Elizabeth Proctor Moral Weaknesses in Character In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, many of the characters have different flaws in their personalities that impede their behavior and their decisions they have to make within the story. Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of John Proctor, is one of these characters, and one of the best examples in The Crucible of a character who has to deal with a moral weakness in order to succeed. ... She becomes jealous of Abagail, but more importantly, she becomes very belligerent in her relationship with John, always demanding an answer for everything, which ...

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A "crucible" is defined as a metal container used for melting and purifying substances at high temperature or a place or occasion of severe test or trial. The definitions of the word refer to the critical themes of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. ... Their sanity and fear bring the entire community to a melting point, where they are caught up in the deceit and paranoia, and put it through a severe test during the trials. ... During the conversation between Proctor and Elizabeth, she notices him standing "in physical pain, slowly rising to his feet with a great immortal longing to ...

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