Playwright Arthur Miller uses The Crucible to exhibit the theme of protectiveness of one’s reputation and self-image through his character John Proctor. In the play, John Proctors battle to be morally right and his affair with Abigail Williams essentially caused him a great deal of confusion. Proctor ultimately confessed, but was too enveloped in his pride so he refused to have his confession hung up on the church doors. His own refusal to let the reputation he built go to waste is what caused his
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In the book, and play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, there is tragic elements such as a tragic hero.The tragic hero in this story is John Proctor. This is because John displays all the qualities of being a tragic hero, such as a tragic flaw. Tragic heroes are supposed to arouse pity and fear in the reader or audience. John Proctor shows all qualities which are: mighty figure, reversal of fortune, Uncommon suffering, recognizes the consequences of his actions, and his plight ennobles the
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Divya Kumar Mr. Kirley ENG3U1-05 November.11.2015. The Crucible: Is John Proctor truly a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a person with admirable qualities yet they have a tragic flaw that leads them to their downfall. In Miller’s play “The Crucible,” the protagonist, John Proctor, is a tragic hero known for his good reputation yet commits adultery with Abigail thus making it a tragic flaw that leads to his death. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he
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Tateh greatly influenced the identity of Ruth through his unrighteous controlling acts and moral beliefs. Tateh was the father of Ruth, whom originally married Mameh in intentions to bring himself to America. As a man of greed and of complete selfishness, he caused great damage to Ruth’s esteem and general view of herself, which later trailed off to affect the esteem of Mameh as well as Sams'. Causing such great damage to many of his close ones, ultimately lead to their own independent removal of
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In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Self-Preservation is very common in the town of Salem. Self-Preservation is when a person protects themselves or someone else, whether it be by telling the truth or a lie. In the town of Salem many people use Self-Preservation to protect themselves from the consequences of performing witchcraft. However, others may use Self-Preservation to protect their reputation or image in society, such as Reverend Parris. He himself started, what is called a chain of self-preservation
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Abigail Williams V. Elizabeth Proctor Abigail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor from the 1953 play The Crucible could not be more different. Elizabeth is an honest, caring, religious woman, who cares deeply about her husband and sons. Abigail is a lying, mean, revenge-driven woman, who only has her own self interests at heart. Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible takes place in 1692, in the village of Salem. It is about a well-respected farmer, John Proctor, who had an affair with a seventeen-year girl
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mistake, and a catastrophe. In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem are going through a time of panic and hysteria, because anyone can be accused of witchery. Some use this to their advantage, and accuse people for revenge, greed, or fame; others attempt to cease the madness and bring the truth about the Salem witch trials, and how they are false; some even wanted no part in what was happening around them. As portrayed in The Crucible, the Salem witch Trials forcefully involved
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There has always been people in the world who mistreat a certain person or group of people because of false accusations or beliefs. During the Salem witch trials in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, this type of mistreatment is seen throughout the whole play. Comparably, it is also seen today throughout the United States and all over the world. Although times have changed, issues that were happening 100s of years ago continue to occur now. Although these issues continue to happen, these people
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In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, Mrs. Putnam and Abigail Williams have hidden motivations fueling the Salem witch trials by making false accusations against people causing mass hysteria in the village. Mrs. Ann Putnam has experienced seven of her children die at childbirth in which she is in desperate need to find a justifiable reason. She argues with Rebecca Nurse because of Rebecca’s success in childbearing, Mrs. Putnam says, “You think it God’s work you should never lose a child, nor grandchild
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I believe the that in the crucible the most defined thing in it is the vengeance and guilt . in many scenes and all acts vengeance and guilt was two if not the most obvious trait in this whole play. but the three main reasons are all between two women and a man. These two women are Abigail who is the antagonist in this play and 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
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