Examples Of Goody Proctor's Letter To Mr. Hale

Today I am writing to you, thinking about all of our lovely memories we have had in Salem as a wonderful married couple. I am writing this letter to you because I wanted to day my last few words to you before you are hanged. How did everything go from having a lovely life to, you being sentence to death because you confessed about being in contact with the devil? Also, I feel this is completely my fault, and I am the breakdown of our family. I have a lot of regrets from our marriage that I caused. I let Abigail get the best of me, and it ruined our marriage and now I am not going to have a husband anymore because you are going to die. I really regret our fight in our house after you got home. I remember

I believe that John Proctor from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller should have been proven innocent. John Proctor (March 30, 1632 – August 19, 1692) was a farmer and tavern keeper in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the son of John Proctor, Sr. and Martha Harper. He was hung to death on August 19, 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts Bay Colony during the Salem Witch Trials after being accused and convicted for witchcraft. (John_Proctor_(Salem_witch_trials).

While in court one day, she sews a poppet for Elizabeth and leaves her needle in there. Abigail sees this and later at dinner, she stabs herself with a needle and accuses Elizabeth of doing so. This results into the police going to the Proctor household and questioning Mary about the doll. “Why, I meant no harm by it, sir.” Mary admits that the doll is hers, and tells Cheever that the cries of witchery are all pretense. This all leads to John convincing her to tell the truth. Mary tries to take responsibility, to help, but nobody believed her. Even though she did take responsibility for her actions, Mary had to lie in the end to save herself.

Many actions dignify the traits of a tragic hero, but only few stand out. In the tragedy The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a tragic hero dies a good man when brought to trial over nothing more than child’s play and dishonesty. John Proctor is an honest, upright, and blunt-spoken man because he fought for what is right and found forgiveness in his fatal flaw. Although he exhibits these traits throughout the story, John dies a dynamic character.

Along with giving the impression of manipulability, Mary shows apparent genuine concern for those who appear to control her. When the governor visited the Proctors’ home to arrest Elizabeth, Mary was there working as a servant and was asked about the court’s main piece of evidence, the “poppet”, or doll. Mary also answered Reverend Hale, who asked about the needle in the poppet, insisting she “meant no harm”

Abigail’s fear of prosecution and of losing John Proctor causes her to cry witch. When Reverend Hale asks Abigail if she called “the Devil last night” (42), she realizes her peril, and says “I never called him! Tituba, Tituba . . . “ (42), diverting the accusations from herself onto Tituba. Abigail notices Warren storing a needle in the belly of a poppet after sewing it in court. Abigail sticks a needle into her stomach the next day and cries witchcraft. Later, the blame of witchery falls on Elizabeth Proctor because Mary Warren gave her the stabbed poppet. Abigail designs to see Elizabeth Proctor hanged, and believes that John Proctor will be “singing secret hallelujahs” (152) with her when she does. Abigail cries witch on Elizabeth Proctor so that she does not lose John Proctor. The driving fears of Abigail and Tituba contrast in that Abigail’s are complex and twisted whereas Tituba’s are primal and straightforward.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, various characters, whether it is from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. There are those who spend every day in fear, wondering whether or not they will be falsely accused of witchcraft. There are others who struggle with more internal trials, such as forgiving those who have hurt them. The protagonist, John Proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution, and held himself to a high standard for the sake of his good name and family. As a result of this, he struggled with a major internal conflict throughout the play.

"How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave my name!" (Proctor) John Proctor a farmer, and the husband of Elizabeth. He had an affair with Abigail Williams while she worked as a servant in his house. John is a powerful man in both build and character. " John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of god, his wife Elizabeth, and himself. True, Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however he lacks the capacity to forgive himself." (www.cliffsnotes.com) John Proctor goes from being loved and well respected to a sinner and later on becoming a tragic hero which was surrounded by strong feelings and beliefs.

When you think of John proctor and Reverend Hale, you may think of people who were trying to save the town of Salem. You might think also think of bravery. In this paper I am going to talk about the strengths, flaws, and noble qualities of both people.

Reverend Hale reveals that “Abigail were stabbed; a needle were found stuck into her belly”. Proctor on the other hand believed something different, and knew that Marry Warren was well-aware of the same. Marry Warren mentions that he ordered her, “You will tell the court how that poppet come here and who stuck the needle in”. She says that she was afraid that Abigail would “Kill me for sayin ' that”. She says that she warned Proctor that “Abby 'll charge lechery on you”. Instead, John Proctor himself confessed about being a lecher. Abigail refused to comment about Proctor 's confession, she responded “If I must answer that, I will leave, and I will not come back again”. She also claimed that she witnessed a yellow bird brought by Marry Warren. Gradually Abigail and the girls leave off, until only mary is left there.This is the beginning of when Proctors mission comes to its peak of failing. Marry Warren claims and says to Proctor “You are the Devil 's man”. Proctor, defenseless and without evidence, then accept defeat and states “I say- God is dead!”

In the book, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a farmer and a prominent member of society. However, he had an affair with a girl in town, Abigail Williams which leads to his wife being convicted of witchcraft and himself convicted of dealing with the devil. John Proctor is a strong and effective speaker and proves his point with the three rhetorical appeals and devices such as personification, similes, metaphors and tone.

Plays have been used as a method of storytelling and form of entertainment for hundreds of years. A tragedy is one type of play where the audience pities the characters and fear the same consequences that the characters face. In addition, tragedies often include a tragic hero who has a tragic flaw causing his or her downfall. One example of a play that is a tragedy and includes a tragic hero is the The Crucible. John Proctor in The Crucible is a true tragic hero because he possess the four characteristics of goodness, superiority, tragic flaw, and realization of his downfall.

A wave of intense puritanism was ruling upon Salem by the time of our story,1692, and alongside them came various witch-hunt attempts. Backed up by religion, These witch-hunts intended to eliminate any possible threat to puritans and their beliefs. In the quest to “sabotage the devil” many innocent lives were lost. People capable of saving those in trouble, albeit innocent themselves, mostly hid their heads behind their walls, kept their mouths shut and left their ink to dry, leaving their fellow citizens to die. Reverend Hale, a witch-hunter himself, had an embodiment of the hunts and their purposes and consequences figured out; Therefore, he tried to make victims confess to things they did not commit, including witchcraft, to save their lives.

Vishal Patel Mr. Walton CP English11- 7 25 August 2014 3. John proctor is the speaker of the quote. John is referring to Hale as God’s instrument. During this part of the play, Paris and other people of the community are afraid of witchcraft because Betty is sick and the girls were in the forest dancing. Paris sees the girls dancing and a kettle.

The consequences of shirking accountability for ones actions are depicted through the tribulations John Proctor faced, in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. Although John reluctantly became involved in the Salem witch trials, his initial silence proved to be the downfall of not only himself, but of his fellow townspeople as well. John Proctor remained silent for one reason, and that was to protect himself. As a result of his self-serving desires to avoid the consequences of his actions, innocent citizens were put to death.