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The Crucible Characters
- John Proctor
- represents the
confusion of an
ordinary man caught
up in a dangerous
and unreasonable
time
- one of the only
characters with
common sense,
decency and a sense
of morality
- is a reluctant leader but wants to
do the right thing
- could be a
representation of Miller:
regarding his
anti-communist trial
- he is very aware of his own
faults- he is his harshest
judge
- why he is so set on
making things right with
Elizabeth
- believes strongly in
telling the truth
- irony of having
an affair
- Abigail is the
cause of his
guilt
- slightly hypocritical
- is tourtured by the fact that he is
living a lie
- presented as man of
integrity by Miller
- realises how
important his identity
is to him
- "because it is my name"
- "i have given my soul; leave
me my name"
- under great pressure when dealing with
the struggle inside him between the
truth and reputation
- especially when regarding his
position in the community
- "respected and even
feared in Salem"
- he is the
plays tragic
hero
- usual have one weakness- his
weakness being Abigail
- can detect
foolishness in
others and
expose it
- Elizabeth Proctor
- she has a moral superiority
- "God forbid i take it from
him"
- "he have his goodness now"
- mainly a victim through the whole play, through
no fault of her own
- through John and
Abigail's affair
- through Abigail's spiteful
nature
- belief in her husband
and is loyal despite the
things he has done
- very different to
her husband when
it comes to
emotions
- protecting
John's
reputation
when she
lies for him
- importance of reputation,-
reflecting on Miller when he
had his reputation scathed
in the McCarthyism trials
- cold and demanding
- may have driven John to
commit adultery
- marriage is still tense
due to constant
suspicion
- Abigail Williams
- "my name is good in the
village"
- strong feelings towards self representation
and reputation
- orientated around
John
- she is cause of
his guilt however
- thinks of him as her
property- even though he is
with another woman
- minipulative
- always trying to
protect herself
- "innocently" putting on an act
to protect was they were
doing
- "quavering, as she sits"
- portraying the fear
that Parris wants
her to have
- fulfilling his ego and making
him feel powerful
- realistically she
has all the
power and can
use it as she
wishes
- demonstrated
later in the
play
- very powerful personality
- inspires hysteria
- cunning
- evil
- lack of morals
- shows desperation through her need to
control everything and have everything her way
- in someway she has been a
victim
- perhaps a motif for
her actions
- acting out due to past
events- parents being
killed
- at her age it
isn't uncommon
- revengeful towards Elizabeth
- aware of her sexuality