... opinions change due to certain events that take place in the piece of writing. In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a play about the odd series of events surrounding the Salem Witch Trials, several dynamic characters become apparent. The main character and one of the most obvious dynamic characters is John Proctor. Throughout the play, John Proctor's behavior towards others in the town begins to evolve due to the outlandish accusations and hysteria that ensues. John Proctor ... , the hot-tempered, strong-bodied farmer, first enters Miller's play as the sinner ... ...

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... society was a community based on complete social and governmental power over its followers. Puritanism was a lifestyle that was completely demanding and dominant in the lives its believers. Those who resisted this control or defied its rule were quickly turned upon. In The Crucible, the people of the town and court feel that in their quest for social perfection there is no room for one individual who may question ... the methods that are used to acquire social perfection. "A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be ... no road between."(Act 3) Here Da...

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