Examples Of John Proctor's Culpability In The Crucible

In Arthur Miller’s, The Crucible, John Proctor’s decision to die instead of signing a false confession is an act of nobleness and honor. To illustrate, John Proctor has three boys and he wanted to live to see his boys become a man, so he cried, “I have three children - how may I teach them to walk like a man in this world” (pg.886). John Proctor sobbed about the things he wanted to do than destroying his name. He wants to teach his boys how to become a man in this world.

Life in the 1600’s was arduous for members of Puritan society. Strict social rules, including defined gender-specific roles, mandatory attendance at church, no self-indulging activities, and limited personal freedoms, forced people to repress their feelings and opinions to maintain a good reputation. God was involved in every aspect of life, and punishment fell upon those who were seen as not doing God’s work and deviated from the norm. The Crucible, a play set during the events of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts during this time, focuses on the mass hysteria which plagued the people and their reactions. A group of girls went dancing in the woods, and were caught by Reverend Parris. To avoid getting in trouble, the girls, led by Abigail Williams, claimed being the victims of witchcraft. John Proctor, who previously had an affair with Abby while she worked for his family, refused to believe the accusations of witchcraft. After Abby accuses his wife, Elizabeth, John does his best to prove her innocence, yet ultimately ends up being hanged himself. The events are tragic, and many people died as a result. Abigail’s “in the moment” survival is evident in her disregard for virtue in favor of reputation throughout The Crucible, whereas John Proctor ultimately decides integrity is more important than survival through his admission of guilt.

. .”). The declaration of him having what would be monumental information caused his national popularity and recognition to soar faster than ever seen by any other politician before and helped to begin the period in the US known as McCarthyism. Mirroring this is the plan of Abigail to more or less overthrow and jail the wife of the man she committed an affair with, John Proctor. Elizabeth Proctor, the wife in question, expresses this concern to John by saying “Spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she [Abigail] may dote on it -- I am sure she does -- and thinks to kill me, then to take my place.”(Miller 58). She is quite obviously not alleging crimes against people she actually saw committing witchery in the woods but rather has ulterior motives. In this case, she believes that eliminating her competition is the best way to get to John. Abigail has a clear and concise precision in which she charges crimes against members of the community of Salem who she dislikes. Additionally, placing the blame on other members of Salem helps to remove Abigail from being accused of working with the devil. These accusations help to separate her from the situation allowing her to appear as the victim. The two people who were the main impetus behind the crazes in both cases possess much deeper motives than it may appear at first.

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, John Proctor is a farmer that is wedded to Elizabeth Proctor. John is trying his best to provide his best efforts to show improvements of himself towards his children. It has been reported by the town folks that John is a good person. The thing about John was that he committed adultery with Abigail Williams which is their house servant. This decision found its way to the Salem Witch Trials and that is where a majority of people were accused of witchcraft.

Proctor is great guy with a great fault. His only fault is his past cheating incident with Abigail Williams, one of the girls in the town. This creates all guilt in the story. He feels incredibly guilty because he is truly in love with his wife. He is honestly trying his best to recover, “ I mean to please you, Elizabeth!’ as it is obviously shown. (Miller, II, 1052).

One of the crucible character is Mr. John Proctor. John proctor is married with Elizabeth and they have 2 kids. Proctor is a well respected man in Salem, he tries to help people in his community. Proctor chatted on his wife with Abigail. Abigail use to work in Proctors and Elizabeth’s house.When Proctor and Abby broke up, Abigail tried to do everything to see proctor. Abigail didn't gave up her plans were to kill Elizabeth and stay with Proctor, but the didn't work out as good as she wanted. Abigail tried to accused Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail did so many things so judge Hathorne would believe her and he would send the sheriff to arrest Elizabeth. When Elizabeth Proctor found out that she got accused of witchcraft, minutes later reverend Hale went to Proctor's house to ask the some type of questions. Later the sheriff went inside Proctors house to arrest Elizabeth. Proctor reacted so quickly that he said that he would do anything to save his wife, he didn't even care if he had to tell all Salem that he cheated on his wife with Abigail. The next morning Proctor went to court and he took Mary Warren with him because she knows that everything is a lie, minutes later no one belief Proctor so

How could you not believe the words of John Proctor? Why the man with the purest name in Salem throw away his good name after claiming to be an adulterer? It is in my good opinion that Abigail Williams seeks vengeance on John Proctor for taking her innocence. Elizabeth lied to protect her husband, just like any women would lie to protect her family life, children and husband. Even someone like Goody Proctor, who has never told a lie before. This is a natural lie to tell. I beg of you, your Honour, to reconsider your decision on sending Elizabeth to the jailhouse. You must ensure that this trial is fair. Telling Proctor and Abigail to stand with their backs facing Elizabeth was not a fair way to question her. You are a noble judge. We saw John Proctor break down in court and this is not the behavior of a man who is trying to deceive or undermine the court or the trial. Your Excellency, Proctor is a well-respected farmer and his wife has no mark upon her name. They are good souls who don 't deserve to be hanged due to the lies of Abigail Williams and the girls. Abigail is hell-bent on seeking vengeance on Proctor. Abigail is comparable to Lucifer. She pulled the wool over your eyes , the girls and even me at the beginning. But I saw this presence and soon will you. She has deceived most people in the village including you. I can see she has played

Plays have been used as a method of storytelling and form of entertainment for hundreds of years. A tragedy is one type of play where the audience pities the characters and fear the same consequences that the characters face. In addition, tragedies often include a tragic hero who has a tragic flaw causing his or her downfall. One example of a play that is a tragedy and includes a tragic hero is the The Crucible. John Proctor in The Crucible is a true tragic hero because he possess the four characteristics of goodness, superiority, tragic flaw, and realization of his downfall.

Proctor 's decision to tell the court about his affair ironically demonstrates his goodness. He also spoke up for the innocent girls that had their names branded. He willingly sacrifices his good name in order to protect his wife and others who are wrongly accused. Only through his public acknowledgment of the affair does Proctor regain his wife 's trust. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to slander himself by allowing the court to make him make a false confession. The court told him to lie, and that if he lies that he would not be sent to the gallows. He did the right decision by telling the truth about his affair with Abigail. He honestly told the truth about the affair, and that he was not part of the witchcraft. His response further exemplifies Proctor 's integrity. But John was not guilty. He had nothing to do with witchcraft, he admitted to his own mistakes. Proctor knows that if he confesses that he will be damned himself, yet again, if he agrees to confess, he will also be free from the torment from the demon inside him and set others free too. This realization, along with Elizabeth 's forgiveness, enables Proctor to forgive himself and finally regain his good name and self-respect. As the court

“Justice is not always just” can be the essence of the dramatized Salem Witch Trials in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. One of the most dramatic and mesmerizing scenes in the play involves John Proctor. Proctor is a farmer in his thirties who is married to Elizabeth Proctor and has three boys. He does his best to avoid the Salem Witch Trials hysteria driven by Abigail Williams until his wife is accused for witchcraft by the court. Unfortunately, Proctor finds the same faith as his wife in an attempt to free her because Mary Warren, his servant, accuses him for manipulating her through witchcraft.

As a good Puritan one must always follow the Ten Commandments. John Proctor had failed to do so. While his ill wife was in bed, John had an affair with the naïve Abigail Williams. The shame of his affair led him to concede his actions, like a good Christian. The guilt of his actions had made him frail. He wanted to regain Elizabeth’s trust. He regretted having hurt his wife. Although his wife had somewhat started to regain trust in him. He continued to have the guilt. He made himself paranoid over his actions. “I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John” (Miller 55). Later, by having confessed his acts of lechery to the court, he would save the life of his beloved wife.

One of the few people who tried to call attention to the injustice of the witch trials was John Proctor. He had an advantage of having a closer relationship to the “strikingly beautiful” (Miller 8) Abigail Williams, as she was a maid in his household until his wife discovered John’s affair with Abigail. He tries to use this leverage to convince Abigail to stop the trials. However, even he cannot convince her to stop this trickery, to the point where he declares in court that he does “[I] believe she means to murder.” (96); this just escalates the trial as he accuses her of many things from not seeing the Devil to “laughter during prayer” (96). Abigail, however, tries to deflect the blame from herself, first pointing fingers at the slave Tituba before she and other girls begin to cry witch on notable town members, from Elizabeth

Furthermore, According to, John Proctor and the Crucible of Individuation in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Michelle I Pearson, states, “Proctor's hypocrisy surrounds his dealings with and about Abigail. In committing adultery with Abigail, Proctor has sinnednot only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct" (18). He wishes, however, to deny this sin both to himself and to others.” This criticism helps

Additionally, Proctor demonstrates characteristics which lead to his moral downfall as he attempts to use every possible avenue to circumvent the consequences of his adultery. Proctor manipulates Mary Warren into accusing Abigail of pretending to be afflicted by witchcraft. Proctor informs Judge Danforth that “[Mary] has signed a deposition [stating] that [the girls’ actions] were pretense” and therefore Abigail cannot be trusted (Miller 82). This signifies the reality of Proctor’s moral downfall because he further involves innocent Mary Warren in the trials. Resulting from Proctor’s insistence that Mary speak her mind about Abigail, Mary experiences a series of painful and humiliating events.

Proctor states “I say—I say—God is dead!” when he was demanded to confess to witchcraft. Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” reveals how a hysterical and evil people can use religion as a mask to conceal their true identity. John Proctor has a secret, his affair with Abigail Williams led to Abigail’s jealousy of his wife, Elizabeth, which starts the entire witch hysteria. Elizabeth was persecuted for being a “witch”. However, Elizabeth couldn’t be hanged because it is found that she is pregnant. The children who were “possessed” by witches held grudges against the accused. Proctor knew that Abigail was a fraud, however he couldn’t prove it. Proctor soon realizes that he can end Abigail’s rampage through Salem. It was only if he admit to his adultery.