Mercy Otis Warren

In The Crucible, John Proctor the protagonist, looks for redemption of his sins. At first, Proctor was full of guilt and doubt after he had committed adultery with Abigail, his former maid. However, as the play progressed, Proctor started down the path of redemption by confronting his sins with his wife. Finally, in the last act, Proctor was able to regain his self-respect and his own forgiveness, finding Proctor’s character change through The Crucible was portrayed in three stages: destitution,…

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, an outburst by John Proctor reveals that he is frustrated with himself because of his prior involvement in adultery, and that he is angry that he and Danforth have allowed the town to be filled with sin and fear. A girl named Abigail Williams, who is adept in the art of manipulation, is the main source of the unjust acts in court and sin in the town. Before being involved in court she is caught dancing in the forest with a few other girls. Dancing, or having…

There were many trials and challenges people faced in The Crucible. Everyone in the town were holding on to survive through the “witchcraft” that was going on in Salem. Many were being 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…

Rev Parris character analysis In the play “The Crucible”, Reverend Samuel Parris is immediately shown as a selfish and greedy man. In the first act of the play Betty, Reverend Parris’s daughter, is in a coma like state. In that scene, he talks with Abigail one of his nieces, regarding Betty’s current state and how she got in that condition. However he is quick to jump on to the importance that the word of Betty’s condition is not to be released publicly because he claims (on 1.1093) that…

There are many circumstances in the story Of Mice and Men that would help me justify why George and Lennie would not achieve their dream .One reason in particular,that I found Important,would be lennie'ss ignorance and how it put them in harsh predicaments.The fact that George and lennie can’t stay in one place because lennie would ultimately mess up somewhere along the way is a major defect in their relationship,and creates conflict for the both of them.Like the time when they were forced to…

Some people will do anything to get what they want, no matter the circumstances. Some people portray it as a good thing, in some cases it is a bad thing. It is even worse when someone has to die for the thing the person want. Abigail Williams is one of these people. She believes that she and John Proctor are meant to be and will do anything, in her will, to be with him. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, he uses both direct and indirect characterization to develop Abigail Williams into a flat…

the wife of the man she loves. Abigail claims Goody Proctor made a voodoo doll of her and stabbed a needle through her stomach. As the reader knows, Abigail is trying to kill Goody Proctor; therefore, it is assumed that Abigail herself made Mary Warren stick the needle in the doll to help frame Goody Proctor. This would be a form of lying which defies the one of the commandments, showing how a Puritan would overstep their superficial rules to satisfy their desires.…

In the crucible by Arthur Miller there are many themes that cause conflict within many characters. One theme that strongly influences John, Elizabeth, and Reverend Hale is pride. Pride is defined as a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction deprived from one’s own achievements.(citation) A big part of these characters decisions were all shaped or influenced by pride and self-worth. John's pride was rooted in his status and virtue. Elizabeth's pride put a strain on forgiving John for his…

The definition of a ‘crucible’ is a “severe test of patience and belief, or trial”. The title of the play is symbolic to Arthur Miller’s four-act play, The Crucible. In this play, innocent lives are put on trial when Abigail Williams and her friends accuse the men and women of crimes they did not commit. Three characters that experience the greatest change in the play include John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor and Reverend John Hale. John Proctor is a very-hardworking farmer who is dignified and…

The Crucible by Arthur Miller is mainly about the hysteria around the eruption of the witchcraft trials that took place in Salem in 1692. Salem was a peaceful ordinary town until it was destroyed by the chaos resulted from the wrongful allegations of Salem citizens for witchcraft. The crucible demonstrates how individuals driven by their motivations can spread hysteria with the rest of the society to release their repressed resentments. Miller cleverly created a climate of hysteria to show how…