... high standards. He not only disappointed his wife, but also himself. Elizabeth says to him in Act two, scene one, "The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you." This specifies the internal test that John Proctor will try to overcome throughout the drama. He must prove to himself that his integrity is strong and that he is an honorable man. Proctor attempts to ... , Elizabeth. He attempts to earn his wife's trust (and freedom) and his own honor by telling the court of his affair with Abby. This only backfires and imprisons him. Finally, Proctor decides to deny accusations of witchcr...

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The Author of "The Crucible" was a man named Arthur Miller. Miller wrote numerous amounts of plays including, "All of My Sons" and "Death of a Sails man". As an American Arthur Miller undertook questioning for being accused of communism. Miller thought this was violating his freedom, since America is a free country he believed people ... should not be questioned for their beliefs. Out of this, Arthur Miller was inspired to write "The crucible", which is a story about people attacking ... to dislike someone to have them named at the trials. If you were to find the definition of the word cruc...

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... definitions: 1) a container made of a substance that can resist great heat and 2) a severe test or trial. In The Crucible, John Proctor is representative of both of these definitions because of the situations that he must overcome and the people that he has to deal with. Abigail Williams, the ringleader of the "possessed" children, is the source of Proctor's problems, and it is his challenge to attempt to win ... withstand anything to a man that has been melted down by the heat and pressure of the trials. John Proctor can also represent the second definition of a crucible: a severe test...

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... trial,but how does it apply to the play The Crucible It applies to the play because the people during that time that were accused of being witches or having dealings with the devil were put through severe test. They where haunted and tortured just to hear them say that they where involved with witchcraft. The fact that they where hanging people who where accused of witchcraft ... that would not confess and the things that were going on around the town itself made a lot of people change the way the felt because of all ... that he has come up with he doesn't realize until it's to late th...

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... wanted and they haven't. "These are my friends. Their wives are also accused- I come not to hurt the court-" (1088) John says, refusing to drop the charges and submits a petition to the court signed by ninety-one people declaring their good opinion of Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Martha Corey. ... must make an essential decision, to risk his good name and admit to adultery, or to stand by and watch the deception of the girls. He knows that the only way the court will believe him is by telling of Abigail's previous sins. He chooses to confess to their affair, even though ... he ...

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... wanted and they haven't. "These are my friends. Their wives are also accused- I come not to hurt the court-" (1088) John says, refusing to drop the charges and submits a petition to the court signed by ninety-one people declaring their good opinion of Rebecca Nurse, Elizabeth Proctor, and Martha Corey. ... must make an essential decision, to risk his good name and admit to adultery, or to stand by and watch the deception of the girls. He knows that the only way the court will believe him is by telling of Abigail's previous sins. He chooses to confess to their affair, even though ... he ...

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... His inability to recognize human motivation is another reason he is a villain. He actually says to Francis Nurse, after his wife Rebecca is arrested and charged with the supernatural murders of Goody Putnam's babies, "Indeed! I am amazed to find you in such an uproar. I have only good report of your character, ... . He is too proud of his ability to hand out justice. Danforth's last villainous approach is his thought that only the guilty should fear the court, despite the fact that the accused faced the death penalty, Danforth had no issues with bringing numerous people in for questionin...

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... test or trial. This definition fits perfectly into the play and tragedy of John Proctor. Proctor had to face perhaps the greatest trial a person could ever face in their life and that trial is whether or not I should give my life for a cause I believe in? This is one of the reasons Proctor fits so well into the ... night of suffering where he is stripped of all but his soul." Proctor fits into this section perfectly. At the beginning of the story, Proctor is a respectable person of his community. Yet as the play continues on, Proctor is slowly taken from a point of respect to near outcast...

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... relate to significant points in the play, making the title The Crucible a very symbolic and excellent choice. The word Crucible may be defined in many ways, as a porcelain container in Chemistry, or a dire and severe trial/test. Each definition in someway, relates to each other. Quite, possibly the most important aspect of the play may be the severe trials and tests, in which the innocent villagers had to go ... through. Although, this is the most obvious connection between the play and one definition of the Title, it still notions the importance to these trials. Arthur Miller wanted to...

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... more than just an illness. Mary Sibley wanted to do a test. Back in those days people believed that witches and the devil used the dogs as a agent to is the command of the devil. Miss Sibley wanted Mr. Putnam's slave Tituba to make a cake and feed it to the dog to see how it reacted. As the time went on more people started to complain of witchcraft ... they were being attacked by specters (the soul of the witch sent to attack a person or a thing) Many people claimed the specters would offer them land, food or other valuables if they would sign the book of the devil. There were many test...

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... of witchcraft and was put in jail for eight months. Governor Phillips returned from England and shortly after created a new court where the witch trials would take place. In this court the judges allowed what was called the "touch test" and examinations of the bodies to look for "witch marks". In this new courts such evidence would be excluded such as hearsay and gossip. Bridget ... Bishop was the first to be convicted and sentenced to death by hanging at Gallows Hill. During Bridget's trial there was testament that she was ... seen transforming into a cat. Two other witches also state...

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... come about because of a certain irreversible error on his part. Tragic heroes inevitably find a negative or sometimes even fatal end that elevates the conclusion. John Proctor's good moral character and honest personality is first witnessed when he expresses some of his true feelings and affection toward his ... the judges lucrative offer. Furthermore, Proctor also builds credit with his name; he wants people to see him as an honest hardworking man of god, which he accomplishes by making this remarkably heartfelt decision. Proctor not only devoted himself to his wife, but to his friends a...

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... one anther, and then there are a few who succeed. The story of "The Crucible" gives one of the strongest tests of ethics, where the real ethical are punished and those of low ethics have the freedom to live their own lives. "The Crucible" very well shows that when a problem in life or death situation, humans respectability decays. "The Crucible" takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where corruption and religion ... is beyond uncontrollable, and soon two girls fall sick unexpectedly and it sparks ideas of the devil and witchcraft in the town. This results in the people of the town pointin...

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... interesting, even though there was nothing actually supernatural about this event in American history. This film's purpose was to re-enact the tragic events that fell upon the Salem Village in 1692. From the first arrest warrants on February 29, 1692 to the last executions on September 22, 1692 over 150 people were accused and jailed on suspicion of witchcraft. Four people plus one ... person was pressed to death, and two dogs were also hung. Before 1692, fear of witches had not sparked mass hysteria. Salem Village was different. In this instance, charges of witchcraft shattered a commu...

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