Rebecca Nurse's Argumentative Essay

Abigail was a servant in the Proctor's household, but got fired by Elizabeth Proctor for having an affair with her husband, John.

Abigail starts to accuse several people in Salem soon after Tituba in a desperate ploy to get attention, that soon gets blown out of proportion and becomes a massacre of innocent people.

Tonette Palmer, has joined her beloved Walter in hiding even since he was revealed to have slaughtered the prized and beloved Lion, Cecil.

responsibility for his actions and others. Proctor is a man of his word except for the fact that he had an affair with Abigail. He gets imprisoned as a witch getting ready to get hanged the morning. As for Elizabeth,

Elizabeth Proctor is a cold woman who demonstrates high moral standards. Her relationship with her husband, John Proctor, is somewhat a quarrel that builds up with the guilt that John has over the affair with Abigail that Elizabeth later discovers. She is a mother and maintains the house that the two live in. Elizabeth can be considered religious as she can remind John Proctor of his ironic sin that he forgot about. As in the quote states, “Hale. You have said that twice, sir. Proctor. (lost) Aye. (He is flailing for it.) Elizabeth. (delicately)

The Crucible was created to described what really happened in these witch trials, and the effects it had on the Colony itself. There was more than 50 men and women accused of witchcraft but less than 20 were hung. The town embraced their trials as a template for their envy of hate.

She is to blame for the death of john proctor he quit showing up in the town they thought he was under witchcraft. He told them that his wife would not tell a lie but she did. John proctor was then hung he would not admit he had witchcraft.

When Proctor confessed to adultery to the judge to save his wife showed he was very honorable. “I thought of her softly. God, help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweet”(193, line 865-866)...”My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when she saw one.”(193, line 876-877). Even though John Proctor knew adultery was a big and very bad sin he still confessed. He knew it was wrong to let Elizabeth get into trouble when she had done nothing wrong. His actions

Quits and leaves and tries to save the lives of the convicted in Salem but fails. Elizabeth Proctor- Wife of John Proctor. Fired Abigail for having an affair with Proctor. Virtuous but cold.

Elizabeth proctor wife to john proctor was a very strong woman. She was very courageous in court by not confessing even though she is having a baby. Most of the accused confessed but she did not. Also Elizabeth ,when proctor confessed to adultery, tried to lie for her husband.

John Proctor, a well respected man, was having an affair with Abigail Williams, one of the girls who was caught. His wife, Elizabeth Proctor, knows about

Respected man, John Proctor, would rather die than have his name plague him negatively. John Proctor was the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. She was accused of Witchcraft by Abigail Williams. During Act III, John fought Judge Danforth hard in court. After trying everything, Danforth would not release Elizabeth.

Fear intimidated the people of Salem from telling the truth and ending the witch trials. Abigail, one of the girls caught dancing in the woods, lies out of her fear of being

John proctor fought to keep his reputation as much as he could. Another character who fought for their remaining reputation was Abigail Williams. Abigail was accused of doing things that she said she didn’t do. Their was one last person who wanted a good reputation still, and that was Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth was a like any other typical wife, until she was set up by a girl named Mary Warren and Abigail williams, then later got into some trouble.

Elizabeth is a mother of three and married to John proctor. John committed lechery with a young girl named Abigail while Elizabeth was battling illness after giving birth to their third child. The town sees Elizabeth as very judgmental and end the end she realizes it and begins to judge herself for lying. Elizabeth, like spoken before, is a judgmental character for obvious reasons reasons. Her husband cheated with their house maid while she was sick.