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    In the Crucible, John Proctor went from being an dishonest man to an honest man. Throughout the story due to a change of events, he overcomes his problems by changing himself. One of Proctors major conflicts was his affair with Abbigail which led him to constantly feel guilt towards his wife, this was first introduced in the scene behind the barn when Proctor and Abbigail were talking , Abbigail stated to John “give me a work, John. a soft word” John replied by saying, “no, no Abby. That’s done with”

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    A ‘crucible’ is an object in which substances are combined and then subjected to high temperatures. Arthur Miller uses this theme to guide “The Crucible” from the exposition, when Puritan girls danced in the woods, to Proctor’s death by the hangman’s noose. Hale and Danforth are closely intertwined in their beliefs and views at the beginning of the play, but, as tensions and temperatures rise, they begin to separate; ultimately ending with contrary beliefs. In the opening scenes, Hale and Danforth

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    The Crucible is a play written by Arthur Miller, which takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, it is about a Puritan town during the well-known Salem Witch Trials. Miller wrote this play to mimic the main conflict, the red scare, which was going on in his time. John Proctor is a prominent character in the witch trials; he is a poor protagonist with traits of the common tragic hero: without any intention he ends up causing the whole town despair as his old mistress will destroy anything in her

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    Throughout the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller the protagonist, John Proctor, goes through a major man vs. self-conflict. John Proctor lives his life thinking about the past, not about the future. As the play unfolds, all of Proctors sins are revealed to his closest friends and family. No matter how hard Proctor tries to just forget about how he has sinned; it always finds a way to become a huge impact on his decisions. John Proctor is one of the few characters in the play that actually has

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    Proctor is fighting himself with all of his internal conflict. He has been having affairs with Abigail. He is married to Elizabeth and his affair has put himself into a bad spot internally. He is telling Elizabeth how much he loves her even though he has affairs. He tries to keep Elizabeth happy. He then ends up in jail. Proctor has had affairs with Abigail. Abigail is Proctors maid. She wanted to marry Proctor so she accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft. John knows that he could be hanged for having

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    In an incredible display of fearful accusation, paranoia, and social conflict, perpetuated by the morally decayed, and chaotic presence of a theocratic society holding the ideals of alienated witchcraft and manipulative accusation, The Crucible is a prominent nonfiction success which illustrates the significant consequences of political and societal conflict through the actions of a rational character, while appealing to audiences experiencing modernized circumstances which render a relational reality

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    In the play, The Crucible, the idea of witchcraft took over the town of Salem. Many people lost their lives refusing to lie that they were involved in witchcraft. This myth flipped the town upside down and ruined the lives for many families. Arthur Miller was the author who best used writing craft to convey meaning because of his skills in conflict, stereotyping, and characterization. Arthur Miller’s masterful use of conflict plays a huge role in The Crucible because it proves that Salem was in

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    “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller serves as a test tube(crucible) society packed with various conflicting points of selfishness, cowardice, betrayal and sin. With the addition of the hardships thrown at the characters, some begin to grow stronger while others degenerate. While watching their society turn on itself, the characters present in the novel undergo the test of internal moral conflict as well as the external warfare happening around them. With the horror of betrayal burning in their minds

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    In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many people are constantly battling. Whether they're battling with themselves, friends, or others. Everyone has an enemy and they all act on impulse to confront them. Some even have personal conflicts and battle themselves. The first important conflict is between Abigail and Elizabeth. This feud has arisen from the fact that Elizabeth's husband John had an affair with Abigail. The affair led to Abigail getting fired and ruining her name in the town. "PROCTOR

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    The Eternal Internal Conflict Sigmund Freud laid an elaborate framework for modern psychology in the early twentieth century, and his principles have resonated throughout time. In fact, the respected American Psychoanalytic Association still discusses Sigmund Freud and his work, despite it being almost a century old (Landau 2). Psychotherapist Avinash De Sousa writes, “...one must admit that no other therapist ever constructed a conceptual and metatheoretical framework like Freud did” (3). Thus

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