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  2. The Crucible - Wikipedia

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    John Proctor The play's protagonist and husband of Elizabeth Proctor. A local farmer, John is known for his independence and temper, which often gets him into trouble with the authorities. Contemporary notes describe him as a "strong-willed beast of a man". [9]

  3. John Proctor (Salem witch trials) - Wikipedia

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    In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a 1953 fictionalized version of the trials portrayed as a theatrical play, John Proctor is cast as the main character whose story is centered around his powerful and unrivaled position in the society and consequential wrongfully-convicted fate. [38]

  4. The Crucible (1996 film) - Wikipedia

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    The Crucible is a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play.It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor, and Bruce Davison as Reverend Samuel Parris.

  5. “Stranger Things” Star Sadie Sink Will Return to Broadway ...

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    Sadie Sink is coming back to the boards!. The actress and Stranger Things will star in the Broadway premiere of John Proctor Is the Villain, a new play by Kimberly Belflower directed by Tony ...

  6. List of people of the Salem witch trials - Wikipedia

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    John Durrant - While no court records exist regarding his arrest, John was known to live in Billerica during the trial period and had multiple family members who were accused of witchcraft and arrested. His wife's stepdaughter's husband, Samuel Cardwell Sr., was hanged on September 22, 1692 for witchcraft.

  7. Mary Warren (Salem witch trials) - Wikipedia

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    Mary Warren is a character in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. True to the historical record, she is a maid for John Proctor, and becomes involved in the Salem witch hunt as one of the accusers, led by Abigail Williams. Mary Warren has a very weak character, giving in to pressure a number of times.

  8. The Crucible (1957 film) - Wikipedia

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    Jean-Paul Sartre began writing the script in late 1955, [2] during what author David Caute defined as "the height of his rapprochement with the Soviet Union". He was inspired by the success of Marcel Aymé's French-language adaptation of Miller's The Crucible, titled Les sorcières de Salem, which was staged in Paris' Sarah Bernhardt Theater, starring Simone Signoret as Elizabeth Proctor.

  9. Abigail Williams - Wikipedia

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    In Arthur Miller's 1953 play, The Crucible, a fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials, Abigail Williams is the name of a character whose age in the play is raised a full five or six years, to age 17, and she is motivated by a desire to be in a relationship with John Proctor, a married farmer with whom she had previously had an affair. In ...