Proctor’s action of infidelity rippled a commotion within Salem that was rooted at the breaking of trust within a marriage. John realized his fault once he saw the harm it brought to Elizabeth but the deed was already done and the world of turmoil was nothing as he expected. Salem was a Godly community that was seeped with religion and strict societal norms. When fear and change hit the town, nothing rational happened. John attempted at making things right by ending it with Abigail but this only
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The Crucible “How do you call Heaven! Whore! Whore!” This quote explains John Proctor’s loyalty to Elizabeth Proctor. Although he says he committed adultery, he attempts to throw Abigail out of power. This shows that he is still trying to help Elizabeth Proctor from hanging. The common traits that I share with John Proctor are loyalty, determination, and leadership. One common trait that I share with John Proctor is that we are both loyal people, and we are very trustworthy. John Proctor is loyal
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important to different people in different times. In the Puritans times not only religion and sense of community are important, but reputation is as well. Keeping a good reputation is more important than doing the right thing. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is about a group of young girls that is seen dancing in the woods, and suspected of doing witchcraft. One of the girls, Abigail Williams, had an affair with a married man, John Proctor. She wants his wife, Elizabeth, dead so she can have John all
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The Salem split “Yes, hang him!.. No, he’s innocent”, shout the people of the city. Persecutions can tear a society apart! One book that displays a torn society is The Crucible by Arthur Miller. This story is about the Salem witch trials in the late 1600s. The Salem society in The Crucible is a great example of the theme, persecution of the innocent destroys society, because of the blame of innocent people, lying to save’s one life, and factionalism in the community. Many people have been accused
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John Proctor was one of the men of power in the play, but as it progressed it was lost due to the wrath of Abigail. He was the the lover of Abigail whenever she worked for him and his wife before she was fired because Elizabeth, his wife, figured out that they were having an affair. One of his first downfalls was whenever he was talking to Elizabeth after Abigail started targeting her for being a witch due to her jealousy of wanting to be with Proctor. Elizabeth accuses him of fretting to accuse
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phenomenon in which a group of people experience similar symptoms of anxiety, fear, or other physical symptoms. A well-known case of mass hysteria in history was the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. This incident was portrayed by the Arthur Miller play The Crucible, in which a group of girls starting falsely accusing multiple women in their town of witchcraft, starting a wave of hysterical fear throughout the village. Neighbors would accuse others of witchcraft over land disputes, petty squabbles or simply
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often jump to conclusions before knowing the entire truth. , I’ll talk about the article I found yesterday and how that helped me understand more about the topic. In the News article I have found it had so many things that were the same from the crucible the News article was about two police officers who wanted to believe what others had told them false conclusions about a certain person. So they took action right away to get rid of the bad. They ended up killing a innocent family a little boy of
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requested to sign on paper that he confessed to witchcraft. Upon signing the document, Proctor would be released from imprisonment and would not be hung, but he refuses to sign his name. This line is extremely impactful and illustrates the meaning of The Crucible. The theme it illustrates is truth, and that there is a substantial lack of it throughout the play. Proctor’s reputation would be heavily affected since he was convicted and then released, while many of his fellow neighbors and acquaintances are
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The Crucible Essay John Proctor was an important part of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”. Towards the end of the book/movie he was falsely accused of being a witch. He had many conflict on his mind and reasons to confess and not to confess. Personally, I think he made the right decision in that time. I most likely would of chose to live, but I understand why he made his decision. John Proctor had many internal conflicts. Before the accusations started, he cheated on his wife with Abigail. That
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"The Crucible" Hanging Ending? "The Crucible" was a 1953 play written by Arthur Miller that focuses in on Salem Massachusetts in the breaking point of the 1690's. This work was written to not only inform but to demonstrate the hard times and wrong doings of the Salem witch trials. Miller wrote the play to show the people McCarthyism in its full depth. Having Miller speak his voice in the form of a play write he rose some red flags for many other Authors and pushed them to make works about the issue
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