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In the late sixteen hundreds, the fear of witchcraft was a major concern amongst
New Englanders. Arthur Miller's book, The Crucible, tells the story of a town's
obsession with accusing innocent people of witchcraft. All the accusers were young
females who claimed they were attacked by demonic specters. Members of the
community supposedly sent out these evil spirits, but in reality, the girls were doing it as
sport. One such person accused was Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Proctor, known
throughout the community to be a noble woman. Throughout the book Elizabeth proves
to be a moral, cold, and determined.

Elizabeth's moral character proves to be an important factor all through the book. She gives people in the play and people today the example on how to treat others when she said, "I have sins of my own to count." (Miller 137) People can't go around judging others and not check themselves and be rightly so to judge. Before she knew of this she said, "I have......

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