John Proctor

Salem Witch Trails. Abigail Williams, a teenager in lust with her elder and former employer John Proctor, seeks vengeance on Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, for separating her from him. The three characters’ decisions and viewpoints of evil serve as the driving factor in the play’s plotline. Miller depicts the enactment of evil as the passion and fervent emotion displayed in Abigail and Proctor’s affair. John Proctor’s sin and attraction to Abigail Williams is often…

displays that theme through Proctor and Abigail's relationship, their motivations and the actions made by Proctor and Abigail as a result of those two components. Miller displays that theme through Proctor and Abigail's relationship, their motivations and the actions made by Proctor and Abigail as a result of those two components. The relationship between Proctor and Elizabeth is one way that Miller displays the theme that terrible consequences can…

Miller's play, The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale, and John Proctor portray valuable insight into themselves. Elizabeth Proctor was a virtuous woman who was emotionless and unfriendly when she first came about into the play. This led her to face obstacles that have changed her ego. She attempts to persuade Proctor to tell the court that Abigail said the girls were not practicing witchcraft. She talks to proctor saying, “They'll hang if they'll not confess, John. The town's gone wild,…

him stand out compared to all other characters. John Proctor stands on what he believes in and has all of the right to. He never lost sight of what matters. Throughout the play John Proctor makes some mistakes. He had an affair with one of the characters, Abigail. He shows his honestly by telling the court this. He also tells her no basically, when she comes back. In quote “But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again” end quote. Proctor tells his wife Elizabeth the whole truth…

consequence of one’s reckless actions the public expresses their odium through shunning; the shunning may cause a positive or negative influence on the individual. John Proctor from the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller and Charlie Sheen from Two and Half Men both share similar characteristics among differences. For instance, both Proctor and Sheen deliberately self-destruct themselves through their actions and decisions, however their viewpoint on integrity differ. Numerous problematic…

back up her false accusations is another example of her lying to get what she wants. Her doing this makes sure the judges believe her accusations. Lastly, she accuses the innocent Elizabeth Proctor to try to get to John Proctor. She believes that Elizabeth is the only thing standing in the way of her and John being together, which is not true. All of these are reasons to why Abigail is the main person to blame for all of the deaths in the witch trials in Salem,…

Crucible, many of the people stand the adversity that the trial brings except for a few with power. John Proctor has the power to tell the truth and end the chaos, testing the true character of him. The play takes place in Salem in 1692. Chaos erupts when girls in the town begin falsely accusing innocent people of witchcraft, a highly punishable crime. With corrupt judges in the court, only John Proctor, who knows the truth can try and stop the madness. Justice was never served to the honest…

John Proctor was a tavern keeper and a farmer in the colony of Massachusetts Bay at the time of the trials. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor. John proctor practically had it made for himself. He had a lovely wife, three sons to help out with his farm, and a good farm. His name was spoken with honor throughout the town and its people. John exposed hypocrites, even though he was one himself. He was well respected, but…

Abigail is lust for exhibiting sexual desires for proctor which they had an unfair. It all started when Abigail was a servant at the proctor's house. She will be seducing proctor. One evidence would be “ john - I am waiting for you every night” (21). The quote explains how Abigail is exhibiting sexual desire for john still. Another evidence would be “ I have something better than hope, I think!” (21). This quote explains she still have hope gang john leaves her wife and go with her like…

lechery because admitting Abigail lied means they are guilt of the wrongfully persecution of Salem citizens; therefore, Proctor himself is condemned. The falling action in Act IV is centered around attempts to receive a confession of witchcraft from Proctor. This part of the plot tries to bring the hangings of those who refuse to admit they are a witch to a close. The turmoil Proctor experiences as he analyzes the value of his reputation and life in order to choose one is an essential aspect of…