The Crucible - Characters Hidden Motives
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The Crucible is about Salem during the witch trials of 1692. People living in and around the village were greatly affected by the hysteria, which had horrible consequences including the hanging of many innocent people. Some of these people had motives other than the ones they revealed. Many l ....
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.... Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, a witch. She did this without thinking about anyone except herself and did not realize whom she was hurting. This is an example of her selfishness.
Other people in the book demonstrated motives of kindness and caring for other people. John and Elizabeth Proctor were a couple that looked out for the good of the people. Their true motives were to correct the witchcraft hysteria taking place in Salem that that time. When John realized what Abigail was up to, he t ....
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