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    Crucible, by Arthur Miller was like. Especially John Proctor, a farmer in Massachusetts. Throughout the play, he got heavily accused of witchcraft. The Crucible, a famous drama, is about a group of younger girls that have committed witchcraft but they accuse many other people to take the blame of bringing up the presence of the Devil. John develops differently throughout all four acts of the play and becomes more involved and makes bigger impacts. John Proctor starts off as a stubborn farmer…

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    My beloved, John Proctor: It’s hard for you to acknowledge our affair and our love for each other when we confront face to face, so I hope this letter can reassure your love and care towards me. When your lips were pressed softly against mine, I felt butterflies tingling in my stomach. Although I know that you swore to love Elizabeth, but you know that your heart race when you see me. To reassure your love towards me, I even practices witchcraft on Elizabeth Proctor to get you attention. Don’t…

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    As I watch John Proctor struggle for breath along with Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse, I realize that this witchery has gone too far. This wasn’t my intention. All I wanted was to be with John Proctor. I just wanted him to love me and get rid of his harridan wife, Elizabeth. She is infuriating. The way she talks, the way she walks, the way she does things makes her so perfect that all Proctor sees is her. But all her actions are fake. She’s supposed to be the one blamed, not me. Now the whole…

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    John Proctor and Giles Corey The play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, takes place in Massachusetts Bay during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The event made for many lives, families, and relationships to be threatened. In the play, characters John Proctor and Giles Corey were considered two men that have made many mistakes in the start, but toward the end of the play, proved that they could make a difference in the town. These two become the most brave and courageous men in the play…

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    In The Crucible, the Character John Proctor is introduced in the play on page 20. John Proctor is a respected farmer who is in his mid-thirties and portrayed as a sinner. The reason why Proctor is made known to be a sinner, is because in the past he had an affair with his servant Abigail Williams. In the play, The Crucible, author Arthur Miller describes the admirable behavior of John Proctor to reveal a larger message that even if people have made tresspasses in the past, they have the…

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    The title of the play correlates to the severe test John Proctor is put through. His tests are whether he will stay true to God and being an honest man, or lie and conform to the rest of the town’s mindsets. His honesty reveals how much of a loyal man he is, despite committing adultery with Abigail. As a Puritan (especially women), life was very strict and habitual. The men worked, while the women stayed home and cleaned the house, maybe do some crafting such as knitting or sewing, and…

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    by Arthur Miller, John Proctor did redeem himself when he died for not confessing to witchcraft. John Proctor has done some really good things. He also done some really bad things as well. The bad things Proctor should have burned in hell but, because of the sacrifice he made, John Proctor Saved his soul. John Proctor is a good man. John Proctor is a good man because “I nailed the roof upon the church, I hung the door”(act II 527-528). John Proctor help build the church. John also grows food…

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    demonstrates through his play, The Crucible, that John Proctor, the main protagonist, is indeed a modern tragic hero. Throughout another one of Miller’s works, his essay “Tragedy and the Common Man”, he explains who and what a tragic hero really is. This helps to inform the reader about Proctor’s stance as a common tragic hero. Throughout the play, The Crucible, John Proctor faces many obstacles and challenges. Soon after we are introduced to Proctor in the play, we learn that he had an affair…

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    Siplivy 10/31/15 The Crucible Essay John Proctor is a farmer, who lives in the town where all the accusations are taking place. John is Elizabeth Proctor’s husband and is stringent man. Nevertheless, he has sinned within his marriage. He took part in an affair with Abigail Williams. The affair and corresponding guilt that resulted from it are the onset of his decline. When Abigail attempts to shift the focus from herself by implicating other citizens, John Proctor is conflicted. He did not want…

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    characters stand out, John and Elizabeth Proctor. Both characters are different from the rest of the people during this time period because, everyone is suspicious of witchcraft. Many people falsely accuse others as witches; so that they stay alive, however, they leave the one that's accused dead. John and Elizabeth both tell the truth to the ones they confess to. By telling the truth Elizabeth helps John die with a better reputation and die with dignity. The guilt and confessions of John and…

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