6-1+Proctors

The Proctors Your Name: Lynn Onyambu

Characters: 1. John Proctor 2. Elizabeth Proctor

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

The character I chose was: John Proctor

1. What is the problem you are faced with? I am faced with is proving to the court that my wife Elizabeth is innocent, and that the girls are frauds.

2. Who do you think is responsible for your problem, and what is motivating them? Abigail Williams is responsible for my problem. Her motivation is that she is still obsessed with me, and the affair we used to have.

3. How are you trying to solve your problem, and are you successful? I am trying to solve my problem by showing a list of signatures(petition) of people who all say that my wife is innocent. I brought Mary Warren in to tell the judge that the accusations she made against other people are false, and that the girls are all faking. I am also risking going to jail, by confessing my act of adultery. No i am not successful, because i also end up in jail.

4. Is there anything ironic or contradictory about what you know and what you say or do? No, because honestly, i am a straight-forward guy.

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.