
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...Crucible¨ by Arthur Miller, John proctor drastically changes his personality from the beginning to the end of the play, from an angry farmer in the beginning to a person that wanted to make things right. I will tell you how John Proctor’s personality and mood transitions throughout the story. In act one, Abbigail used to live with the Proctors. John Proctor and Abigail was in the room together with sick Betty lying in the bed unconscious. This gave Abbigail an opportunity to talk to Proctor. Proctor questions Abbigail if Betty's illness. If Betty's illness involved the ¨ritual¨ Abigail and the other girls did in the woods. Abigail denies any involvement in witchcraft on Betty´s sickness. Abigail asked Proctor if he came to see her, but Proctor denies. This conversation between Proctor and Abigail obviously reveals that both had an affair before while Abigail was living with the Proctors. Abbigail now accuses him of still being in love with her. Abigail continues to force him to come back to her and of course this made John Proctor unhappy with Abbigail....
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...December 10, 2012 The character I choose to write about Elizabeth Proctor. She’s the wife of John. Her husband cheated on her with Abby the servant. She’s a beautiful young lady. Abby dislikes Elizabeth. Elizabeth Is guilty by the courtroom of witchcraft because Abby accuses her. When the girls knew they had the power in the village and knew everyone believed them when they named people as witches and wizards. They took advantage of that and Abby blamed Elizabeth of being a witch. Elizabeth was a really reserved person. Elizabeth and John were supposibly good church- going Christians. So it was ironic that her husband cheated on her since he was a good Christian. The reason that Abby blamed Elizabeth was because she loved her husband. So she wanted Elizabeth gone so she could freely pursue him. Proctor felt guilty and told Elizabeth is she could forgive him. Even though Elizabeth was hurt she didn’t get revenge on neither of them. She tried to act like if nothing happen. The evidence that was found was poppet with a needle stuck in it. The evidence was found in Proctor’s house. Abigail accused her of using witchcraft to harm. Also Ann B. Lynn the grandmother of Elizabeth was once also suspected of witchcraft and Elizabeth was guilty of witchcraft. Mary Warren testified that Elizabeth tried to make her sign the “Devils book”. Proctor said that the poppet belonged to Mary Warren and that she made it. Elizabeth had been convicted of witchcraft. Since she was pregnant at...
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...protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, passes his extreme test because he is willing to put his life and reputation at risk to free Elizabeth from all of her troubles. John’s past affair with the jealous Abigail Williams is no secret to Elizabeth. Determined to do anything she can to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail makes up many lies about her like accusing her of implanting a needle in a doll. John finally sees that there is only one way to stop the hysteria in Salem: to admit his sin of adultery. “I have known her, sir. I have known her”(1145). Proctor faces one of his crucible moments in the play, when he tells the court he committed the crime of adultery, and he passes. He confesses in front of the court and the judges that he himself was an adulterer. Proctor feels he owed this to Elizabeth. He wants to make up for...
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...John Proctor John Proctor is one of the main characters in this play. The play is called “The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller. It’s a great play about the Salem witch trials. John is a dynamic character because in the beginning of the play John was a sinner at the start of the play, Proctor feels so guilty because of the fact that he had this affair with Abigail Williams. It haunts him and makes him think very poorly of himself. By the end of the play, though, he is able to regain a positive self-image. He gets to the point where he feels good enough that he is willing to die to protect his good name. John Proctor Committed an awful sin. The sin of adultery with Abigail Williams. Abby was a servant in John’s house for a while. Elizabeth Proctor (John’s Wife) Kicked Abby out of the house because of suspicion. Abby still loves John Proctor but John is feeling so guilty he thinks pore unto himself and wants to stay away from Abby for what crime he has done. A scene during the play, Mr. Hale asked John if he knew his 10 commandments. John answered by repeating them answering all except adultery. During the play abbey always came to him because she still loved him. John always tried to stay away from abbey. If I was John I would feel bad also. And try to start a new life that he is trying to do. During the play John’s wife is convicted of witch craft and is taken to jail. The reason why Abbey stuck a needle in herself and said Elizabeth was using a “voodoo” doll on her...
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...Throughout Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, the characters are constantly faced with compelling influences. The protagonist in The Crucible, John Proctor, is faced with the conflicting decision of pleading guilty along with countless others in being a witch or dying a guilt-free Christian. For John, the choice that he must make is a direct reflection upon Proctors morals. In the choice of nobility or life, ones morals will come into consideration. The main consideration which affects Proctors view on life is the possibility of pleading guilty of being a witch and staying alive not only for Elizabeth but for their children. By pleading guilty, Proctor will have succumbed to pressure from the rest of the community as well as from Danforth....
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...I’ve read is titled The Crucible by Arthur Miller. In the Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor had to be the woman of her household, but still keep her sanity in the Salem village. Elizabeth Proctor is the woman I am able to describe by using many characteristics. But I will finish describing her throughout this essay with only these three characteristics: loyal, suspicious and cold. Elizabeth Proctor was a loyal woman and she stayed true to her loved ones. Most of her loyalty lies with...
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...John Proctor finally forgives himself after long months of a dwelling over his affair. Originally, John and Elizabeth Proctor hired Abigail Williams as a paid worker for their house. However, John and Abigail participated in an inappropriate relationship, which later then resolved in Abigail leaving their house. People have heard the talks around the town, and people of Salem know that there was something going on with the two. Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, suspects there...
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...General Law and Liberties Concerning the Inhabitants of the Massachusetts section of Adultery, it says, “If any person commit ADULTERY with a married or espoused wife”. This connects to John Proctor who was not religious as the community after Mr. Hale question him. Mr. Proctor repeat “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image” and forgetting adultery. This is suspicious since the fundamental principle of the Massachusetts was based on the word of God. This is also ironic since Mr.Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams; “you loved me then and you do now”(15). This proves that many don’t confess to their wrong doing just to avoid to punishment....
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...Unconditional John Proctor, the protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, risks everything due to loving two different women. As the play starts readers find out that John is having an affair with the town tart, Abigail Williams. He does not believe in the idea of witchcraft. Proctor is very selfish about the affair with Abigail and states to judge Danforth “A man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that.” Many things motivate John to change throughout The Crucible such as Abigail charging his wife with witchcraft and Elizabeth becoming pregnant. John ends up risking everything to save his family. John Proctor’s change was motivated by the love for his wife and family. At first, John was not going to admit to having an...
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...Dimmesdale vs. John Proctor Heroes are often thought as the superior and perfect people in society. However, The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible illustrates that everyone, including sinners, can be a hero in certain situations. The Scarlet Letter, a book about the consequence and change of identity after committing adultery between the main characters, Hester and Dimmesdale, has many similarities with The Crucible, a story about an unfair witch-hunt in Salem, Massachusetts. In the two books, Dimmesdale and John Proctor are depicted as heroes despite their critical flaws in their lives. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Arthur Miller, the authors of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, portray contrasting symbolism such as hypocrisy and justice through similar but different characters: Reverend Dimmesdale and John Proctor. Identified as an adulterer in the story, Dimmesdale’s hypocrisy is clearly shown through the context. The story starts off with the punishment of Hester for her sin, adultery that she had committed with Dimmesdale. As Hester does not blurt the name of the child’s father when questioned about the crime, Dimmesdale as a Reverend, the holy man, speaks up. He states, “though [the man that has sinned] were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart.” (Hawthorne 58). He continues that the “silence” of Hester is just “[adding] hypocrisy to sin.” (Hawthorne 58). Ironically, his statements...
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