John Proctor is a man of high individual honesty who battles with blame. Proctor's view of an ethically noble individual is one who is "right with God". The fundamental objectives of the general population in the town is that you are to go to church, comply with the standards, and pray a specific measure of times each day. Proctor knows that he could escape with lying, yet he couldn't on account that God knew the reality. This influences his choice to admit on the grounds that it would have been
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After reading the historical aspect of the Crucible allows the reader to distinguish the different representation of the main characters. The characters in the Crucible each of a different meaning and Abigail Williams best displays a connection to Senator McCarthy. Senator McCarthy and Abigail both deemed an antagonistic approach to the events. Senator McCarthy was the one who accused "205 card-carrying members of the Communist Party who worked for the United States..." (History.com). And Abigail
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The Crucible and the Detroit riots have a lot in common, whether it be from comparing the mass hysteria, or people being falsely accused of terrible acts, the similarities are unmistakable. A small rumor can have giant effects and push people beyond a breaking point. Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, is a very good example of how people react when they don’t know how to respond and they see violence as the only resolution, such as the residents in Detroit did during July of 1967. The two events
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Many might believe that John Proctor's actions make him a globetrotter, others might not think that. They might believe that his actions make him look like a gutless fool or even a coward. How would you describe John Proctor? A hero? A coward? Or neither of these things? First of all, John Proctor is not a hero, but more of a gutless fool. His actions do not make him a hero. The actions he takes are not out of honor nor pride in any way. If anything his actions are out of pity and sorrow. He believes
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The One to Blame While reading “The Crucible” we were so bewitched by what was happening that we never thought about who caused these trials. There are many characters that could be to blame. Whether it be John Proctor or Reverend Parris. There is only one character whom possess the traits to pull off something like this and not get into trouble. This would be Abigail. In Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” Abigail uses her flaws lust, mendacity, and vengefulness to her advantage. As the play
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Most of the time Judge Danforth will condemn someone, when they are trying to defend themselves or others. Giles explained to Danforth, that Thomas Putnam was murdering people, for their land. When he asks him who told him this, Giles refuses to tell him, so Danforth says, “Old man if your informant tells the truth, let him come here openly like a decent man. But if he hide in anonymity, I must know why” (3.449-451). Danforth proceeds to arrest Giles, until he confesses. He is painfully interrogated
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Ethan kale The Crucible Final Essay I believe that if Arthur Miller were alive today he would be okay with letting Syrian refugees into the country. After reading the crucible and why he wrote it I can tell that he has very liberal thoughts and disagrees with the government on a lot of different things. I think he would be okay with letting them in because he feels for the people who have done nothing wrong and are receiving no help at all. Arthur Miller personally knows what it feels like to be
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In my opinion, the main purpose of John Hale’s opening paragraph is to demonstrate that the accusers of the witch trials made mistakes that were at times comprehensible. I believe he uses a variety of biblical quotes to illustrate as a form of evidence for the Devil terrestrial temptations and to show Satans mysteries. The ground he uses to describe and establish his ethos with his puritan society is through describing himself as a being a religious man his entire life and Hale believe that God
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“I cannot tell. If she is truly in the Devil’s grip we may have to rip and tear to get to her.” said by Reverend Hale about Betty Parris to her father Reverend Parris about Betty sleeping and not waking up. Reverend Hale is a witch expert that was brought to Salem to seek out witches. He’s very arrogant and well educated about what he does. Very open minded as well and always open to new ideas and suggestions. Reverend Hale and I share some personality traits in that we are loyal to our job, open
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The Crucible: Compare and Contrasting Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, was about this town in Salem Massachusetts that was driven by greed and lust. out of this small town, two characters played a major role in this horrible event that occurred. These two are Abagail Williams and Elizabeth Proctor. They have multiple differences while having one big thing in common. Abagail was a lying, evil, and mischievous as well as manipulative character. She was
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