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John Proctor's 'Unreliable In The Crucible'

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Another example of why The Crucible is unreliable is due to the false ending of the film. At the end of the film John Proctor along with Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey were hanged at the similar hanging session, while speaking the Our Father. The first false act in the finish of the film can be found in the number of people being hanged at the same time. In actuality, Proctor, Nurse, and Corey were hanged on different dates; Proctor was hanged on August 19, 1692, meanwhile, Nurse died a month earlier to that date and Corey died a month later on September 22, 1692. Also, the Our Father was not said while the potential and accused witches were being hanged since there is no record of this taking place while the accused were being hanged. Additionally,

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