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The Crucible Compare And Contrast Essay

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When in conversation, statistically speaking when someone is lying, they won’t make eye contact with a person they’re talking to. In this essay, I’m going to go over the differences and similarities between John Proctor and Abigail Williams from the book “The Crucible”. This paper will contain the differences in personality, emotions, and actions they take. Likewise, it will also contain similarities in these listed traits. To start off I’ll begin with their differences in personality. In the novel John seems a very honest citizen that cares about his land and work. On line 419 in “The Crucible” the author says “Abby, you’ll put it out of mind I’ll not be comin’ for you more”(Miller 419). This shows John stopping his affair w showing his honesty towards his wife. Abigail starts the play with a satanic ritual to kill Elizabeth Proctor and immediately lies about the plot of it. In the play “The Crucible” the author says “It were sport, uncle”(Miller 93)! This shows the immediate lie about her intentions of the ritual …show more content…

John Proctor displays major feelings of guilt throughout the play. In the play “The Crucible” the author says “Abby, 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. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby”(Miller 450). This quote shows the guilt John has towards the adulatory he committed with Abigail and how he feels about the situation. Abigail strongly contrasts with John’s emotion with her jealousy towards Elizabeth for being with John Proctor. On line 137 the author says “She hates me, uncle, she must for I would not be her slave. It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman”(Miller 137). This shows the hatred she has for Elizabeth and how she’s with John instead of her. The dynamic between the two stay the same for the rest of the two until Abigail leaves the

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