The Crucible: Act Four Analysis
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The scene in Act Four of The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, defines
the characterization, themes, and conflicts of the play. The scene takes
place in a court dungeon where John Proctor, is confronted by his wife
Elizabeth for the first time in many months. The couple is imprisoned on
having been fals ....
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.... and hope in Proctor's voice. The reader
feels that he will fight till the end. "It is hard to give a lie to dogs.",
he says.
Proctor continually wavers in his decision whether to confess to
this outright lie, or to spite the evil and be hung in martyrdom. Up to
this point in time, the court officials have no definitive proof that any
witchcraft has actually been practiced. Innocent people are being hung only
on account of the testimony given by one young girl. Proctor realizes that
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