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Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Title: Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Category: Arts & Humanities / Theater
Details: Words: 667 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
As one can see, in Acts I and II of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible", all characters have a dark side, replete with moral weaknesses. These personal faults are manifested in the character's actions and in the intricacies of his inner conflict.
John Proctor is a man with many moral weaknesses, the first of which are revealed to the reader in Act I. His most glaring moral fault is his having committed an act of adultery …showed first 75 words of 667 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 667 total…if he ever hopes to be absolved of his sins.
As one can see John Proctor is a complex character, a man grappling with his conscience and trying to face his guilt. Although he will eventually slay his personal demons he is nonetheless a weak man, as demonstrated by his actions in Acts I and II. He is a lustful adulterer and in many respects a coward. One can say he epitomizes the "unheroic hero."
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