... who is eccentric and humorous. He is a member of society onto which many of the misfortunes of the community is blamed. He is very direct and is of a good heart, not meaning for his wife to be arrested. He is motivated by truth and contempt for the authorities and individuals who promoted the witch-hunts. John Proctor is a farmer of middle age who lives with his wife, children and ... servant Mary Warren. He is the main character of the play and is a man of many conflicts. He had ... an affair with Abigail Williams, and she was subsequently kicked out of Proctor's home. John is seen as...

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• Grade Level: High School

... exposed as a sham. The failure of his attempts to turn the tide renders the once-confident Hale a broken man. As his belief in witchcraft falters, so does his faith in the law. In Act IV, it is he who counsels the accused witches to lie, to confess their supposed sins in order to save their own lives. In his change of heart and subsequent despair, Hale ... gains the audience's sympathy but not its respect, since he lacks the moral fiber of Rebecca Nurse or, as it turns out, John Proctor. Although Hale recognizes the evil of the witch trials, his response is not defiance but surrender. H...

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• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

... the integrity of the play. The film follows the theatrical version closely, with the major difference being the script of the movie is much shorter than the text of the original work. The omissions are important, but significant are other key aspects of the film that either give the viewer keener insight into the atrocities or provide more tension. Increased drama is provided by a deeper depiction of the relationships between the characters. These include the relationship between John ... depicts this scene differently, it shows the girls stripping and flailing around. This scene goes t...

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... himself, poses as the struggle for John Proctor to attain high standards. To understand the character Proctor it is important to realize his sense of guilt, which is made clear to us by Elizab h's remarks and his behavior. Individual tragedy to John Proctor is the back bone of the play. The first Puritans struggled to survive. John Proctor and John Hale went against the order of the Puritan society in The Crucible. Reverend Hale ... in your hands! Biff says ey all should have worked out in the open, mixing cement on some open plain, or... be a carpenter. Willy has just entered and repre...

• Word Count: 11015
• Approx Pages: 44
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School