The Crucible Quotes Flashcards
Proctor - emotions
Paragraph 1 (2 quotes)
“I may think of you softly from time to time.”
“But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again.”
Proctor -emotions
Paragraph 2 ( 2 quotes)
“He gets up, goes to her, kisses her. She receives it.”
“She has an arrow in you yet, John Proctor, and you know it well!”
Proctor -emotions
Paragraph 3 ( 2 quotes)
“I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing, Elizabeth.”
“Proctor leaps at Abigail and, grabbing her by the hair, pulls her to her feet.”
Proctor - emotions
Paragraph 4 ( 2 quotes)
“it is hard to give a lie to dogs.”
“I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
The ending - emotions
Beginning of paragraph 1 and quotes
“She will not let herself be drowned in the sea that threatens her.”
The ending - emotions
Beginning of paragraph 2 and quotes
“it is hard to give a lie to dogs.”
The ending - emotions
Begining of paragraph 3 and quotes
“in darkness”
“high barred windows.”
“Proctor turns his face to the wall”.
The ending - emotions
Beginning of paragraph 4 and quotes
“he has goodness in him now. God forbid I take it from him.”
“I am no saint.”
“I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Introduction for the crucible first half
The “Crucible” written by Arthur Miller in 1953 reflects the horrors which were faced in Salem in 1692. The main climax of the play is the final scene, where it shines a light on the main theme which is truth and its importance. The main concerns which can be seen in the final scene are the themes of “Good vs Evil” and the danger of lies and corruption as well as the importance of acting on your conscience. The final scene is where John Proctor can stand strong after being in prison for months. He is faced with the agonising question where he could either confess to witchcraft and stay alive or not confess and die.
Introduction the second half
There are the reasons to be with his family which made him want to confess however, by doing this he was sinning his family’s name and supporting Danforth and the corrupt court although the other option was being hanged but by doing this it resulted in the greater good keeping both himself and his friends name clean. This decision which Proctor makes sparks a lot of emotions to the reader; anger, sadness and sympathy however there is also the aspect of happiness and satisfaction that Proctor dies as a hero standing against the lies. The final scenes of the play are effective in conveying the main themes; the battle between good and evil and the importance of acting on your conscience with the main two being integrity and reputation which are all effective in leaving the reader with mixed emotions.
Full introduction
The “Crucible” written by Arthur Miller in 1953 reflects the horrors which were faced in Salem in 1692. The main climax of the play is the final scene, where it shines a light on the main theme which is truth and its importance. The main concerns which can be seen in the final scene are the themes of “Good vs Evil” and the danger of lies and corruption as well as the importance of acting on your conscience. The final scene is where John Proctor can stand strong after being in prison for months. He is faced with the agonising question where he can either confess to witchcraft and stay alive or not confess and die.There are the reasons to be with his family which made him want to confess however, by doing this he was sinning his family’s name and supporting Danforth and the corrupt court although the other option was being hanged but by doing this it resulted in the greater good keeping both himself and his friends name clean. This decision which Proctor makes sparks a lot of emotions to the reader; anger, sadness and sympathy however there is also the aspect of happiness and satisfaction that Proctor dies as a hero standing against the lies. The final scenes of the play are effective in conveying the main themes; the battle between good and evil and the importance of acting on your conscience with the main two being integrity and reputation which are all effective in leaving the reader with mixed emotions.
Conclusion 1 for effective ending question
In conclusion, this main drive of reputation as well as his desire not to betray his prisoner friends is the main thing which causes him to rip up the confession leading to his death.The fact that Proctor rips the confession up to keep goodness in his name creates pride in the reader to see the goodness of Proctor and the way he wants he to have respect for his name, not just for himself but for his children. He puts them before himself. He puts reputation and honour before himself. The Crucible shows the pain which is created through this powerful word choice and the evilness of the execution of John Proctor will also create a sense of goodness to destroy the court. Miller has effectively created mixed emotions in the reader conveyed through the themes of reputation, Integrity and Good versus Evil all shown through the eyes of John Proctor. Both the reader and myself can see that John Proctor really did say what he promised and fell like an ocean destroying the court and their corruption and dying as a hero. Dying with integrity. Dying as John Proctor.
Conclusion 2 for Proctor and Emotions
In conclusion,The Crucible shows the pain which is created through the techniques of word choice, contrast, metaphors and sentence structure showing these themes of integrity, acting on your conscience, manipulation, corruption and the evilness of the court and the manipulation which Proctor had to face with Abigail creating this range of intense emotions. Arthur Miller has been effective in using these techniques and themes to show this fluctuation of intense emotions in Proctor and to capture these emotions which would have been faced during the time of McCarthyism faced in Salem. The reader can see that John Proctor really was the target of the arrow, facing lots of sadness from losing his wife to the horrible decision of confessing and dying; however Proctor said what he promised and fell like an ocean destroying the court and their corruption and dying as a hero. Dying with integrity. Dying as John Proctor.
Introduction for Proctor and Emotions
The “Crucible” written by Arthur Miller in 1953 reflects the horrors which were faced in Salem in 1692. The central character, John Proctor, is a character who faces a vast amount of intense emotions and experiences. Throughout the play we can see this range of emotions and intensity built up from intensity with Abigail, souring emotions with Elizabeth to the final scene with the peak of intense emotions where John Proctor is faced with the agonising question where he could either confess to witchcraft and stay alive or not confess and die.This intense decision which Proctor makes sparks a lot of emotions in him both anger and sadness with these emotions also being brought about by Abigail and her cunningness and manipulation to get what she wants as well as the broken marriage between Elizabeth and Proctor. These emotions of John Proctor are effectively created through the techniques of metaphors, contrast, short sentences (sentence structure) and word choice which all create this spine chilling horror play and the fluctuation of intense emotions in Proctor.
When was the Crucible written?
written by Arthur Miller in 1953
