John Proctor In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, John Proctor is a protagonist who is a brave man with some very dirty secrets. Because he has had an affair with Abigail Williams, Proctor would do anything to protect his name. He represents integrity and helps to stop the hysteria by dying to protect his name. Integrity motivates John Proctor to deny that witchcraft exists in the village. The reverend’s say they think he is a witch because he don’t go to church like he is supposed to. Proctor doesn’t
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concerned about Betty, Parris' daughter, who has fallen "a victim of witchcraft." We find out that Betty, her cousin Abigail, Tituba, a slave, and other girls in the town had been cavorting and practicing witchcraft, naked in the woods, the night before. Since this occurred, Betty had been in a coma-like trance that was suspected to be caused by witchcraft. We soon find out that Abigail has control over the other girls and blackmails them into lying which eventually leads to unnecessary murders of
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John Proctor is known as a tragic hero because he has made many mistakes and brought trouble into people’s lives, but he tried to make up for the mistakes and fix the problems he caused. The mistake he made in the play was when he had an affair with Abigail. This causes troubles, with not only his wife Elizabeth’s life, but also with Abigail’s life. This causes great trouble for Goody Proctor because she had to live with the fact that her husband cheated on her, because divorce was very looked down upon
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Authority is Power – Crucible Essay Is authority power that is given to an individual? Or must that individual earn their respectful status with no faults? When does the power given begin to become too much for an individual to regulate? An individual with a lot of power over a certain group or person may misuse their authority in negative ways. Many figures of authority misuse their powerful influence over other individuals which can negatively impact the lives of others or even themselves. A
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his power. As demonstrated in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, and The Time Magazine article Adolf Hitler, one can see how the abuse of power creates chaos in society. By analyzing the actions of the characters Macbeth, Abigail Williams, and the character Adolf Hitler, it is evident how the misuse of power will lead to the loss of structure in society. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” A statement by Lord Acton which illustrates that those
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As Mahatma Ghandi once said, “An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind”. The desire to settle a score for old and new grudges only leaves chaos and waste in its wake. Throughout the ages vengeance has played an important role in history and literature. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the theme vengeance is portrayed as neighbor turns on neighbor. First, as the theme vengeance reoccurs throughout the play The Crucible many people end up turning on each other to exact their revenge
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is more important than the fear that comes with the consequences of that belief. The Crucible has many key themes, but the theme that has the broadest effect on the reader is courage. John Proctor is a great example of the courage shown. While, Abigail Williams shows immense cowardice. Throughout the Crucible many characters have to face the horrendous decision of whether to confess to have ‘been with the devil’ and lose their ‘good name’ or bee executed for that of which they did not do. John
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John Proctor, one of the main characters in The Crucible, has a crucible moment after having an affair with Abigail. Although John and Elizabeth are married, he cheats on her with Abigail. Proctor’s crucible moment within the play happens when he has to make a decision to either tell his wife about the affair, or keep it a secret, and feel guilty for the rest of his life. Because John can not forgive himself after the affair, he decides to tell Elizabeth about what happened. John Proctor passes the
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and a wife. Elizabeth Proctor had become sick and could not fulfill the needs of John. He soon after committed adultery to Abigail Williams who was the servant at the time. John still loved his wife dearly and would do anything for her. “I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing Elizabeth” (Procter 78). Abigail is a young naive girl who loved John and wanted
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confess and live. John Proctor was an empowering person through mind and body, but not as much in the mind. Though the town sees him as an immaculate person, he too struggles with many things. Proctor had Abigail Williams in his mind basically throughout the whole story. The presence of Abigail in his head afflicted the way he did everything. He broke down and confessed he made contact with devil. “...I see his [Lucifer] filthy face! And it is my face…” (Applebee et al. 227) Before this confession
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