Essays About John Proctor
When Elizabeth is charged with witchcraft, John sacrifices his pride in an attempt to save her – his pride which he held so dear, this shows the audience that he truly loves Elizabeth. Miller also portrays Elizabeth’s love for John by lying to try to protect him but this proved to be his undoing because…
Arthur Miller creates sympathy for John proctor in a number of different and effective ways. The way I feel was the most effective, was the way Arthur changes our impression of proctor during the play. As in, in the first act proctor says “Abbey I never give you hope to wait for me”. This was…
John Proctor is a flawed man; he committed an adulterous affair, with a young girl, Abigail Williams, whilst she was working in his home, and while his wife was pregnant with his child. But, despite this, we still sympathise with John Proctor. Throughout the play, we come to see that Proctor is truly determined to…
“The Crucible” is an extraordinary play in the way that it was written in the 1950″s, yet it was based on life in the 1690″s. Miller wrote the play in the 1950″s, a time when the McCarthy witch trials were taking place in Michigan, and set “The Crucible ” in the 1690″s, a time when…
John Proctor is a character from the Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, Throughout the play he changes from being a troubled, self-exiled, sinner to becoming a person of high moral standards. The characters in this play are simple, common people that live in the town of Salem in the year 1692. There is a…
IS JOHN PROCTOR A ?GOOD? MAN ?Arthur Miller’s play ?The Crucible?, is set in the small American Town of Salem. One of the main character’s is John Proctor, husband to Elizabeth Proctor and a feared, though respected member of this ?New Jerusalem’s? community. John Proctor is a man who has some flaws, but also many…
1.Parris is very insecure. His the minister of Sale. His major concerns is his reputation and his money. He cares more about the witchcraft in his house then the welfare of his own daughter. 2.They are the richest people in the village they have the most money and land. They think they are above the…
Rev. John Hale vs. John ProctorThe characters of John Hale and John Proctor in The Crucible can be compared and contrasted according to their key traits, goals, and tendencies to change. These characters are probably the two most important characters in the play. They both are strong men mentally and are proud of what they…
itizenJohn Proctor and John Hale- Good Citizen vs. Good PersonIn The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters, John Proctor and Reverend John Hale as good men. The term good men in this play is ambiguous. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the perfect and good citizen of…