commotion. The story becomes more complicated, and will most likely get someone innocent in trouble. This is what happened in The Crucible when Abagail lied in court about the affair to save herself from trouble. Unlike Abagail’s false statements, John Proctor tells the truth in trial because he would rather say the truth then lie about the situation. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, telling the truth for what is right and what you believe in is always more important than your name and reputation
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Abigail Williams drives The Crucible. She is Reverend Parris’ niece who initiates witch trials by falsely accusing others of witchcraft. She acts as though she sees spirits along with instructing the other girls to act as well. Abigail at first wants to avoid punishment. When she sees how the adults react to others crying witch, she sees this as an opportunity. Once things get started, she sees an opportunity for self-interest (John Proctor). Abigail is the most responsible for the girls being
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The conflictions of Proctor and Abigail Abigail and Proctor are two iconic characters from the Crucible who had a lustful relationship between each other that continued to grow until Elizabeth Proctor dismissed Abigail from their service. Proctor felt ashamed for his sin and sought to undo the wrong doings by trying his best to make amends. Abigail still had feelings for Proctor and would try her best to get rid of Elizabeth, even if it meant breaking a couple of god’s laws. Abigail began
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Act One of The Crucible introduces a love triangle between John Proctor, his wife Elizabeth, and Abigail, their former servant. This results in a strained relationship for all involved and has a negative effect on all three characters as it costs Abigail her job and reputation, and it leads to a series of possible problems for the Proctor’s marriage. Abigail is introduced in The Crucible as a character who has an “endless capacity for dissembling” (9) As the former servant for the Proctor family
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John Proctor is faced with obstacles that he must overcome to develop his character in The Crucible. John Proctor’s change in his character is an important part of the theme of The Crucible. John Proctor is a farmer that inherited the family tradition. He is married to Elizabeth Proctor and has three young boys. John Proctor dislikes hypocrites and does not trust the authority in Salem. John Proctor committed an affair with a seventeen-year-old girl named Abigail Williams. Throughout the story he
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The Crucible Final We live life with a trust that the lies of others will be found out, and all sins will be pardoned. However, life isn’t always filled with the happy endings that people want them to be. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the people of Salem started to dance with the devil, causing reputations to become entangled with life and death. Spurious witchcraft claims appeared rampantly in the town, forcing everyone to pick whether they want to live by their morals, or stray and be safe
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This recent outbreak has brought 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
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killed for these false accusations. Eventually, the town shamefully realized what they had done. The playwright, Arthur Miller, wrote The Crucible as a display of a corrupt Puritan society as well as an allegory of modern American history. Miller demonstrates the government issues and religious conflicts of colonial and modern-day America in his play, The Crucible. Miller’s play reflects the corruption of humanity that is seen throughout American history. Puritan hypocrisy is a major focus of this
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Sarah Clay Ms. Hans Amstud English 10H 23 April 2018 The Crucible Essay One connection that is often overlooked is that Arthur Miller wrote the Crucible in the late nineteen forties and early nineteen fifties at a time when America had developed a newfound fear of communism and politicians were investigating people, accusing them of being communists and wrongly prosecuting them. It has been said that Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible because he was fascinated with the Salem Witch Trials and because
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name after something traumatic happens is next to impossible. One small mistake is the difference from being hated and living normally. The Crucible by Arthur Miller paints a bright picture in our heads on what doing wrong may do to you in life and the chaos it shall bring. Arthur Miller also works in great literary devices. Arthur Miller’s novel The Crucible is great literature because it has descriptive characterization, colorful imagery, powerful themes, and flowing figurative language. To
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