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    complete opposite. Arthur Miller's treatment of women in this play show women as weak beings who give into their husbands. Each women in the drama plays a significant role in showing the different archetypes there were among women especially Mary Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and Abigail Williams. In addition, Kohlberg’s Moral Stages are six developmental stages of human moral reasoning which can tie into the view in which we have of the women in the play. The roles in which women play in the drama

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    tell many lies to become "officials of the court". Mary Warren, for example, evidence may be seen in a scene where Mary Warren is speaking with Parris and Elizabeth: "Mary Warren: You must see, sir, it 's God 's work we do. So I 'll be gone every day for some time. I 'm- I am an official of the court, they and I- She has been edging toward offstage Proctor: I 'll official you! He strides to the mantel, takes down the whip hanging there. Marry Warren: I 'll not stand whipping any more!" (59 Miller)

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    Fear is the direct result of manipulation. In Act 3 of The Crucible, manipulation is employed many times in order to create an atmosphere of fear and often resulting in the byproduct of fear. During the trial of Abigail Williams, the issue of Proctor’s affair with Abigail arises; in order for Abigail to be defamed, Elizabeth needs to be honest; however, Judge Danforth utilizes tricky wording such as “has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery?” to create the feeling of it being John’s trial

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    blame and receive the whipping for what they did, but one of the girls, Abigail, was not about to go down. Abigail had the whole group of girls convinced that it would be best to lie and to not accept the beating. By doing this, they were put into the court and used to tell the judges whether or not the people whom were accused were truly witches. Though the girls had no way of telling if the accused were truly witches, they

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    problem with their spouse that will change their relationship forever. The crucible starts off in a Salem Massachusetts. Are main characters of the book are John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams and we mention a secondary character Marry Warren. The first we look at a troubled relationship with are characters. This relationship involves John Proctor and Abigail Williams. They first meet each other when Abigail was hired to look after the proctor farm. Since then they have always seen

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    John Proctor had two kids, both were boys. They were a part in the Salem Witch Trials. But they were not the first to be accused. John knew this was all fake from the start. They had a servant who was included in the group of girls. Her name was Mary Warren. She helped out around the house. After John found out she kept going back to Salem he was not very happy. He got really mad and almost beat her. She knew it was all pretend, but she wanted to play along with her friends, which was not the smartest

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    Proctor expresses to the court that Abigail is a whore. In Act II of The Crucible, John says “It is a whore!” (Miller P.110). That quote shows what a man he really is. He commits adultery, and afterwards insults Abigail for being a whore. Proctor is

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    death no matter what society offered him to give up. First, in act 3 John Proctor is trying to prove that the girls were lying in order to end the witch trials and free his wife and his friend’s wives as well. Moreover, he brought as evidence Mary Warren who confirms that it was pretense(Miller 106).However, he was asked why he ripped the court’s warrant and about his absence in church and Proctor answered that he ripped because “it were temper”() and respond to the absence by saying: I have no love

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    save his reputation in the town. By doing so, it causes innocent people to get accused of things that they didn't do, like when he swears that he didn't see anyone naked in the woods, but before, he swore he did. He also stuck up for the girls in court when they were being accused of faking being bewitched because if they were actually faking it, then Abigail and Betty, his daughter and niece, would be liars which would make him look bad, saying that he raised them. By only caring about what people

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    Abigail is to blame for most of the deaths in the crucible because of her lying. In the play the crucible, there is a young girl who sleeps with a farmer named John Proctor. This man now knows he has committed a sin, and he can hardly live with himself he feels as if he is a tormented man. Throughout the play the young girl tries to rid Proctor's wife so she can have him all to herself. Before the play actually starts, Abigail and the other girls were actually practicing witchcraft and got caught

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