... are challenged to stick to their morals and strengthen their courage through everyday life. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller many characters including John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Rebecca Nurse have strong moral values and courage. John Proctor is a good man of strong moral beliefs, concerned only for the ... ."(John 1113) This was one of the most important scenes in the play. It takes place during act II, scene III. He confesses to Elizabeth that he indeed is not a good man but a bad one. He had an affair and didn't even consider the feelings of ... wife and prove the girls liars...

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... Abigail also religiously confesses, adding more names. Putnam goes to call the marshal to arrest those listed while Parris prays thankfully. Act I closes. Act II begins a week later on John Proctor's farm with John and his wife talking. He is alarmed to learn that many other citizens have been arrested ... to him. Hale appears to investigate on his own. He asks the reason Proctor rarely attends the Sunday mass, receiving an explanation about Elizabeth was ill all winter and John's dislike of Parris. Hale then challenges John to repeat the Ten Commandments, which he does though forgetting...

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... on the subject of witchcraft, he makes his replies as ambiguous as possible to avoid drawing the minister's censure. He also tries to stop Elizabeth from speaking too freely. On three other occasions there is abundant evidence that he is not naturally given to rash or bold gestures. For ... have engaged in questionable activities; and Tituba is a terrified slave. Yet Hale excited announces that the powers of evil have been defeated. By Act II, however, he is less certain. Events he helped to set in motion are now causing him anxiety. So he comes by night to question ... church attendance...

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... children. This was a lie and she was later condemned to hang. Earlier, John had an affair with Abigail when she was the Proctor's servant, but Elizabeth kicked her out when she found out about the affair. Elizabeth was later arrested for practicing witchcraft, on behalf of Abigail's accusation, but the court does not know that she was arrested because of Abigail's vengeance ... for her ruining her affair with John. This was shown when John was talking to Reverend Hale in the following quotes. "Why Abigail Adams charge her" (Miller. II. 78) and, " ... ;My wife will never die for me" ...

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