John Williams

someone they knew. In the Salem witch trials in the play The Crucible John Proctor keeps a secret. John Proctor is a sinful man. He confesses to adultery and it leads him into a world of trouble. John confesses to adultery because he wanted his name to be cleared for good. He states in the play “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life.” He was considered to be an honorable man and was once well respected. John wanted to keep his good name forever, he wanted his baby to…

In Miller’s The crucible, John Proctor is faced with conflict and a decision to choose what is morally correct, or the most convenient choice for him. Although he chooses his convenience for most of the play, Proctor makes a crucial decision that demonstrates he wants to do what is morally correct. Proctor, originally a stubborn and bad-tempered man becomes an honest man with principles. Even though Proctor becomes an honest man, he starts out as a sinner. John Proctor is a dynamic individual…

english term “Don” Means lord? The topic Much ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, and that Don John, the most evil person to ever live (Don John- likes and loves to ruin love and life for everyone) against Don Pedro the most loyal person to live (Don Pedro- stands by his friend even if it brings him shame). Even if these people are step-brothers they don’t have a lot in common, but I think they are more alike than we think. Don John and Don Pedro are different, what’s the difference? Even…

accused and the court would force them to confess or face death in The Crucible is the same way McCarthyism would take someone who is accused of communist acts and give them an unfair trial leading to them being guilty with little evidence. So seeing John Proctor stand up to the court for what is right can really connect with the reader seeing that history can repeat itself and people need to stand up against these kind of…

witch trials is portrayed in the crucible and shows how people back then thought of others and the world. The character John Proctor, is a farmer and a well liked man in Salem. He is the tragic hero in the Crucible because of an affair he had, his mistake in judgement, and his personality flaw. John Proctor is a well-known…

said Arthur Miller. John Proctor learned the toll sinning takes on a person the hard way in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Although John is an honest man and has a personal code of conduct he is human and makes mistakes. Throughout the play John goes through his own personal crucible and in the end is judged for his actions. In the Crucible, Arthur Miller suggests that when people sin, they sometimes hurt themselves more than others. After John’s affair with Abigail Williams he realizes how…

more than 100 due to false rumors that spread. Abbigail Williams, a pathological liar is a love admirer of a well-respected farmer named John Proctor. John, a father and husband, also committed adultery with Abigail and kept it a secret from the town. John uncovers the secret to save his wife Elizabeth Proctor and testify she would not lie. Elizabeth is then questioned if John committed adultery, thinking she was protecting John she denies it. John is accused…

witchcraft in the forest. Betty was either traumatized or scared, so she went into a“coma-like” state, which caused people to think she was touched by the Devil. We learn about the affair between John Proctor(a farmer), and Abigail Williams(Parris’s niece). Abigail wants John all to herself, but John is married. She needed to kill Elizabeth(John’s wife). This sparks the entire story, and it explains why they were dancing and performing witchcraft in the woods. Abigail then realizes that she…

never admit to their faults. There are three people in the play struggle with this problem of pride. Throughout the crucible, 3 major characters, Danforth, Abigail, and John, are confronted with the burden of the truth and…

This depressing scene also confirmed the overall mood of The Crucible. A river of tears and devastation flooded the audience, as they watched John, the virtuous Elizabeth, and Martha disturbingly hang right in front of their eyes. The strong act of the three praying the Lord’s Prayer in the film compelled the audience to realize the powerfulness of the willpower of the three characters. The audience…