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By: Marissa Cribbs, Lucy Moore, and Alexxis Schwalier 

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By: Marissa Cribbs, Lucy Moore, and Alexxis Schwalier 

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John Proctor and Hypocrisy

Through to The Crucible, John Proctor realizes that he has become the thing that he hates most, a hypocrite. He lost his 'goodness' and is burdened with self guilt from his committed adultery. He refuses to follow those he considers hypocrites, such as Reverend Parris, because he believes that they are not truly religious. They practice religion, but do not necessarily live by it. Proctor having an affair with Abigail makes him see himself as a hypocrite. He tries to work harder to become a better person, he demonstrates this by going to testify in court. It causes him to try to make things right and ultimately sacrifice himself for his wife to forgive for his sins. Goody Proctor understands and is aware of his internal struggle "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!" (Miller, 240)

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Throughout The Crucible, John Proctor has shown his love in many different ways. Elizabeth Proctor, married to John, has seen many obstacles throughout their marriage. At one point the couple was normal and a smooth machine. But after Proctors affair with youthful and flirtatious, Abigail Williams, their relationship now has iron walls between them. All throughout Act 2, Proctor was walking a fine line with his dear wife, Elizabeth. This act shows readers the lack of love and patience has towards his wife. But, this lack of love will be tested as Elizabeth is accused on witchcraft and is arrested. From this point on, John was determined to prove Elizabeth innocent. "I will bring you home. I will bring you soon... I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing Elizabeth", (Miller, pg. 204). This shows that Proctor will do anything to prove his wife's innocence and save her. This will result in John admitting his sins for Elizabeth, and saving her. This shows how he will stop at nothing to save his one love, Elizabeth. And he made the ultimate sacrifice, his life.

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" Last Name" by Carrie Underwood, talks about a women's regretful decisions affected by alcohol. She regrets everything she has done with this man. This can be seen as an connection with John Proctor and his affair with Elizabeth. Both Proctor and Underwood want to forget about their mistake and pretend that it never happened in the first place. Proctor similar to Underwood did not want the shame of others knowing about this sin. They did not want to be judged by their peers and loved ones. Another similarity is seen in importance of those they interacted with. As stated Carrie Underwood does not even remember the last name of the man. This lack of importance can be seen with Abigail Williams towards Proctor. John knows that Abigail will never be as important as Elizabeth, and Abigail has been shown this lack of importance as well. Carrie Underwood and John Proctor both connect through their regret towards previous decisions in which they are ashamed for.

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Last night, I got served, a little bit too much of that poison baby
Last night, I did things I'm not proud of, and I got a little crazy
Last night, I met a guy on the dance floor, and I let him call me 'baby'

And I don't even know his last name
My momma would be so ashamed
It started out "hey cutie, where you from?"
Then it turned into "oh no! what have I done?"
And I don't even know his last name

He left, the club, about around three o'clock in the morning
His Pinto, is sitting there in the parking lot, when it should of been a warning
I had no clue, what I was getting into, so I blame it on the Cuervo
Oh where did my manners go

And I don't even know his last name
My momma would be so ashamed
It started off "hey cutie, where you from?"
And then it turned into "oh no! what have I done?"
And I don't even know his last name, oh here we go

Today, I woke up, thinkin' 'bout Elvis, somewhere in Vegas I'm not sure
How I got here, or how this ring on my left hand just appeared
Outta nowhere, I gotta go, take the chips, and the Pinto, and hit the road
They say what happens here, stays here,
All of this will disappear, but there's just one little problem

I don't even know my last name
My momma would be so ashamed
It started off "hey cutie, where you from?"
And then it turned into "oh no! what have I done?"
And I don't even know my last name

What have I done, what have I done, what have I done
Well what have I done, I don't even know my last name
And it turned into "oh no! what have I done?"
And I don't even know my last name

It started off "hey cutie, where you from?"
And then it turned into "oh no! what have I done?"
And I don't even know my last name

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John Proctor's motives change throughout the story and his actions as well.  However, one of his motives is protecting his good name.  John would do everything in his power to hide his affair with Abigail and forget it.  This is seen when Proctor says, "But I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again.  Wipe it out of my mind.  We never touched, Abby," (Miller, pg 177).  This demonstrates how John would do anything to forget his sin of committing adultery.  This led him to become paranoid of the people around him.  It also caused John to loose the trust and affection of his wife and he became angry that he would not be able to redeem himself.  This also led John to be harsh with Abigail in and out of the court in order to keep his distance.  This is because he knew her intentions in her heart due to their affair and he was trying to cover up what he did in the past.

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Richard Nixon, like John Proctor, gave into temptation. He committed a form of betrayal and cheating in sake of power. Both Richard and John lied in order to protect their good name. They did not want to damage their social status and did everything they could to cover it up. With John Proctor's affair and Richard Nixon's Watergate Scandal, both ended up ruining their reputation and was shamed in front of their society.