... 41 - 46) As Elizabeth greets Proctor with a question about where he has been, we know that she is suspicious of him. I would come in and look at John with a neutral smile to show she is not best pleased with him. I would then turn around and busy myself with something else such as the cooking and subtly bring ... of her own accord. I would say "Pray God. I hurt my heart to strip her, poor Rabbit", I would sit opposite John with a dazed expression looking at the rabbit and then turn to John expectantly as if to tell him to taste it. I think that by the way Elizabeth watches him taste it we...

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... hearing about Rebecca's arrest Hale is outraged and defends the witch trials. Over the course of the play, Rev. Hale shows a transformation. Listening to John Proctor and Mary Warren, he becomes convinced that they not Abigail are telling the truth. In the climactic scene in the court in Act III Hale ... comes to the Proctors and asks questions about their Christian nature. Proctor feels very uneasy with this, "What's your suspicion, Mr. Hale?- (Miller 66). John Proctor also calls Hale Pontius Pilate - the Roman governor who condemned Jesus to death. In order to protect himself, Pontius P...

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... hysteria present in the witch trials of the period and the Red Scare during the Cold War. The play's central character and tragic hero is John Proctor. Through Proctor, Miller highlights how people speaking out against mass hysteria and in a society "gripped between two diametrically opposed absolutes," are ... despite losing his life and public integrity, Proctor is a changed man who is no longer tormented by his lecherous sins. Notes on Miller's Character, John Proctor 1. In the opening of the play, Proctor is represented in several ways. 2. Upon his entrance, Proctor is characterized ...

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... wife of peter Cloyce of Salem Village; and Elizabeth Proctor the wife of John Proctor of Salem farmes for high Suspition of Sundry acts of Witchcraft donne or Committed by them upon the bodys of Abigail Williams, and John Indian both of Mr Sam parris his family of Salem Village and mary ... Walcott daughterof the abovesaid Complainants, And Ann Putnam and Marcy Lewis of the famyly of Thomas Putnam of Salem Village whereby great hurt and dammage hath beene donne to the Bodys of s'd ... persons above named therefore Craved Justice. You are therefore in theire Majest's names hereby require...

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... - powerful of body, even tempered, and not easily led- who cannot refuse to support to partisans without drawing their deepest resentment".(Narrator 1044) This quote explains that John is a kind man, not easily led, a strong homestead farmer, upright, blunt-spoken and powerful of body. He is a puritan, a husband, a citizen, ... and an all around valuable member of the community. He does not set out with any intention on hurting anyone. In the beginning of the play John Proctor tries to avoid involvement in the Salem witch trials. Unfortunately he committed adultery with Abigail Williams w...

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... girls who were caught dancing in the forest charge several innocent people for witchery, Abigail saw it as an opening to rekindle the love between her and John Proctor by accusing his wife, Elizabeth, of witchcraft. Elizabeth is then charged for witchcraft and was put to trial. She had the choice to either confess ... her back on the other girls and confessed that what they were doing was a fraud. Mary Warren, the nanny of the Proctor's children, was convinced by John to testify in defense of Elizabeth. Since she cares for her, Mary does so and testifies in court that Abigail and the oth...

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... trials. She has been accused of witchcraft but the court did not pursue the accusation. Towards the end of the trials Elizabeth tries talking John into confessing. John agrees but refuses to say anything else. Hale is a minister, and also an expert on witchcraft. He is called to Salem to see ... 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. He may be an expert...

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... play. Several of the characters came to many crossroads in their lives and were forced to make some very important decisions. Marry Warren, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor all face big decisions that can change more than their own lives. Marry Warren, under a lot of stress and confusion, had to make hard ... question these accusations of the girls. The girls accuse Elizabeth Proctor, who has never lied once, of witchcraft. Hale realizes that this can't be true and believes John Proctor in saying the same, but he is still not sure. In a conversation between the two men Hale tells proctor ...

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... these people, who undergoes a major change because of the events that occurred in Salem. In the beginning, she forms an unfair opinion of her husband, John. She finds it very hard to forgive him for certain actions. At the very end she ultimately has a change of heart, realizing the potential destruction and ... showed towards him. Her actions were punishment without a cause, and she knew it. Elizabeth was wrong in her judgement of him, and it hurt not only John, but also both of them. "Her actions were punishment without a cause," is a phrase that parallels on the whole witch scare and t...

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... severe test during the trials. In Act IV of the play, Arthur Miller reveals the absurdness of conformity and value of self-worth when John Proctor, the protagonist of the play, abandons his obsession with maintaining his reputation and believes in his integrity. The corruption of the Puritan society ... he "moves as an animal, and a fury is riding in him" when he shouts, "God in Heaven, what is John Proctor, what is John Proctor?" (138) At this point, the metaphor portrays his confusion about his identity-a moral person with immoral, powerful people trying to ... grows away from the str...

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... eventually destroyed this society. In Salem at this time, many people feared for their lives. My first example took place in Act 2. Elizabeth and John Proctor are at their house when Ezekiel Cheever enters. Cheever has come on behalf of the court, and he notifies them that he has come ... the children wake, speak nothing of witchcraft-it will frighten them. (She cannot go on.) Proctor. I will bring you home. I will bring you soon. Elizabeth. Oh, John, bring me soon. Proctor. I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing, Elizabeth. Elizabeth. (with great fear). I will fear nothin...

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... then breaks out between Proctor and the Putnams, leading to evidence that Proctor dislikes Parris's fiery sermons and greed. Next to arrive is the Reverend John Hale, with his books, energetically proposing the whole witchcraft idea. He listens to the Putnams and even to the old Corey's suspicions his wife ... 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, notable judges have come, and t...

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... people away from their responsibilities in the story, it is shown that a person's fear can push him to realize and accept his purposes and responsibilities. John Proctor, a main protagonist in the story, realizes how dangerous the witchcraft accusations are when the court officials arrest his wife, Elizabeth, for witchcraft and ... fact that the trials did not directly affect his family makes him handle the events less seriously. Elizabeth's arrest was a wake up call for John because now he is alert and aware that the witchcraft accusations must be stopped because innocent people are bei...

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... 't know what she's like from the first impressions. She does fear God and has never told a lie. Her attitude towards her husband (John) is definitely cold. She says she doesn't though. " John, you are not open with me." In act 3, Danforth is the deputy governor, which is a massive responsibility because being deputy governor means that ... Hale in act 3 starts to think about his past decisions he's being making and he realises they are wrong. He's always had his doubts but now John and Mary come to convince him that all the girls are lying, he believes them and that all the death warrant...

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... the proper place - where my beasts are bedded" this creates hysteria. All the arguments have two opposing sides. Abigail says "why do you come, yellow bird?" And John Proctor says, "Where's a bird? I see no bird!" Abigail screams "My face? My face?" This makes the atmosphere terrifying and dramatic. There is disorder in ... the court because everyone is shouting, some examples of this are when the Girls shout "Abby, stop it!" and when John Proctor Shouts, "give me a whip-I"ll stop it". All the people are shouting so they can be heard and try to gain some influence in ... " several theme...

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... loves his wife and could not risk losing her. Abigail is the main character as she has important issues to deal with due to her love for John Proctor. Abigail and some other adolescent girls were caught by her uncle reverend Parris dabbling in the supernatural (in 1962) in a result of this ... conscious of the things she does, but in building force of hysteria she may even believe that something is happening. Abby is also in love with John Proctor that much that she feels if she cant have him no one can that"'"s why she will do everything in her powers to see Elizabeth ... comfort at ti...

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... of courage, although he loses his life during one last, noble feat. Lastly, Reverend Hale, the intellectual, nave witch-hunter, and Elizabeth Proctor, John's supremely virtuous, but often cold wife, make many courageous decisions, whether they know it at the time or not. Sometimes courage goes un-recognized ... himself in doing so, all while proving a paragon of courage for others. Attempting to save their wives, Francis Nurse, Giles Corey, and John Proctor go before the court with evidence of various sorts. Corey accuses one of the girls who is "crying out" of lying, because her ... wh...

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... never convene with the Devil. Complicating the situation is an affair that Abigail had in the recent past with Elizabeth's husband, John Proctor. In the play, Abigail expresses her desire to rekindle her romance with John when she says, "I know you, John. I know you. I cannot sleep for dreamin"; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I"d find you ... comin" through some door." (Miller, Crucible 839) Although Abby still wishes to be with John Proctor, she fears that his marriage to Elizabeth will prevent any further close relations. Therefore, she accuses Elizabeth ...

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... Throughout this whole story we find that greed effected much of what happened in Salem, in fact greed caused the whole problem. From Abigail Williams's lust for John Proctor, a married man, to Thomas Putnam's greed for land to Judge Danforth's greed for power along with many others, greed was shown rampant in Salem ... money. Instead of worrying and caring for his daughter when she was "sick" he was arguing with his members about his ministers salary(Miller 29). John Proctor didn't have much respect for Rev Parris because when Parris came to Salem he wanted golden candlesticks instead of...

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... compact with the devil. Their morals and beliefs led them to start pointing fingers and accusing people of witchcraft. Out of everyone in the play John Procter remains closest to his beliefs. Proctor is an out spoken character who maintains an upright position of a wealthy farmer. He commits adultery with ... narrow mind preventing her from seeing how circumstances and how people in them can change for what they believe is right. "Give me a word John. A soft word- "John I am waiting for you every night." Abigail uses taunting and forceful tactics to make him see "Sense", interfering with...

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... from Abigail Williams" inability to tell the truth or respect authority that the fear of others develops. An example of this is the fear of John Proctor who is forced to be forever under the judgement and apprehension that Abigail will tarnish his good name because of his affair with her. ... ruin the life of a normally good man because of a single indiscretion that he made and that his wife was fully aware of. It is unlike John Proctor to be afraid of anyone in this way because he is usually physically and mentally a pillar of strength and an esteemed member of the community. ... she i...

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... to try, convict, and execute anyone he decide was a witch (Bly 27). When writting The Crucible, Arthur Miller chose to speak through John Proctor on of the Salem witch trials victims. Miller uses Proctor as his character that defies the authority of the judges and their corrupt power ... people, all accused of witchcraft. Once the girls are found out, they start accusing people of being witches and Abigail starts with Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor's wife. Not long after even one of the most respectable women in Salem, Rebecca Nurse, was accused of being a witch. When ... authority of...

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... he has been entered into a puritanical society to condone the fears of God and induce a greater fear of the Devil into the people. He is criticised by John Proctor and he believes that there is a conspiracy against him, proctor winds him up by saying "I have trouble enough without I come five mile to hear him ... that is how easily everyone in Salem was influenced by the actions of others. The play also deals with sin; there is a dialogue between Abigail and John Proctor over an affair that they had. This is a perfect example of the sinful things that went on in Salem which people chose t...

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... children are jangling the keys of the kingdom and common vengeance writes the law. This warrants vengeance!" This quote said by the good John Proctor clearly states the main motive for the trials in Salem. Vengeance. The first and most obvious form of vengeance in the story occurs between ... Abigail Williams and John Proctor. John Proctor, a reformed sinner, engages in a callous affair with the young Abigail Williams. When Proctor's wife learns of the affair, she encourages him ... accusation condemning Elizabeth Proctor as a witch. Miller makes it clear that Abigail is lying right fr...

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... even though he is married and adultery was, in the eyes on the Puritan community, a mortal sin. She asks Proctor to Give me a word, John. A soft word, to which he states that their affair is done with. This rejection is what fuels Abigails destructive vengeance since she identifies that the only ... whole crisis surrounding the accusation of innocent people of being witches. Abigail Williams isn't the only character to have sinned in The Crucible as seen through John Proctor having had an affair with Abigail. The fact that he sweated like a stallion and thought softly of her from time to...

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