Courageous Character In The Crucible

Courage is shown by many characters all throughout The Crucible, however; John Proctor and Abigail Williams are the most courageous of them all. Both John and Abigail show courage because they aren’t afraid to do anything. These are the two characters who stood to be the most courageous. After reading Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, courageousness is shown through different institutions(such as courts, religion and the church of God), yet; it is genuinely shown through the characters of the play.

John Proctor is the a very important character in The Crucible. He is a good man, except for his one flaw of having an affair with Abigail. This affair leads to the witch trials because it starts with Abigail wanting to kill John Proctor’s wife so she could be with him. He changes from the beginning of the book to the end. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows the importance of reputation through John Proctor changing his mindset and actions from the beginning to the end of the book.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller one person who was a decent human being throughout the play was John Proctor. He was faced with the greatest test of his moral values when he was confronted with signing a document to save his life by lying. Although John Proctor is a courageous person, Elizabeth Proctor is also very courageous. At the end of the play, even though she would love to see John alive, she refused to get him to change his decision from not signing the document. However, John Proctor was the most courageous 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.

Courage is not something that comes easy, to have courage you must be able to be brave enough to do something that others are too afraid to do. When others fear to stand up to the witch trials, John Proctor shows his courage by trying to put them to an end.In The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor is the most courageous character because he is brave enough to attempt to end the witch trials by talking to abigail, going to trial, and refusing to confess to witchcraft.

John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Giles Corey all show extreme courage in very intimidating situations in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. It is not easy to have courage, especially in life threatening situations. What if a reputation is on the line? More importantly, a life? The Crucible teaches everyday people to have some courage in bad circumstances.

John Proctor’s Faithful Life John Proctor is known throughout Salem for being one of the most honest people to live in the town. Even when he does something wrong, he always admits to it, even if it puts his life in danger. John is a farmer in Salem, that does not go to church much, but still holds strong to his christian beliefs and his honesty. John also has a wife and three sons within the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is easily the most honest person within the play, The Crucible.

One of the most prominent and influential characters who has represented these qualities is John Proctor. The reader sees how John conveys courage through defending his wife, admitting his crimes to the court, spending three months in a dungeon without faltering from his beliefs, and choosing to sacrifice himself for his family and justice. John exposes that he fell into his weakness when he became involved with Abigail. John admits this when he says, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time.” The reader also notices how weak John has become to the idea of lying in a confession, but each time John Proctor is introduced with weakness he defeats it with courage. John Proctor is adamant about truth. At the end of The Crucible John’s life is taken from him for truth. He will not waver from his morals and knows that the truth is that these people that have been convicted are innocent.

John Proctor is easily identified as The Crucible’s protagonist. Proctor was a stand-up man who spoke his mind. His name was synonymous with honour and integrity within the community. Proctor

Have you ever experienced something that challenged you or stressed you? were you afraid? Did you lie to save yourself? Well, these characters experienced a great challenge that affected their lives. Arthur Miller in The Crucible uses courage, weakness, and truth to explain to the reader what each character went through; what challenged them; how it affected them and the way they thought or reacted to things. These characters went through A lot and it affected them and the people around them.

“Good people sometimes make bad decisions.But that doesn’t make them a bad person”-Simple Minders .People learn from their mistakes and evolve to a better person. John Proctor is a strong , honest , and smart man which is clearly shown in “The Crucible”. Proctor showed the qualities that make him a great man during the whole story. We saw how he outsmarted anyone and made them look like a fool.We also saw how he was brave enough to stand up to the court and danforth. John even confessed about how he committed adultery with abigail, with honesty. This man didn't care what happened to him and stood up for the name of his family and his wife.

As Arthur Miller states “the commonest of men may take on that [tragic] stature to the extent of his willingness to throw all he has into the contest, the battle to secure his rightful place in the world.”(Source B) It is John’s courage that inspires us to fight the battle for our own beliefs even though the fear of losing is, among us, what makes us human. John Proctor, the protagonist and tragic hero of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” succumbs to his own flaws and yet earns the respect of the

The first way it is clear that this play deals with courage is when the character John Proctor, tries to tell the truth about Abigail to the court even though it may ruin his reputation. John has the risk of being hanged, he rather confess to the court about his affair with Abigail to save his wife. A quote from the play that supports this is when John admits his affair to the court “She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat.”(110) this suggest that John is willing to admit the wrong he has done to save his

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.

John Proctor is, arguably, the main character of the play. The Proctor that is presented to the readers at the beginning is not the same Proctor that is seen when the curtains drop for the last time. For example, Proctor states, "My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before."(Miller 535). Proctor sees himself as evil, so what can one worse thing possibly do to him? This is the mindset that Proctor takes on for most the play, for so long that the reader begins to believe that he will never change. But something happens that does change Proctor; here he states, "You have made your magic now, for now I do see the goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs."(Miller 539). Proctor changed significantly, he recognizes the good in himself and becomes at peace. Proctor's whole mindset is switched around in only a few pages. Circumstances and traumatic