Adversity In The Crucible

John Proctor is a central character who faces immorality and a difficult moral dilemma, and also is the main protagonist in “The Crucible” and was one of the main characters that were misdemeanor and sentenced to death. He was a strong and hardworking farmer who was known and respected by the people of Salem, Massachusetts, because of his power and his riches. However, he is very flawed, for he has committed adultery and refuses to go to church, even though his children are not baptized. Despite his flaws, Proctor does show growth in both positive and negative ways. He chooses to stay true to himself and his beliefs, even if it means sacrificing his own freedom and the well-being of his family.

During the Crucible, in the town of Salem, everybody is in fear of witchery. Lots of drama and fear has been going around about people committing witchcraft. In Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, Proctor, is a rule breaking man who changes from being a cheater to a man who has a change of heart and wants to save people who are being falsely accused of witchery by admitting his own sins. John wasn't always a kind man, trying to do something good for the community. Before he changed, Proctor could be described as a cheater, a narcissist, and a brave man.

The John Proctor Difficulty During ''The Crucible'', John Proctor, is presented in Miller's work as a varied character whose actions are not followed by honesty, but are nevertheless followed by personal integrity, personal or individual agency as also followed by social pressure, that some of the characters characterized in ''the Crucible'' are able to express themselves against John Proctor and accuse him that his actions are driven by selfish ambitions instead of principles of honesty. As shown in the case of John Proctor's Romance with Abigail Williams, it is recorded as an act of selfishness, which is driven by the lust and personal satisfaction of his character. Another thing about him is the resistance he shows when he has to show the truth about the witch trials since he appears self-preserving, instead of committing to justice and exposing the names. Proctor's regret and guilt for having had an affair with Abigail are displayed during his confession to his wife Elizabeth, exhibiting an internal challenge with his decisions.

John Proctor is the respectable and proud farmer in The Crucible. His relationship with his wife Elizabeth is strained when it revealed to her that John Proctor has cheated with Abigail Williams, the seventeen year old girl. Abigail knowingly tempts John Proctor to continue their relationship as she says “I have seen you looking up, turning in your loneliness. Do you tell me you’ve never looked up at my window” (Miller 29). Similar to Ethan, John Proctor aims to be good in his life but his faults ultimately lead to his downfall.. His affair with the young girl is what caused Elizabeth to be accused because Abigail wanted Elizabeth to leave John Proctors life. John realizes this and his reaction is “[Abigail] thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grace! And well she might, for I thought of her softly” (Miller 113). His refusal to listen to Abigail’s temptation shows his maturity as a man and his new commitment to Elizabeth. John Proctors honest character forces him to admit his mistakes to his wife to resolve the issue because the affair has ended. His stern mentality pushes him to try to reveal the truth about the girls accusing people of witchcraft. This leads him to threaten Mary Warren, who eventually uses her words to convince the court that he is responsible for attacking her. His wrongdoings in the beginning of the story is now resulting in a trial against his wife and the fear of execution. The archetype temptress is the large consequence for the negative outcome of The

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor is a good and honest man inside but everyone has some darkness in him or her, just like John Proctor. He committed adultery which he truly regretted, he died because of this sin, and he tries to ratify his sin as best as he can. He sacrificed his life to save his name and to keep his honor. John Proctor also sacrifices his life so that his children can look up to him as an example which is why he is a tragic hero. To be a Tragic Hero, a person has to make a judgmental error which is why John Proctor is a tragic hero.

In the play, the crucible, by Arthur Miller had a character named John Proctor who had died and left his loving wife, children, and still unborn child for his honor. Proctor's actions could be seen as selfless of selfish. Proctor's wife and children were left so that a name would not be tarnished. John Proctor is the tragic hero. This is demonstrated by his relentless crusade to free his wife, expose the children as frauds, and not confessing to witchcraft. Arthur Miller chooses John Proctor to be the tragic hero of the story because Proctor had so much too lose. This lesson show how sometimes you have to sacrifice things to save the people you love and care about.

The Crucible shows bravery and cowardice throughout the book. Abigail Williams is a cowardly girl who doesn’t want to get in trouble for her foolish acts, who is then is offered a way to blame others for her actions by giving the names of “witches” in the town. John Proctor starts out as a cowardly man who cheated on his wife and didn’t want to give away Abigail’s secret that her accusations were false, but he ends up being a man that will die for his friends and the goodness of his name.

Benjamin Franklin dropped out of school at age ten due to lack of wealth. This misfortune caused Franklin, to be put to the test of challenges in adversity. However, he never stopped pursuing his education which ultimately lead to substantial inventions and America's founding fathers. Similarly, The Crucible, focuses on the conflicts of the Salem witch trials and the uttermost actions that can create dim ambitions. Arthur Miller's play “The Crucible”, exhibits characters that struggle through hardships which ultimately end in union. The Crucible is shown as a severe test or trial, it pertains to characters John Proctor, Reverend Hale, and Mary Warren because, they all faced adversity through several young girls unable to speak the

throughout the play. For example the theme, the truth will set you free and lies have no end

People’s true character is revealed through their actions. Their morals and ethics can be told from how they choose to act in a situation. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; the character of John Proctor is an honorable man despite having committed wrongful acts. He was able to redeem himself through acts that is considered courageous, such as when he refuses to contribute to the lie of witchcraft in Salem, when he fights for the people who were convicted of witchcraft and when he regrets being a dishonest man.

A man 's reputation in many forms is his, life’s work. To have your reputation dismantled is like taking away one 's accomplishments and life’s work. Arthur Miller 's The Crucible is a play about justice and injustice, and how our justice system can be easily corrupted. The story revolves around a man named John Proctor, the tragic hero of this story. John Protector is a symbolic character created by Arthur Miller, because he faced the justice system head on. Proctor’s biggest flaw would be his great amounts of pride, which unfortunately led to his own death. In Arthur Millers’ The Crucible, he characterizes John Proctor as the tragic hero of the story because of all that he lost, through his relentless crusade to free his wife and exposing injustice, illustrating that no hero is perfect.

The air is warm, sweat dripping down his face. He longingly looks towards his wife with tears in his eyes; knowing the end is nigh. And then, with a bang, a crack, a whimper; his soul left, hoping to be in a better place. This was one man of many who was hung for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. They all were admirable and died for a cause. One of them was an influential man by the name of John Proctor. John Proctor is an admirable man in the play “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller because he is respectable, has a need to protect others in his life, and has integrity/honor.

Arthur Miller has created John Proctor the protagonist of The Crucible to be a 30 year old farmer in Salem, Massachusetts, powerful of body, even-tempered and not easily led. John speaks his mind when he recognizes injustice. He is highly respected, even feared, by some in Salem. His name is synonymous with honour and integrity. He takes pleasure in exposing hypocrisy and is respected for it. However John is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time but against his own vision of decent conduct, he has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud. After admitting to lechery, John is accused of witchcraft, on this charge he is condemned.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, various characters, whether it is from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. There are those who spend every day in fear, wondering whether or not they will be falsely accused of witchcraft. There are others who struggle with more internal trials, such as forgiving those who have hurt them. The protagonist, John Proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution, and held himself to a high standard for the sake of his good name and family. As a result of this, he struggled with a major internal conflict throughout the play.

In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a story that displays a tragic hero and many women who deceived about interacting with witchery. Proctor's life completely turned upside down when Abigail started all these lies and put the people he loved and cared to their death or jail.  John Proctor's fatal flaw was his great amount of pride, that continued a series of unfortunate events. Unfortunately, Proctor died for a crime he did not commit.