John Hope

people were conversing and worshipping the Devil. Both John Proctor and Abigail Williams used their language to influences others, whether that be to their advantage or not. John Proctor, the husband of Elizabeth Proctor, isn’t afraid to speak his mind when it comes to defending his forgiving wife; however, he must speak wisely. She has been accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams, who was once their servant and who had an affair with John Proctor. Proctor is a well known figure in the…

death, and do whatever it takes to spread the truth. That being said, John Proctor, of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is without a doubt a good individual. He is a hardworking and truthful man, he sacrifices himself for the sake of others, restoring honor in the family name, and he does whatever it takes to spread the truth, hiding beneath the lies of the citizens in Salem. First of all, like many other people in Salem, John Proctor is a faithful and hardworking man farmer. He is dedicated to…

this at all. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the characters are ever concerned with how their reputations will be affected, more so than any other sense. Reverend Parris is concerned with how his reputation will suffer and if he will lose his job. John Proctor is concerned with his reputation and eventually dies for it. Reverend Parris is shocked when he discovers that his niece, Abigail, and several other girls from Salem are caught dancing in the wood. In Puritan Salem, this would be a…

mistake and to put that night behind her. She was clinging onto a childish hope of continuing what was never meant to begin in the first place. Abigail’s manipulative nature allowed her to steer the trials to go in the direction she chose. In Act I, she tries to manipulate John Proctor into accepting a relationship with her by pretending to act helpless. “You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet! John, pity me, pity me!” (Miller 24). She attempted to bring back…

John Brown, a fervent abolitionist, was born May 9, 1800. Throughout his life, he made many antislavery protests, though some were bigger than others. On May 24, 1856 Brown took four of his sons and two other men along the Pottawatomie Creek, where they seized and killed five supporters of slavery. After this, he travels to Missouri and attacks two pro slavery homesteads. There he confiscated some property and liberated eleven slaves. He then traveled for 82 days and over 1,000 miles to deliver…

over the words until they truly understand the text. Reading 1 john does exactly that. 1 John seems to be a short book of the Bible, but it is filled with so many lessons that one must take time to analyze each chapter individually to uncover the message. Within this paper, I broke down the chapters into sections of the paper and discussed the messages of the chapter in greater detail. 1 John 1—Jesus Christ in the flesh Throughout 1 John chapter one, it is understood…

order take revenge on Elizabeth Proctor, so that she could have John Proctor for herself. The night before the play opens, Abigail had been dancing out in the woods, which is forbidden by the Puritan religion. Her main purpose for going into the woods was to cast a charm to kill Goody Proctor. She drank chicken blood and cast a charm hoping to dispatch her mortal enemy, Elizabeth Proctor, all in the hopes of securing her current love, John Proctor, for her own. While doing so, Reverend Samuel…

those who do not conform face. For instance, the readers are introduced to John Proctor , the poster child in this play for ‘fighting the system’. Miller uses this character primarily, along with stage directions, dialogue, and other characters, to form his idea of conformity and individualism, and how dangerous it is to stand up in a community where everyone seems to be sitting down. In the beginning of the play, John Proctor is introduced as a prideful man who is visibly against the agenda…

practicing witchcraft. She's a 40 year old slave and is scared because she's always abused, she's accused of witchcraft Abigail used to work as a maid for Proctor and she had an affair with John Proctor. Why does Abigail accuse John's wife ? Abigail accuses John's wife Elizabeth of witchcraft in the hopes that Elizabeth will get killed. Betty parris is Reverend Parris's ten year old daughter. Betty falls into a state of unconsciousness after Reverend catches her and the other girls dancing in…

lurking around every corner plagued many, but there was no greater fear than that of being accused of witchcraft. The crime of witchcraft was so horrendous that it was punishable by death. This constant scare caused many to turn on one another, in the hopes of saving themselves. Arthur Miller 's play, The Crucible highlights this deceitful society, and portrayed how many characters responded to fear. The title, The Crucible, is very fitting for this play because the word Crucible means a severe…