... The trials are hardly about witchcraft at all, but rather about long-held grudges the people of Salame hold against eachother. When Elizabeth Proctor finds out that John, her husband, is having an affair with their house keeper, Abigail, she fires abigail immeditly. Abigail begins to dislike ... the Proctor house to arrest her, he spots the doll with the pin stuck into it. Elizabeth understands what is happening, but has no way of proving herself to judges who refuse to say that witches do not exist. Elizabeth tells John "Spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it...

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... 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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... ."(pg 1246) With these clues it is evident that at the beginning, John Proctor has a strong-willed personality. In Act II, the beginnings of change appear in Proctor's character. While in Act I, we see Procter as having a strong, steady manner. In Act II, however, Proctor's demeanor slowly deteriorates as the knowledge of his sin riddles his heart. Proctor becomes a broken man; one ... in personality is evident to her. However, this is not the only change we see in Proctor in this act. Later, while Elizabeth is being accused and subsequently arrested for bewitching Abigail, Proctor shows...

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... certain characters keep their integrity intact, but also while doing so, allowed so many to lose it. Elizabeth cares a great deal about living her life with trust in God. "God forbid you keep from the court, John." (Act II 51). "I promise nothing. Let me speak with him."(Act IV 123). In addition, she also cares ... about the integrity of the people to whom she loves. During the Salem witch trials many innocent people suffered, and Elizabeth, knowing her life is in danger is willing to ... it all, even so she never took them. "I am not your judge, I cannot be. Do as you will, do as you wi...

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... what is wrong with Betty, Reverend Parris" daughter. He encourages people to testify during the trials. John Proctor is a farmer and also the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. He has an affair with Abigail Williams and later in the play Abigail confesses but John calls her a faker because he does not want his name ... is fully devoted. Even though their relationship seems to be slowly separating they only succeed in pushing themselves further apart from each other. Insight into John and Elizabeth's relationship can be found throughout act four. Reverend Hale is a minister and also Christian. ...

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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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... knowledgeable man. At the start of the play, he is the force behind the witch trials, investigating the confessions and encouraging people to testify. In Act II, Rev. Hale starts showing sympathy towards the men and women who have been accused of witchery. He undergoes an internal crisis, feeling guilty that he might ... to Salem to fix things. It made him proud that his expertises are now finally in demand. However, he was surprised at hearing about Rebecca and Elizabeth's arrest, which reveals that Hale is no longer in control of the proceedings. Power has passed into the hands of oth...

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... get herself and the other girls into trouble. Though Mary becomes a brave witness in Act II her change is short-lived, however, and she retreats back to being a scared, weak girl. Mary gets Elizabeth Proctor into trouble when she becomes an official of the court. She makes Elizabeth a poppet and this gets her into trouble when Cheever comes to arrest her for witchcraft ... ; there is a needle found in the poppet and is supposed to be the cause of Abigail's pain. When Mary is questioned about it, she replies, frightened and unsure how to act, "Why, I--I think it is mine. It--is, sir." (Ac...

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... atomic bomb striking fear into the American nation (Martine 8). Miller even acknowledged this fear when he said, America had just finished fighting World War II with the help of the Soviet Union against the Germans and now they felt threatened by them, knowing not wether they were still allies or ... a w! itch himself he getst interested. America, entering into the cold war, felt that the threat of Communism was real and with World War II just ended and the fear of another possible war, Americans of the fifties did not want people whose political ideology was so rash, violent, and disag...

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... in early Salem, Massachusetts, where the use of fear was used to control anyone to blame another of witchcraft. The vindictive Abigail Williams set out to destroy the life of Elizabeth Proctor, and in doing so, created a chaos full of lies and fear in Salem. Throughout the play, basic human rights are often endangered due to fear. Today, endangerments to human ... to an unjust and cruel punishment. Another example of the intertwining of fear and human rights was the unfair treatment of those accused of witchcraft. After hearing of the trials, Elizabeth Proctor says to her husband John, ...

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... these "witches," Rev. Hale goes out into the town and village to question others that were mentioned in the court. He finds himself sitting in John and Elizabeth Proctor's house questioning their Christianity. When Elizabeth makes the remark "If you think that I am one (a witch), then I say there are none." Hale begins to ponder the fact that maybe he has been wrong ... this entire time and has signed warrants for innocent people. In the end of act II Hale comes to this realization and makes the statement "I shall pray God open ... ...

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... ! Abigail: I saw Goody Booth with the Devil!@ (P. 1198). Fear had taken over Abigail and Betty and they took matters into their own hands. In the case of suspicion, in Act II when Reverend Hale is received at the Procter house, Procter is being very cold and resentful to Hale. When Hale starts asking questions, Procter starts sweating bullets. He is afraid ... and suspicion because he also points out that he hasn=t been to church and that Procter=s last son wasn=t baptized. Hale leaves with the suspicion of witch craft confirmed when Elizabeth, Procter=s wife, is taken away for being acc...

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