John Proctor Case Study

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A. Why does Proctor complement the dish when he has just added seasoning to the stew? Explain. Procter complements the dish when he has just added seasoning to the stew because he wants to please his wife. He wants her to be happy and trust him and not to tension in the house. Procter said to Elizabeth You are one of the hardest crites.” Procter thinks that if he adds seasoning Elizabeth would please it even more. Fact it is known the John Proctor has cheated with Abigail causing problems in his marriage.

C. Why is it significant that Proctor would choose Sunday for the walk? It is significant Proctor would choose Sunday to walk because everyone goes to church and Procter does not. Procter has no respect for reverent because it seem
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The fact is Abigail is in love with John Proctor and is willing to kill his wife to have him. She can easily incriminate Elizabeth and doing so in fact taking her to prison. The harshness she did to herself shows that she will do anything for her love even taking others to their deaths in the process. For example in the book Abigail said to Tituba “That she wants Elizabeth dead so she can have John Proctor.”

K. Why would Proctor not reveal what he knows about Abigail and the other girls?
Proctor will not reveal what happends because telling what the girls and Abigail did in that forest will make John look like a lier. With wry, he lied because his fear of could happen. If he did tell them then it could cause more unknown but now forced to tell what happen for his wife. The fact is John proctor will lose his name and reputation in the village if he tells what really with him and Abigail. John does not want to lose his wife and his kids.

M. Why do you think Miller has Procter express his doubts that he would be "credited in such a
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Because when people do something they at times follow by example. They are easily subservient when it is not by force an Example is when john proctor commanded one of the girl but fail. It shows that people are not complex but simple when they think theyŕe in control.

Q. If a poppet is do significant, why does Hale not know the meaning behind?
He is a priest the knowledge of witchcraft is not known to him making him not know its significance. But in an incident involving Abigail getting harm and the poppet being in the same spot. Shows that there could some witchcraft involved in by some weird voodoo magic. Hale not knowing is not surprising that he did not know a thing only what people were told.

O. How does this statement contradict Hale 's earlier assertion to Francis about Rebecca?.
At first they were never debunk so they foolishly believe but with counteracting her. The courts start to doubt of her words being pure and true by people such as John Proctor. In one case is when John Proctor accused Abigail being a liar and her words dirty and wrong. But later on she somehow got away and won being truthful and john being a false liar in front of the

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