Mary Warren

Tragic times in Hayman, Colorado as a devastating wildfire occurred over 138,000 acres of forest on June 8th, 2002 and continued for over a month after it was started, spreading to four colorado counties. Overall, 600 structures were lost to this fire, including 133 residences, one commercial building and 466 outbuildings, costing more the $42 million in damages. Six indirect fatalities were accounted for, including five firefighters in a crash on the way to the fire and one woman who suffered a…

Earlier this morning, Judge Danforth, as well as a few anonymous sources, released a statement of what happened during the recess of court late last afternoon. John Proctor has admitted to be a lecher, claiming he committed adultery with one of Salem’s little angels, Abigail Williams. What had started out as a conversation of court and the termination of witchcraft ended when Proctor, quite literally, cried whore. Quote Proctor: “Whore! How do you dare call Heaven!” John then revealed to all…

“My heart beat thick, my head grew hot; a sound filled my ears, which I deemed the rushing of wings; something seemed near me; I was oppressed, suffocated.” Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Bronte, is full of Christ like figures but at the same time the dark sense of the supernatural. The contrast of these two conflicting counterparts makes Jane Eyre very interesting. An excellent example of this would be found in Chapter 2. Jane is locked in the Red Room, by her vicious and vindictive aunt,…

She had her facial structure, her blue robin orbs and her smile. Her hands were tiny, a silver ring with emerald-cut sapphire snuggled in her thumb. She looked peaceful in her slumber. She reminded him of Nina. Nina, his beautiful engelchen, his morning light, his dear heart who flew away towards heaven. He watched from a far when she kissed Charlotte’s cheek, murmuring a good night after a game of chess, when she descended from the stairs, dressed in sky blue ruffled blouse, offering an arm for…

“I have given you my soul: leave me my name.” This quote was said by John Proctor, a character from The Crucible John Proctor denied his confession when he was free. John Proctor is a farmer in his mid thirties that had an affair with a seventeen year old girl. He is known as an outcast he plows on Sundays and does not go to church often. He does not like Reverend Parris. John Proctor and I have very similar personality traits in that we are hardworking, independent, and being an outcast. Both…

Imagine if there were a website like Ashley Madison back in the days of the Puritans. In The Crucible, John Proctor, a respected, godly man, became inappropriately involved with a younger woman, Abigail Williams, while he was still married to his wife Goody Proctor. He admitted to the crime and shortly after, the entire town was gossiping about it. Proctor agreed to confess his sin of adultery, but when he is told that it must be a public confession, he backs out to save his and his wife's name.…

The humble, honest wife, and the home wrecking mistress can be so a like yet, so very different. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William’s personalities clash through out “The Crucible”. Elizabeth Proctor was the reason for what happened in Salem. For the simple reason of Abigail Williams wanting her husband John Proctor. While being the housekeeper, John proctor had an affair with Abigail, which caused her to be fired by Elizabeth. This situation was a cause and effect of what was happening in…

A prevalent theme in The Crucible is preserving one’s reputation. There are several characters throughout the story that are concerned with keeping a good reputation; although I am going to focus on only three, John Proctor, Judge Danforth, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor wants to be seen as someone that always does the right thing. Judge Danforth is known as a trustworthy judge that always makes the right decisions. And Parris is a churchly figure that always sticks to God’s word. All of the…

At the beginning of the play Proctor was known as a good man in the town of salem. But by the end of the play his life is turned upside down. He is a very proud man but he knows what the right thing to do when it comes to saving his wife. John proctor is an honest man with a few secrets but he’s still an honest man. He is a very proud man with honor to his name. He cares a lot about his reputation, The image he gives off to the rest of the town in the most important to him until he has to risk…

Imagine, all those close to your heart, your dear friends, or the innocent are being accused and convicted of a horrible crime. Would you tarnish your own name if it would save them? In the American tragedy The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many readers consider the protagonist, John Proctor to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. The hero would rather die than to tarnish his…