Good classes today. I want to again congratulate 6th hour who had 65.5% of the class receive a 20/20 on the quiz and for all others in the class who raised their point total on the quiz. Make sure you all study again this week. I also commend my fifth hour students who receive a perfect score.
For this evening:
Discuss the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor. What did we learn about them today? (Just a one or two line summary not a long summary)How could this effect the role Abigail is playing with the other girls who were in the woods? Would people have the same reaction today about Abigail's behavior? Why or why not? Lastly, what is your view of the characters so far and why?
54 comments:
Mr.kay,
I havent read this story so I have know clue what to write about. But I guess I could do a current events blog, so that I'm at least doing something. For this Blog I will talk about an article that i found on the cnn website that said that the reason teens sleep in class is because of early start times. I don't disagree with this but I don't think that the start time has that nuch to do with it. I think that the main problem to teens sleeping in class is because they don't go to bed early enough. In the article it said that a school in Kentucky started there school and hour later and that when they did this there students who got 8 hours of sleep each night went from 35.7 to 50 percent. It also stated that when the students had more sleep that they had less acidents.
Brittney Cooper
6th hour
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/12/sleep.teenagers.school/index.html
Discuss the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor. What did we learn about them today? (Just a one or two line summary not a long summary)How could this effect the role Abigail is playing with the other girls who were in the woods? Would people have the same reaction today about Abigail's behavior? Why or why not? Lastly, what is your view of the characters so far and why?
Abigail and john proctor are having a relationship that qualifies them more as freinds. They seem to share some intimacy. I think this my tear aoart the view of how she is qualified as a leader. In this world, i think that she will be frowned on but not as bad. I thik now in life this is more common and people dont think f it as low. Lastly, i think the charachters all share one certain thing. They all have a part to them that is seen bad from an outer view. For example how Parris is self centered, and how Abigail has affairs.
it obvious that John Proctor and Abigail had a previoius "affaire" relationship. Abigail still wants him but he is trying to stay committed to his wife and marriage. Abigail could have called all the other girls there trying to have a ceromony to kill John Proctor's wife. she seems very controlling and isn't very fearfull of much. today Abigail's behavior would be more normal, not that we totally accept it, but that its more common. however, back then she could be sevirly punished. the characters in this play claim to be puritans, but they are breaking all the rules.
Mr. Kay,
The relationship between the two seems intimate. Not like it is all about sex, but based around it. They both like flirting with each other and they like each other a lot. I have learned that John is very worried about his reputation and that's the only thing keeping him back from beginning a serious relationship with Abigail. This could effect Abagail's life because there could be a conflicting time constraint and also she might be afraid to tell the truth about her and Procter. Also, people would probably not like her if they found out about her and Procter, then she wouldn't be allowed to join in the nudy dances. The reaction today upon her would be a lot like the one back then. I don't know if it would completely ruin her life, then shun her out of town, but close. Now-a-days, people would frown upon you for about a month. But then people will just look at the next piece of news. Such as Bill Clinton and his affair. The girl he was having an affair with is sort of forgotten about. I don't remember her name, nor do many people. But I am sure if you were walking down the road and you saw her you'd be like, " Hey, that's the girl who had an affair Billy." Then you'd for get about it. It doesn't always stick now-a-days. The Character in the book seem to be extremists. Abigail and John extremely want each other, everyone is extremely concerned about reputation and religion. It is crazy. But at the same time, they most of the time, I think they mean well.
-Luke LaFountain
6th Hour
Well its pretty obvious that John Proctor and Abigail had a previous affair in the beginning. But right now, Proctor is trying to stay commited to his wife, Elizabeth. But Abigail still likes him anyway. Back in the day when you were married you didnt ever have affairs with other people. You strictly stayed with your wife/husband forever, regardless if you didnt love them anymore. I think Abigail's reputation would be ruined if people found out about her actions. For instance, she wouldnt get hired for a job,and not a lot of guys would like her because of it, and so on. If this sort of thing happened today, I dont think people would care as much, because its much more common today then in the past. So far, I think that Parris and John Proctor care very much about their reputation. And that Abigail is very controlling and some what mean or bitter.
Well John and Abigails relationship is somewhat obvious. I think John is trying to deny her but may given in a little later in the story. We learned that John has before been caught with Abigail while being married. Recently he has been trying to be faithful to his word so she doesn't tell the towns people about it. this role could be similar to the other girls in the woods because she was drinking chicken blood for a potion to get John to like her again. And the other girls in the woods are believed to be witches. No today I don't think people would have the same reaction. Unfortunately this kind of stuff happens everyday. I think because of the vast occurrence of this that the American society has become numb about this issue. Right now I don't really have a distinct view of the characters but I do believe that they have the right to do what they choose with their own lives.
Tyler Inman
5th hour
There relationship is kinda likde forbidden love. John is in his 30's and married. Abigail is 17 and horny.
We learned that John and Abigail had an affair and thats why Abigial was fired my Mrs.Procter. I don't think it can effect her role that much because there group is all about being different and that is what Abigial is doing. I don't think the people would react to this sistuation the same way. They would look at her and say hes a slut and that would be the end of it. People wouldn't call her a whitch becuse she is different because that is what the U.S. is all about. I think all the charactor are really boring. I konw that it is early in the book but there just seems like everyone is very dull and boring.
Zack Ruffin 6th
I dont know if i really got that whole part but that they were having a secret affair together. Abiligal really likes john, but he wants to end the whole thing with her.He wants to be with his wife and he wants to forget that the whole thing happened.I really dont think that people would have the same behavior i mean its wrong to cheat but alot of people do it now days. its wrong and i think many people would be mad at her but not how it would be back then. It was way worse then what it is now. My opinion one the character so far is that they take things way over board and they really dont listen to each other when they have something really important to say.
Crystal maybee
5th hour
today we learned that abigal and john practor were having an affair. abigal wants him back but john doesnt feel the same way. this could effect abigals role with the other girls ina couple different ways. one being that if antone found out it would just stack onto the suppicion under her already. also this could make her reputation even worse, making it almost impossible for her to get another job as a house maid. today i think peoples reaction wouldnt be that extreme as they would be way back then. especially becuase of the very ingrained church/morally sound way of life they were accustomed to. the characters so far are supprising me, i didnt think these peoplewho lead such strict lives would even think of having an affair.
Andy B, 6th hour
Today we learned that Abigail and Proctor had an affair. They both still want each other but Proctor has to keep his reputation. Now it makes more since why Abigail made that charm and drank the blood to kill Proctor's wife. It is because then they could be together. This is also why the wife won't go near Abiagail. I don't like Abiagail. She seems selfish and back stabbing. Proctor is cocky and mean because he thinks girls want him and he's all that.
Kristen Pauly
6th hr.
conner risi is gay.... he did a twenty sentence blog when he only needed to do a 7 sentence blog... my sister does that... mr. kay i need to talk to you after school on 12/17/09. ya what is putitup backwards? lolmfao j/k doooood. mr. mohr is my buddy ^^ im so lucky!!! ya know ya wanna f*** me... gonna not do that again... im gonna do what conner risi did..... okay so imnewandur2 is not alex warner!!!! do not make fun of him in school!!! hes a real gangtuh!!! hes a hood figga for da hood n's... not gonna say it cause i'll get jumped.... nolan.... nolan needs to punch me still... in 2nd hour today i poked a hole in a cup and cody was like"dude theres a hole in here". nolan didnt hear him and poured water into it and got his pants wet... he wants to punch me for it... lol jk lmao lmfao. well omfg... the other day at lunch im sittin at the end of the table........ alex dips her chicken nugget in ranch and whips that sucker in the air!!! i mean it was airborne for like 5 minutes!!! it hits my left breasticle and implodes on my neck.... she was gone b4 i looked up... ya dude in body conditioning this kid threw a basketball up on top of the old gym, i said id get up there and get it. after i threw it down i heard a few kids say "run and jump down." i was gonna do it but when i got to the bars to jump down, i looked down and was like eff dat dude and i freaked and hung onto the bar and like flipped over the edge and i hit the top bleacher and bounced i then proceeded to roll and landed in between the two bleachers and bounced up... i hit the next bleacher and i bounced to the floor catlike in midair i said these words in midair o my god dude im spiderman" that is awesome dude!!! mr kay is cool but im da bomb!!!!!
We learned today that jhon proctor and abigail had a thing for eachother. But proctor didnt want to continue beacuse he knew it was wrong. in thins time she would be not a very good leader if she is cheeting with proctor. People would have a different reaction on this today because back then her being 17 wouldnt matter. Now days her being 17 and him being way older then that is ilegal. My view on these characters so far is i als think that they are exstremests. I think this because jhon and abigail want echother bad and every one is crazy about the acusings of being a witch.
Katlyn Twigg 6th Hour
We learned that John Proctor and Abigail had some sort of affair. Even though John Proctor was married. I'm not sure how it could affect the other girls that were in the woods. Maybe if Abigail accidently told John about what they did in the forest. Or if Betty, since she was in the room when they were talking, told everybody about them to get back at Abigail for threatening her. Not as much, but some people would think along the same lines as the people back then. Mainly because these days it's not to uncommon to find your husband or wife cheating on you. My view on the characters is that Abigail is probably the leader of the witches, and that shes a word that rhimes with more. And John Proctor is just trying to keep his marriage and forget about his affair with Abigail.
James Richardson
5th hour
Discuss the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor. What did we learn about them today? (Just a one or two line summary not a long summary)How could this effect the role Abigail is playing with the other girls who were in the woods? Would people have the same reaction today about Abigail's behavior? Why or why not? Lastly, what is your view of the characters so far and why?
JOhn and abigail are known to be friends, but we all know that they are more then friends. they both come on to each other one way or another. But he is trying to stay away from her, and be with his wife. Abigail was calling johns wife all these mean things, and brought all the girls in the woods, she is the leader, the alpha female, and kinda bossyy.. nowa days that is normal, but back then they would be shunned or punished. my last thing is, that all the characters say that they are puritans but they are breaking the rules and acting out of line. or they could be self centered, like how abigail wants john proctor, and how paris is self centered too.
steffie :[
6 hourra dawg
Today we found out that Abigail and Proctor may be having an affair. She discusses how she has dreams about him. She thinks about past experiences with him involving intimacy. He has denied any claim towards him. This could possibly damage her role in the group. She is looked at as a leader of tyhe group. People would probably be angry at her. They also may look at her as a person who is clingy or a bad influence. Today's society may scorn her. This is because she is doing something wrong. People that are married in today's society should not be having an affair with someone else. Parris is annoying me. He is only concerned with himself and his reputation. Abigail seems like that one girl at our school. She is clingy annoying and she makes up many things. Betty should not be alive right now. She is making too many odd claims and if she is telling the truth someone should put an end to her.
William Schwartz
6th hr
I would say that abigail and john proctor have a somewhat intamite relationship. They had a relationship earlier in life but now it has died off. Abagail still wants to have that relationship but john proctor knows that it is wrong to do it. Anyways proctor has a wife and doesn't want to cheat on her. If proctor has that relationship that abagail wants, his reputation will me on the line. Today i think that abagails behavior would not be frowned upon because it happns so much now. I'm not sure what my views are on the characters I just think it is too early to judge on where we are right now.
Troy Wojichowski 6th hr
6th
Abigail was John Proctor's servant and had an affair with him earlier in time. She was fired and John Proctor thought it was the best for their reputations to not be together. This could affect Abigail's role with the other girls in the woods because it could ruin the trust and authority she has in the group. If the town was to find out about her relationship with proctor she would be shunned. Today the reaction to this would not be as big of a scene. Usually it only involves the two families and it doesn't become publicly known. My view on the characters is they are very opinionated. What they feel doesn't change easily and they state how they think things should be. I don't like Parris because he only cares about his reputation and he takes advantage of his position as a reverend. Abigail and the girls in the woods are brave for doing what they believe in, but deceitful for lying about the whole situation. Proctor seems responsible for his actions with Abigail when he realizes that it is wrong to his wife, so he stops seeing Abigail. I can't completely say exactly how I feel about the characters until I read the whole story and evaluate from there.
Abigaill and John Proctor have had a previouse relationship. John wants to kind of deny it and move on. John seems to be worried about his reputation. If they were caught in act both of there reputations and respect would be lost. She would be looked down as a bad person. Most likely un invited to the nude dances. John would be known as bad too because of him cheating on his wife. In todays times it would be nearly the same. Both of them would be hated for what happened. It would be forgoten in society but not by themselves.
Mr. Kay,
Abigail and John Proctor have a very unique relationship. They had an affair awhile back and abigail still hasn't got over it. She still loves him and thinks he loves her back. This is what we learned about them today. She is considered the leader of her group so people might be disappointed in her. They may not talk to her anymore too. If she did that today it wouldnt be as big of deal because it happens all the time now. It would still be frowned upon but not as bad. The characters in this story are very odd. All of them are supposed to be these goody goody puritans but they all do things against the rules.
Jordan Blanzy
5th hr
the relationship between them was i think, based around sex. they are the kind that sit there and flirt with each other. john is one of those that is all about reputation. Abigail is just a horny 17yo wh@#e. she cheated on john and probably sleeped with the other guy. the two was in a relation ship but the skank cheated. one way this could effect her role with the other girls is, if antone found out the they were sing each other it would stack on the suspicion on her already. people now days people would not want anything to do with her accept the maybe the dudes willing to pay. the reason is she might have a S.T.D.
What am I so posed to do? I wasn't here today
kevin anderson
Mr. Kay,
I believe that Abigail and John Proctor were having an affaire. John Proctor has a wife, but him and Abigail went at it anyways. By having this relationship with John Proctor she can cover for the girls in the woods because they were into each other. So it was like she almost has an advantage for being in this relationship with him. In a way yes, because everybody knows its wrong to cheat on someone. Especially if that person is married. But in a way no. Abigail could just go somewhere else and nobody would know what she did. But in the play, thats not one of her options. I think that the character's all have something in common. I believe that most of them are hiding something, whether it's Abigail and her affairs or its Tituba and her secret potion making.
Danielle Turner
5th Hour
Abbey and Proctor's relationship is/was sexual. Abbey used to work for John Proctor when she was a maid/slave to the Proctor family. But after Goody Proctor learned about her husband's affairs, she threatened him. It was either the social status he has with Goody, or be prosecuted for adultery. I think it affects her role because its 'all about her trying to get revenge on Goody Proctor by trying to kill her' thing.
I think that not a lot of people care about age in relationships anymore. Either that, or they just don't notice. Someone could be 33 and look like they're in their early twenties. And it doesn't look good when he/she gets together with their teenaged lover in secret and someone finds out.
I think that this is a very impure village, consisting of people that each have some sort of peculiar mental state. Good play so far! ^-^
Steffeny Apollo
5th Hour
After reading it was found to be obvious that Abigail and John procter had a somewhat intumisy for each other. Abagail is found to be a somewhat bad girl (is a nice way of saying it) to all other girls. So with this said and matched up with the hole not so liked she is looked down at with a bad eye from other girls. I feel as if people would not react in any such different way because this is a somewhat normal act of many people's sins. And lastly i do not feel any real importance in the story beside the characters Abagail and The procter.
Conner risi
Abigail was John Proctors servant. In the second scene a past affair between Abigail and Proctor surfaces. In the second scene it seems that Proctor wants to end the affair. Abigail however is trying to persuade him into continuing the affair. I believe he ends it because he does not want his reputation soiled. If the affair became known, added to Abigail being in the woods, she would be strongly accused of witchcraft. Though today the reaction of both sins would not be as horrible. Adultery is still considered a sin and people still do not believe it is right. Dancing around naked in the woods is just different. But none of these examples would cause a witch hunt. All of the characters claim to be puritans, but everyone in someway commits one of the seven sins.
I think there relationship is a little more then friends. They both like flirting with each other and they like each other a lot. Its kinda obvious that Proctor and Abigail had a previous affair in the beginning. But right now, Proctor is trying to stay commited to his wife. Abigail still likes him anyway. People wouldnt react to this sistuation the same way well that what i think. They would look at her and say hes a slut and that would be the end of it. I think Abigail's reputation would be ruined if people found out about her actions.I think all the characters have there own personality and i think this story is going to be a good one.
Well Mr. Kay as you know that when the narrator said that John and Abigail had a little fling, I was the one to call it. I think that they had sexual intercourse. I also think that John still wants to contuie his relationship. But I think that he doesn't want to be the odd man out in the village. I know that Abby loves him with all her heart. I also want to believe that John loves abby too. I think that to day with Abby behaivor people would be more understanding of it. They might look down for a while. But not on her, they would look down more on John. Only because he is like 30 and she is only 17. John would most likely go to jail.
There relationship i would say that they could be considered as more than just friends. Abigail still wants him but he is trying to stay committed to his wife and marriage. Today i think her behavior wouldnt really be a suprize. No one really likes it but it happens. And alot recently too. Back then she could be punished terribly. the characters in this play claim to be puritans,but they are breaking all the rules.
John Kent
5th hour
The relationship that we found out between Abigail and John Proctor is of loved ones that cannot be. We figured out this because Abigail was flirting with John. John did not back away from the advances from Abigail. He encouraged it. But unfortunately for Abigail John was a married man. I don’t think that people today would react the same way as they would back then. The reasons for that is now you can file for divorce. Also nowadays adultery is not uncommon but still something that is not right. My views on the characters so far are that they and their society is an oxymoron because they are puritans and they are doing unpure things. My view on the youth is that they are told what to do and they cannot rebel in public with out being punished. The adults are mainly selfish bastards and they worry to much about their reputation.
For john Proctors and Abigail's relationship, I will described it as complicated. From what we read in class today, they had an affair while she was the made in his household. She is in love with him, but John doesn't want to go any further in their relationship, so it will not ruin his reputation. He's basically whipped to his wife, as well. Which is not a bad thing, it's a great thing, it means he loves her very much. Anyways, I think people would have the same reaction, from seeing what Abigail was saying to John. She kept on saying how she knows that he loves her, and was balling her eyes out. Everyone could interput that she had a huge thing for Mr. Proctor. My views on the characters would have to be, their a lot different from people now a days. Such as, hitting them. I can't get over how Abigail just hit Betty like that just for saying her secret when she was "bewitched". As for the other characters, I would say there all worried about what other people think. For instance with John and Abigail, and then Parris is really conceited.
Alanna Nagi
6th hour
I think Proctor and Abigail used to like to do the nasty. I think they like each other a lot though..
I think if the girls in the forest found out then Abigail wouldn't be able to dance with them and what not anymore, which might be a good thing on her half.. She would get in less trouble for dancing less times then they have. I believe depending on Abigail's age that her relationship with the Proctor would actually be illegal... So of coarse she would be frowned upon.
I don't really take an interest in any other characters besides Abigail and Proctor.. Because they are the most dramatic so far and it makes me happy. lol.
Kymmie Brownson 6th
Abigail and John Proctor had a relationship with each other sometime before the story started. The don't say it with those words but you can guess that is what thay are talking about in the play. This could affect Abigail as she already did something bad and is now making it worse. It is just another thing people can call her out for and say she is a witch for. Cheating today is far less serous its still a bad thing but you arn't going to ruine your life from it. The person you cheated will most likey never talk to you again and you will have to find someone eles to have a relationship with. The characters right now seem very mean and i think it is beacause of the sitution that has happened.
Shaun Gerber
5th Hour
John Proctor is a married man in his thirties. Abigail is a very horny 17 year old who flirts with Procter whenever she can. However Proctor is worried about his reputation and therefore doesn't want to get involved with Abigail. This affects the role Abigail is playing because maybe they don't think as highly of her as they would if she didn't flirt with John Proctor. I don't think people would react so harshly today about the behavior. Of course it is kind of weird even today, but I think people might just think of Abigail as a whore instead of a disgrace to society. (Of course maybe you think so). I think people are given more leeway in today's society. My view of the characters is that they are too involved with their status in society, and their reputation.
The relations between Abigail and John could be described as friendly.Proctor started to lighten up when he started to talk to Abby. However they seem to be quite flirtatious to each other. This is quite weird to me because Abby is flirting with someone that is older by twice her age(well it's the year 1692, times did changed). This will definitively affect the role as leader. As a leader, you are seen as a role model, and as a role model you cannot/should not make any "immoral" choices. Today, the leader's role has not changed, but this situation would create some reactions that are none to pleasant. This is because women have gained more and more rights over the years and created some different opinions. Each character has distinct characteristics of whom they are. Paris is worried about his, Betty's and Abby's reputation amongst everyone else. Abby is kind of a brat overall and will run (almost) anyone's ass over if they get in her way.
Well the winter storm is a'comin'! Start hopin' fo'a sno'day!
Derek Guckian
Abigail and Proctor are having a very good relationship. They are more than just friends i think and abigail wants proctor. This could affect people in the woods because she might say things about them that John wants to her just because she likes him. Also, something could slip from her mouth that she doesn't mean to say. I am not sure people would have the same reaction today as they did back then. One reason is because today relationships are a lot different with guys and girls than back in that era. I think that all the characters want to keep there reputation safe and believe in the morals. I say this because they all make sure or try to make sure they are re3lated to a witch in any way.
Ty Bouwens, 6th hour
Today we learned that the relationship between abigal and Jhon Procter is more than what we thought. Abigal is more than just the house maid, she was cheating on Jhon procter. Mrs. Procter found out and that may be the reasom why she fired her. Her and the girls were doing a spell to kill Mrs.procter. so it doesn't look good for them and the witch thing. People wouldn't have the same reaction today. Back then you wouldn't even be looked at like a human. But today people may just talk behind your back. So far I think that Abigail is the leader and evetyone folllows her. And Jhon is a powerfull guy who gets what he wants.
Chris Reid
5th hour
Today we learned that John Procter and Abigail were having an afair. When his wife found this out, she convinced him to never see her again to save the marriage. Abigail seems aggresive and bossy, which is why she is the "leader" of the girls. In those time she would be severly punished, and shunned. In todays world it is not illeagl, and you can't get punished. EVen though it is conisered okay people still look down on someone having an affair with a married person. Its a whore move. I think the characters in some ways are hypocrites. They are puritans and put on a good person act. When in reality they are all having affairs, fighting each other, and getting "possesed" by the devil.
Mikki Nosek 5th HR
Abagail and John Proctor obviously had an intimate relationship before she was fired. I am pretty sure they were having an affair, but I am not sure if Proctor's wife new that much or not. I think that the girls who were in the woods would lose respect for Abagail. She may lose her spot of leadership among them as a result of it. I think that today people would have a much more shocked reaction about Abagail's behavior. In our society today, most people don't date people who are twice as old as them. Plus, it could be considered rape if Abagail got mad at him and pressed charges somehow. Because John Proctor is so much older than him and she is not yet an adult, he could be the one to blame for their affair. My view on the characters is that they seem a lot like average people of today would be like. They all have insecurities and want to uphold their reputation. It just shows that through generations, everyone shares common emotions and struggles regardless of the time period.
Kaleigh Swanson
6th hour
I feel that there relationship was good st one time in there life. then it went bad and john doesnt want to see abigail anymore. so i think maybe abigail did something. this could affect abigail greatly beacause people can call her a witch for this. i think people would have the same reaction. those reactions would be express in different ways though. i feel thaat abigail gets around with other men that are married. also that abigail is in love with john in a way still.
Abigail is this young girl trying to convince John that she's in love with her by hitting on him. Their relationship is based on adultery, Proctor was cheating on his wife with her. We also found out that John was looking up at Abigail's window. If people find out that Abigail slept with John Proctor then everyone in that town will be sure that she is a witch. Then they will think that if Abigail is a witch then everyone she hung out with that night in the woods was turned into a witch. People would act a little different today because even though what she did was wrong, people are more relaxed with those things today. A lot of people do that now unfortunatly, so I doubt they would say she was a witch in this day. I think the characters are overall normal, they are just a corrupt from society. I don't have a favorite character, but I am excited to see how Parris changes throughout the story.
Carolyn Newton Period 5
Today we found out that Abigail and John Proctor had a prior relationship. Abigail still likes John and wants to be with him, however, John is committed to his marriage. If the girls in the group find out about the relationship along with the strange things they do in the wooods, most likely she will get accused of being a witch. The girls consider Abigail to be their leader and she would be looked badly upon. No I don't think people would react the same way today. Even though adultry is looked badly upon, people are more accepting than back then. My view of the characters so far are Parris is self centered, Abigail doesn't have good moral values; one thing they all have in common is they are worried about their reputation.
6th hour
I think that the relationship between Abigail and John is a little too close. They had some sort of an affair and now she flirts with him even though he is a married man. Personally, I think its a little weird. I think that Abigail could be lying about what happened in the woods that night. She was telling Parris that nothing happened but what I have seen of Abigail so far she doesn't seem very honest. I don't have the same reaction because yesterday I saw her as a honest person that was telling her uncle the truth but now I see her as a liar and a cheater so my views on Abigail have changed. My view on the characters is pretty normal. Parris seems too worked up in his reputation at times it seems like he forgets about Betty and worries what others will think about him. And I already stated how I think Abigail is a liar and a cheater. And of the other characters seem pretty normal not anything huge yet from them. But, I have a feeling that MRs.Proctor might have some bitterness towards Abigail, but I would too if she acted the way she did.
Hannah Aittama
5th Hour
Megan Fraser 6th hour
Abigail and John Proctor had an affair in the past and aren't really appearing to agree with it now. I think this makes her the bad girl out of the ones that were in the woods. If they found out, then it would make the situation even worse. People would not have the same reaction because its not as big of a deal now. Stuff like that happens a lot and a lot of people don't live bu teh rules of the church. My opinion of the characters so far is that they are really religious and live very strictly by the rules. But they all have secrets and I think that they will come out later in the play.
I think abigail and john are more than friends. I feel that john is trying hard to end the affair. I think he is trying so hard because he is afterall, married. I think abigail has a bad influence on the others in the woods. I say this because the way she acts, younger girls will think its ok too. I think abigails behavior is VERY common today. More and more people are getting into relationships younger and doing sexual things much earlier in life. So many people cheat on their others today. This type of thing wouldnt be a suprise if it happened. I think john is messed up. I say this because it seems like sometimes he tries to do the right things, and sometimes he doesnt. Abigail sleeps around. Betty seems more of like the person that takes crap from everyone else.
amy urbanik
5th hour
Well today in class we learned about John Proctor and Abigail having an affair. Pretty much John was gettin some from the maid(abigial) and she was 17 and horny. I think this could ruin Abigails reputation if the word got out. Proctor won't tell anyone because he doesn't want his reputation ruined and split up with his wife. I don't think that people today would react quite the same about Abigails behavior. It wouldn't as big of a deal in today's world because it is more common now then it was back then. I think Parris is kind of self-centered because he is more worried about his reputation than his daughters'. Abigail is kind of fitting the image of a tramp/slut. Proctor is trying to be loyal to his marriage I think but its probably just a front to protect his image.
Cody Kabisa
6th hour
Abigail and John both use to like eachother and abigail hasn't gotten over it. John said that she needs to forget it and move on because he is now trying to get his marrage back together. This could affect the role abagail is having with the girls in the woods because we think that she is trying to kill johns wife and her in the woods shows she really could be a witch. I think people today would also react the same way because she is an untrustworthy person and she had an affair. I think that all the characters are kinda crazy because they are all out to save their necks and blame everyone else. People are not as holy as they were thought to be. Everyone is jealous and they just want to be better than everyone else. I don't think that this is really a good way to handle all of their problems.
I think the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor has more backround then what we know as readers. I think there relationship is kind of just like fuck buddys. Abigail wants a piece of John Proctor and he is worried that will ruin his reputation. I think her behaviors were being passed when she was dancing with the other girls in the forest. I think people wouldn't care as much know well obviously if he were married it would be a problem today but if he weren't it wouldn't be that bad. I think all the characters are way to worried about there reputation and the ways others saw them in the communitee. I think the people occused of being witches were more transcendental then they were.
Taylor wattles
6th
Well John and Abigails relationship is somewhat obvious. I think John is trying to deny her but may given in a little later in the story. We learned that John has before been caught with Abigail while being married. Recently he has been trying to be faithful to his word so she doesn't tell the towns people about it. this role could be similar to the other girls in the woods because she was drinking chicken blood for a potion to get John to like her again. And the other girls in the woods are believed to be witches. No today I don't think people would have the same reaction. Unfortunately this kind of stuff happens everyday. I think because of the vast occurrence of this that the American society has become numb about this issue. Right now I don't really have a distinct view of the characters but I do believe that they have the right to do what they choose with their own lives.
Alex Matin
Taylor Dieck
5th hr.
Abigail and Johns relationship we learned is physical. They have been having an afair and i think that is why abigail got fired. I think this affects the role abigail plays with the girls in the woods, in an negative way. One because if she is accused of adultry people won't be so hesitant to call her a witch. In this time era this was a big sin and should not of been commited. I think today having an afair is still something that is not acceptable but seems to be more common. I think the characters in this book so far are not as innocent as they seem. Also certaintly not as pure and kind as they are meant to be.
I think they are having a relationship thats a little farther then friends. It seems that they both have a desire for each other but they both know they cant. It could effect all the other girls because they could see that she was being self centered. Because she was drinking the blood in the forest. People would have a difrent reaction then back then. Most people would probably think shes crazy or some sort of psychopath. Alot of the characters so far seem self centered. They are all looking out for them selves and willing to get rid of anyone in their way.
kevin anderson
6th hour
Today we learned that abigal and john practor were having an affair. abigal wants him back but john doesnt feel the same way. This could effect abigals role with the other girls ina couple different ways. one being that if antone found out it would just stack onto the suppicion under her already. also this could make her reputation even worse, making it almost impossible for her to get another job as a house maid. today i think peoples reaction wouldnt be that extreme as they would be way back then. especially becuase of the very ingrained church/morally sound way of life they were accustomed to. the characters so far are supprising me, i didnt think these peoplewho lead such strict lives would even think of having an affair.
John McLean
When I was reading this story I found out that Abigail and John Proctor are basically friends with benefits. I think with them being as "close" as they are it is going to ruin their friendship and also how other people look at them. I think that the other girls are going to single her out just because of her little affair with Proctor. I don't necessarily think that in this time of day people would look down upon her, because now a days it seems like everyone has a little love affair with someone.
Samantha Casteel
5th hour
i know its super freaking late, but here is why mr. kay.
so, the tuesday i went to go on and blog, right after that, i got locked out by blogger, and all it showed when i went to the site was: "your I.P. has been banned" so, no use trying to get on here, cause even if i made a new account, i still coudnt get to the site to make a new account. figuring, well, its a new year, id try before i had to explain this at school, and sure enough, it works now. i dont know why, or how, but all i gotta say is the internet is weird, and it has its failures.
now for my blog:
we learned that john and abigal had more than just a friendly relationship. now, im pretty sure it didnt say they were getting intimate, but it sure did allude to that. i think that might be where everyones getting mixed up on that fact right there, or maybe im wrong, i dont know.
as we learned later, it did affect her relationship with them because now, she could blame any one of them for her wrongdoing.
now, about people reacting to abigals acusing nature, well, she wouldnt get away with that for one minute now-a-days, but with her affair with john proctor, people i would still believe shun upon it, but, we would get on with our lives, as usual. or if it was that bad of an affair, the most she would be asked to do was move away. i believe thats what would happen in todays world.
Nick Visger
nickvisger@me.com
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