... . Elizabeth Proctor is one of 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 harm of her judgments. She realizes that she is not ... "t care about himself as much as saving his wife. Although both were accused of witchcraft anyway, by the end of that trial Elizabeth had realized that she had been judging John wrongly all this time...

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... in a puritan settlement called Salem in the State of Massachusetts and is based on a true story of the Salem Witch-hunts. Salem is a small claustrophobic in the heart of the new expanding white America. Their small tight community surrounded by the looming forest is riddled with fears and insecurities and because of this they turn to their unquestioning belief in the faith to help them. This then ... turned places at such as the forest into places of great terror ... . He does this by deepening the characters history and creating them a much richer background for them. For instance, he m...

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... . Ultimately, this extreme change of heart is used by Miller to show that the hysteria has reached its peak and now people are no longer willing to argue anymore. The idea that arguing is of no use anymore as the judges fail to understand good reasoning is shown again through John Proctor's change of heart as well. After spending so long arguing for the freedom of his wife and ... so many others, when asked if he has any allegiance with Satan he replies that "God is dead! " Proctor recognizes Judge Danforth's hypocrisy in that Danforth previously stated that witchcraft was only visible t...

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... 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 safety of his family and personal welfare. John is one of the main characters in the play The Crucible as well as the "tragic hero". Throughout the play, The Crucible, the theme of moral ... Elizabeth tries to overlook the bad that John did, she tries to love him with all her heart despite all the pain and heartache. After the affair Elizabeth was accused...

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