1. Decide on the character that you believe is the most responsible for John Proctor’s death. 2. Look throughout the play for words and actions of that character that might prove they
are responsible for John Proctor’s death.
3. Write a 3-4 paragraph essay explaining why you believe this character “killed Proctor.”
Make sure you include evidence from the play and include parenthetical citations with
the correct line numbers.
4. Create a google doc to type your essay. You must use correct MLA formatting. Refer
back to the Purdue OWL MLA formatting guidelines that linked in an earlier assignment.
5. Your essay should show standard English usage for vocabulary, grammar, spelling,
capitalization, and punctuation.
6. Your essay should show that you have given careful thought to all the character’s
motivations and how their words and actions affected Proctor.
7. Your essay should have a clear, specific thesis statement and a clear beginning, middle,
and end. Do not start your thesis statement as I think Abigail Williams is responsible for
John Proctor’s death; instead, say Abigail Williams is responsible for John Proctor’s
death because…