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    affair she had with John Proctor she couldn't care less about hurting others. Although , Abby was young when her parents were killed, she still witnessed their deaths . Abby felt that because she had seen blood before “ I have seen some reddish work done at night, and I can make you wish you had never seen the sun go down” (Miller 892), and if she had to see it again it wouldn't matter and…

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    John proctor disclosed his affair with Abigail because he wants to get his wife and others accused out of being witches in the society. He wants the court to know why Abigail has been doing the things she has done. Johns attempt to be honest claiming that he did have an affair, which was a horrible sin. “PROCTOR: (Cries out.) Elizabeth, I have confessed it! “ (Miller 116) ELIZABETH: Oh, John! (Goes out.) PROCTOR: She only thought to save my name! (Miller 46) this all gets into a mess when…

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    Miller, John Proctor has commit adultery with a seventeen year old girl named Abigail. John confessed his sin to his wife and for seven months tried to gain her trust and forget Abigail. Abigail, on the other side, only dreams of being with John again, and he has given her signs that he wants her back too even though he is a married man. Even Elizabeth, John’s wife, is suspicious about them committing adultery again. Abigail is not in any way delusional about rekindling her relationship with…

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    due to the lust she feels to John Proctor. Her affair with him, and then his rejection of her, leads her to dancing in the woods with house servant Tituba and other protestant girls such as Betty Parris. Upon being discovered Betty faints and is in a coma like state, yet it is found that it was all just a hoax to not get into trouble. This is also a reason for Abigail to take to personal interest. By dancing in the woods Abigail hoped to accomplish the death of John Proctor's wife, Elizabeth…

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    John Ernest Steinbeck Jr was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas California, to the parents of Olive Hamilton and John Ernest Steinbeck. John Steinbeck married three times; he married Carol Henning In 1930, Gwyndolyn Conger 1943, and Elaine Anderson Steinbeck in 1950. John had two sons with Gwyndolyn, and he named them Thomas and John. John Steinbeck wrote a very famous book called The Grapes of Wrath. John Steinbeck’s book The Grapes of Wrath is one of his best and most popular books ever.…

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    “The people, and the people alone, are the motive force in the making of world history.” motive is is reason for doing something that is obvious. The crucible play is about a town, where people start accusing other of being a witchcraft. It started with a group of girls dancing in the woods. Then people started accusing other for a motive such as getting their land and jealousy. The motives of Abigail williams and the Putnams had a negative impact on the Salem Witch trials. First, Abigail…

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    to argue that John Proctor is the root of all cruelty in the play The Crucible. His actions towards Elizabeth, Abigail, and even himself reflect how cruelty affects not only the victim but also the perpetrator. Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of John Proctor, was subject to cruelty in several emotional ways. John had committed the crime of lechery, a sin of ultimate betrayal. Doing so brought out cold emotion and heartache towards him and henceforth caused her lack of forgiveness. John guilted her…

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    falsely accused and challenged, especially a man by the name of John Proctor. The crucible of the play is all the challenges John Proctor faced such as watching his wife go to jail, deciding to tell the truth of his lechery or not, and deciding whether or not to confess to witchcraft. John Proctor was first challenged by watching his wife being put in jail. John deep inside knew that his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, was innocent. What must have hurt him more was her willingness to take the fall for…

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    struggles and success of John Proctor and Elizabeth’s rapport. Their views of one another change throughout the course of this play because of the events, or occurrences that have taken place. They went through a time of losing trust and not knowing what to believe, mostly Elizabeth. As you read the Crucible you will get a better understanding of their relationship and the struggles they have faced. In the beginning of John and Elizabeth’s rapport there was a period of mistrust. John Proctor…

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    in this story are: Gabriel the father: He is the overbearing, short-tempered father. John is Gabriel’s step-son: He is the quiet type who likes to read. He is not Gabriel’s real son, so, he is shunned by him. Roy is Gabriel’s real son: He is a rebellious, selfish boy, who is his father’s favorite child. Elizabeth is the mother: She had John before she met Gabriel, and is a kind woman. Sister McCandless is Elizabeth’s friend:…

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