John proctor quotes
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Proctor, John
Born: 1632
England Died: August 19, 1692
Salem, Massachusetts
Farmer, tavern owner, and accused wizard
John Proctor was one of twenty people executed during the Salem witch trials in 1692–93. Condemned to death as a wizard (a man who practices magic), he was targeted by the court for expressing open opposition to the trials. Thus Proctor was doomed because of his own outspokenness. Yet he was also a victim of the accusations of his maidservant, Mary Warren, who belonged to the group of young girls who initiated the witchcraft charges that resulted in the mass hysteria.
John Proctor and Salem Village
John Proctor was born in England, and at an early age he emigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. In 1666 he moved to the outskirts of Salem Village, settling on a large tract of land he inherited (received ownership of) from his father and becoming one of the wealthiest property owners in the village. He and his wife Elizabeth also ran a tavern in Salem Town (the Salem community consisted of the larger, more urban Salem Town and the smaller
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Miller, Arthur - The Crucible - The role of John Proctor
List of contents
- Introduction
- Summary of “The Crucible”
- Characterization of John Proctor
- Proctor and the conflict between Elizabeth and Abigail
- Proctor and his view of the witchcraft-trials
- Synopsis
- Bibliography
Introduction
I have chosen this topic or to be precise this book because it is my favorite play. I read it approximate 18 months ago and I was really impressed when I first read it, not only because the story of John Proctor and his way to the gallows is heart-rending, but it is also amazing how a girl of seventeen can provoke such things as these witch-hunts. I want to go into greater detail about John Proctor, because he is the person the story is really about and he is a very impressive man, he is the character you empathize with when you read the play. He is a very fascinating man, he knows what he wants and is nearly the only one in Salem who has something you could call common sense and risks to go beyond the religious limitations and people´s narrow-mindedness of that time.
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Despite John’s dalliance in the play with Abigail Williams, John and Elizabeth, as Miller portrays them, are strong-minded individuals who still love and support one another. In one courtroom scene Elizabeth pleads with John to cast aside his pride and confess to witchcraft and thereby save himself from execution. The Salem court, Elizabeth sobs, is unjust and not worth dying for. Confession, they both know, will save his life, at least for a time. In 1692 individuals who confessed to acts of witchcraft were deemed to be harmless and were not regarded as a danger to the public. Indeed, in 1692 fifty-eight individuals offered confessions in which they named other suspects and only five confessors were convicted. None were executed.
In The Crucible, Elizabeth is ensnared when she is forced to testify about her knowledge of John’s affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth was aware of what had taken place, but she denies it in court out of her love for John and to save his good name, even though she had told Judge Danforth about it. Danforth quickly p
Despite John’s dalliance in the play with Abigail Williams, John and Elizabeth, as Miller portrays them, are strong-minded individuals who still love and support one another. In one courtroom scene Elizabeth pleads with John to cast aside his pride and confess to witchcraft and thereby save himself from execution. The Salem court, Elizabeth sobs, is unjust and not worth dying for. Confession, they both know, will save his life, at least for a time. In 1692 individuals who confessed to acts of witchcraft were deemed to be harmless and were not regarded as a danger to the public. Indeed, in 1692 fifty-eight individuals offered confessions in which they named other suspects and only five confessors were convicted. None were executed.
In The Crucible, Elizabeth is ensnared when she is forced to testify about her knowledge of John’s affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth was aware of what had taken place, but she denies it in court out of her love for John and to save his good name, even though she had told Judge Danforth about it. Danforth quickly p
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