Thursday, September 17, 2015
Proctor and Elizabeth
Today we read Act two from The Crucible, and it seemed to focus on the relationship between Elizabeth and Proctor. We discover that Elizabeth knew about the affair he with Abigail, and that there are trust issues. Their relationship of wife and husband is very tense and Proctor has had enough of Elizabeth always doubting him. She has noticed that he is always defending Abigail, that's why she wants him to confront her for bringing Elizabeth's name up. From what we can analyze from these characters, can they be compared to characters from The Scarlet Letter? Also Abigail, can she be compared to perhaps Chillingworth?
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In a way I think we can compare Abigail to Chillingworth because they are both seeking vengeance, but at the same time I don't want to compare them because Abigail seems like she doesn't care about anyone but herself and I wouldn't necessarily say Chillingworth is like that.
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ReplyDeleteWell yes in some ways they can be compared to the The Scarlet Letter, but in this book it's main characters have deep and inner sorrows for thei guilt, but as we see in the Crucible no one really has any remorse nor reasoning for their "sin". Therefore, I would not compared the Crucible to Scarlet Lettter(o far)
ReplyDeleteI don't believe there is much to compare between Abigail and Chillingworth. Chillingworth was pushed to seek his vengeance, he had reasoning behind his motives. Also, Chillingworth never did anything besides remind Dimmesdale of what he has done, and I don't find that diabolical. In an opposite manner, Abigail seems to have little justification. She is driven by greed and lust, and is focused solely on herself. She will hurt anyone to get what she wants, and causes multiple executions, for no particular reason . I think Abigail is a more defined and obvious villain, while Chillingworth is a victim of circumstance.
ReplyDeleteWhen you stated that Proctor has had enough with Elizabeth's trust issue, the wording makes it sound like Elizabeth's the problem. Don't you think that Elizabeth has the right to act the way she is? The man that she deeply loves betrayed her and slept with the town's "whore". If I was Elizabeth, there would be no words to describe such pain. I think Elizabeth has all the right to question him and doubt his every move.
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