6-2+Proctors+Patrick

.The Proctors Your Name: Sir Francis Bacon

Characters: 1. Elizabeth 2. John

Choose one of the characters above and answer the following questions from their perspective.

The character I chose was: John

1. What is the problem you are faced with? **My wife is accused of being a witch and I am having a hard time getting her name cleared. Also a lot of the town has been turning against me and calling me a liar.**

2. Who do you think is responsible for your problem, and what is motivating them? **Abigail Williams is responsible for the problem because she is covering her own bad deeds by saying that people in the town are witches. She is motivated to accuse Elizabeth of being a witch because Elizabeth knows that Abigail had an affair with me.**

3. How are you trying to solve your problem, and are you successful? **I am trying to convince the jury (the townspeople) that Abigail is just lying to cover up her wrong deeds. I am also trying to convince the people that I had an affair with Abigail Williams and she is accusing Elizabeth because of that.**

4. Is there anything ironic or contradictory about what you know and what you say or do? **I am trying to protect my wife but in order to do that I am trying to convince the town that I had an affair with Abigail which is mildly ironic.**

5. When you have completed your questions above, go to your group’s discussion page and post a discussion about how you feel the trial is going so far. Don’t forget to use specific examples, and sign your character’s name.

6. Next, log onto another group’s discussion page and respond to a posting as your character.

Project: You must write a letter and response from Elizabeth in jail to John OR A plea of innocence written to the court from both John and Elizabeth. Both responses should be one page total.