In the late 1940’s, World War II had come to an end, but America was still living in fear . There was a new uprising of a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party known as Communism. Hysterical and frightened by this uprising, the House of Representatives of Un-American Activities Committee, HUAC, began investigations, nationwide, of possible Communists, this whole entire
Act four is about truth and integrity. John gets to pick a choice of keeping his life and letting those who he knows are innocent, free or kill himself and everyone else on the cart. “Danforth, realizing, slowly putting the sheet down: Did you ever see anyone with the Devil? Proctor: I did not.” John had admitted to seeing the devil and siding with him. If he admitted that no one but himself was by him then they all could have lived. But he didn’t, “Proctor: No, no. I have signed it, You have seen
many attempts of breaking up John Proctor’s marriage with Elizabeth so she can be with him. “ You love me yet, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!, pity me, pity me.” (Act I page 124) In this quote where Abigail is talking to John, she is throwing herself at him trying to be with him, even though he is married. She shows how she doesn’t care about about John or his wife's feelings about each other and that she only cares about her desires to be with John. Abigail Williams even goes
The capability of taking personal responsibility is not something inert inside of us. It is something we must learn and mature over the years. It is hard for us to deal with the consequences of taking responsibility, and thus, we are forced to deal with different repercussions. In the play The Crucible, Abigail Williams has repeatedly failed to take responsibility for her actions. Instead, Abigail accuses others profusely, doing outrageous things to take the suspicion away from her. Abigail’s manipulative
end, Elizabeth Proctor confronts what may be one of the most difficult choices one could make in regards to a person he or she loves. She tries her best to remain neutral when John is deciding whether or not to confess. It is she who makes the most prominent arguments for Proctor to accept his own death, despite her stated wish that she wants her husband to remain alive. The right choice was made when Elizabeth let John die. She had been his moral compass that eventually led John to realize that
John Proctor: Honorable or Not? Try to imagine living in Salem, Massachusetts back in 1692 while the Salem Witch Trials were going on. John Proctor was a very popular and respected man in Salem until the trials started revealing other things about him. Even though the hunt was all a big hoax, it made it obvious that John Proctor was not an honorable man in a Puritan Community. All Puritans should obviously know all of the Bible’s Ten Commandments off the top of their heads. However, when Reverend
important things a person can have, it decides were a person stands in society and it can influence their future. Three characters, John Proctor, Thomas Danforth, and Reverend Parris all wish to maintain an upstanding reputation in Salem, because of their self pride. John Proctor is a rightious man who is willing to take his life if that means keeping a good reputation. Proctor has been a well respected and trustworthy citizen in Salem for so long; this is why it would be hard for him to give up his good
In The Crucible, John Proctor has been accused of committing adultery with Abigail Williams. John Proctor has to defend his good name and confess to his mistakes to be right with the people and accept his punishment. John values his name in society and takes a big risk by admitting his sin to the people. The reader can tell by John’s confession that he cares about the opinion of the people and wants free of guilt. John lacks the capability to forgive himself for what he did. John wishes to protect
melting pot has the structure of a classical tragedy, with John Proctor because the play’s tragic hero. Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken, Proctor could be a smart man, however one with a secret, fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams semiconductor diode to their affair (which happens before the play begins), and created Abigail’s jealousy of his mate, Elizabeth, that sets the whole witch hysteria in motion. Once the trials begin, Proctor realizes that he will stop Abigail’s rampage through Salem
choices that the people had to make were important in the outcome of the events. John Proctor and Elizabeth were forced to make some popular choices but they often made the right choices for the benefit of others. John and Elizabeth Proctor were forced to make the right choices, but there were