Crucible Essay John Proctor's sin of adultery puts him in a state of despair where he seems to be completely hopeless and utterly discouraged. ... John Proctor's relationship has been forever damaged by his mistake of committing adultery with a much younger girl who used to be his servant. ... However, Proctor realizes that he must put a stop to the madness by telling the court what he has heard, but he also knows that somehow the whole affair with Abigail will come out. ... To John Proctor, being condemned to die for a false cause is better than living with sin lurking in h...

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At first, John's wife was questioned on her thoughts or doings of witchery. ... When Mary Warren states John bewitched her. Mary Warren inculpates John to protect herself. ... Elizabeth often puts forth her feelings to John Proctor about Abigail. ... Reverend Hale questions Elizabeth if she heard about her name being brought up in court. ...

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These include the relationship between John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth as well as the relationship between Abigail Williams and John. ... Tituba is observed twirling around with a chicken and is heard screaming chants. ... In the play, Elizabeth breaks the news to John that Giles is dead. ... By confronting John the reader understands her love. ... She should be apathetic when it comes to John. ...

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As we fled the little lamb Betty stood faint and dropped lifeless, but with a howling scream that could be heard throughout the whole forest! ... But my love for John causes me to do anything. ... After being pushed to the edge, John said something I could never imagine. ... My only wish was to be with John, is that so bad? ... Forever in my heart...John Proctor...

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However, the issue of self- pride and reputation was so large that they could not force themselves to give such a lie and spoil their good name, as it was seen in the case of John Proctor. ... Herrick you heard it!" ...

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However these members most first change their attitudes in order to be better heard. In his play, "The Crucible" Arthur Miller uses the character Giles to show how an antisocial individual who possesses little sway on a community's opinion may recognize faults in the community causing him to act heroically in order to be heard. ... In response he looks at John Proctor and asks, "John-tell me, are we lost?"... Furthermore, though his believes ultimately lead to his death even in his final moments Giles fought hard to be heard. ... Miller uses Giles to show how not o...

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From the time Putnam heard of Betty Putnam being bewitched, he was in a hurry to try to gather proof like when he told Goody Nurse to mark her not being able to listen to the psalm as a sign. ... Abigail Williams had a grudge against Elizabeth Procter because she liked the husband of Elizabeth who was John. John and Abigail had slept together in the barn and when Elizabeth found out that they were having relations, she kicked Abigail out. ... When Elizabeth said "It is her dearest hope, John, I know it, there be a thousand names; why does she call mine? ... She thinks to take my place John...

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While defending his wife, Giles told the court that he heard that Mr. ... When Giles refused to give the name of the man that he heard this from, he was thrown in jail. ... Even John Proctor, who seemed to be Corey's one good friend, had recently been taken to court by Giles. ...

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When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. ... One can see Proctor's lack of interest in the community when Thomas putnam states: I never heard you worried so on this society, Mr. ... Once the girls are found out, they start accusing people of being witches and Abigail starts with Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor's wife. ... John Procor is the Devil's man! ... Judge Danforth sentecnced most including Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor for witchcraft and other immorality. ...

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"The words "going up to Jesus" are heard in the psalm and Betty claps her ears suddenly and whines loudly." ... Abigail Williams, in the movie, passionately kisses John Proctor and John pushes her off of him. ... She has an arrow in you yet, John Proctor, and you know it well!" ... Abigail also visits John Proctor in jail, which, like them kissing, is non-existent in the play. It does not even mention Abigail visiting a jail; only John Proctor in the jail cell. ...

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John, on the other hand, wants to leave the matter in the past. ... (Sime 838) Abigail realizes John's wife, Elizabeth, is the only person coming between her and John, making Goody Proctor a target for accusation. If Elizabeth is found guilty, she will be hanged, leaving John entirely to Abby. ... Having their voice heard is especially out of the question for Mary Warren, being a hand for the Proctors, and Mercy Lewis, a servant. ... Through this, Abby is able to dispose of Elizabeth Proctor in order to marry John. ...

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Miller himself was dragged into the spot light by the House Un-American Activities Committee, he was put in the exact same place were John Proctor had been in "The Crucible". ... After all, children were to be seen and not heard in Puritan society, and the newfound attention was probably overwhelming. ... In this respect Miller's determination to make a stand against corruption is epitomized by several characters in the play, for example John Proctor who shows him self to be a man of good character and an upstanding citizen who is looked up to by the other inhabitants. ... He inadve...

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Character Analysis John Proctor A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor's husband. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy. ... Once shunned and scorned by the respectable townsfolk who had heard rumors of her affair with John Proctor, Abigail now finds that she has clout, and she takes full advantage of it. ... Reverend John Hale A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. ... Elizabeth Proctor John Proctor's wife. ...

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The Crucible Essay The story The Crucible takes place during the times of the Salem witch trials in Massachusetts. This was a time of much hypocrisy in the people of the town of Salem. Many people believed anything they heard or saw. Although The Crucible is fictitious, the story depicts the histori...

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Earlier, Parris had heard a commotion in the forest and discovered his niece, Abigail, and her friends: Betty, Mary Warren, and Mercy Lewis, and Tituba, his Caribbean slave, swaying and dancing in the forest to Tituba's Barbados songs. ... On the other hand, Salem's resident logician, John Proctor, is irked by the inanity of the situation. ... A perfect example of this is when Mary Warren, John's hired help, is accused of sending out her specter. ...

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In real life, this was never heard of, because Abigail was only eleven, but seventeen was a reasonable age in Miller's mind for this to occur in his play. The man that Abigail loves in the play is John Proctor, who is much older and married. ...

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John Proctor's integrity was surely investigated. ... Miller was fined and given a thirty day s pended jail sentence because he spoke out like John Proctor in The Crucible (Griffin 7). ... The story is t d in John Proctor's perspective (Barron's Booknotes 7 - 8). ...

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The Play Crucible is a fictional re-call of events in the American history surrounding the Salem witch trials of the seventeenth century which also provide the metaphor for Miller's parable of the Mc Carthy trials of the 1950s, John Proctor's agonising struggle with guilt emphasises the restrictive nature of the Puritan society. ... Miller fought to maintain his dignity and his principles, like his John Proctor in the play who stood up to what he believed in to the end. ... When John Proctor is asked to recall his Ten Commandments, he forgets adultery. ...

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