Saturday, January 23, 2010

Discuss John Proctor, the protagonist and Abigail Williams, the antagonist in The Crucible by Arthur Miller.

John
Proctor is a tragic hero. He is a flawed human being.  The drama The Crucible
byserves as a platform for Proctor to forgive himself, save his pregnant wifes life,
and stop the foolishness of the Salem court.  This is theProctors story.


Proctor is married to Elizabeth and has two sons.  Elizabeth is pregnant again.  Before
the play begins, Abigail Williams and Proctor have a brief affair.  He now works to save his
marriage.

The crucible for John Proctor is the circumstances that he finds
himself in and the test that he must face.  He refuses to lie and sign a false confession to
save himself from hanging.  If Proctor lied and said that he was involved in witchcraft, he
believed that he would have lost his reputation and good name. 

In each act,
Proctor faces a challenge that tests his integrity and honesty.


Act 1- Proctor finds out that Abigail is causing a furor
in Salem about witches and witchcraft. Abigail admits that it is all a sham.


Act 2 -...





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