John Proctor In The Crucible

A Tragic hero is a character who experiences a major downfall as the results of a personal mistake or the workings of fate. There are many tragic heroes in the play The Crucible, But the one that comes to mind is John Proctor for several reasons. It all starts out with the affair with Abigail, when that affair happens John Proctor breaks his wedding vows and violate the moral convictions of the community by engaging in an adultery affair with Abigail. John Proctor is a classic example of a tragic hero in the play, The Crucible for several reasons…

In the Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor played a major role in the conflict within Salem. The actions of John Proctor led the townspeople to accuse him of witchcraft. Proctor lied at the end to save his life but then decided he couldn't go through with the lie. This shows how Proctor changed throughout the play to tell the truth.

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the citizens of Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 experience severe court trials where innocent people are sentenced to death because of the expedition of witchery. These persecution events resulted in each individual testing his or her mental stability and morals. One person in particular that was affected by the Salem witch trials is John Proctor. Based on Arthur Miller’s play, He is a sinner against his own vision of decent conduct who has a quiet confidence and an unexpressed, hidden force.

Throughout the entire play of The Crucible, John Proctor truly grew as a person, while later fixing his sins and making moral decisions. John Proctor had truly gone through a lot in the play, both emotionally and physically, being that he was wrongfully accused of witchcraft. Although some might contradict this statement, John Proctor loved his wife, Elizabeth, because even though he may have questioned her worth in the past, he always confesses his sins and does what he can to make it right, which is a true quality of a man. Along with this, John Proctor portrays characteristics of a Puritan because he always remains true to his family, alike he must stay true to God, therefore proving to him that John Proctor always stays true.

In The Crucible, John Proctor is not free of sin. He is no Rebecca Nurse, who has never done anything bad in her life. He is no Reverend Hale, who was only trying his hardest to cast the Devil out of each town. A case could even be made that John is worse than Judge Danforth, because Danforth thought he was doing the right thing. For John is guilty of lechery, a guilt that ends up getting him killed. However, despite this fault, John is considered innocent to most of Salem. It is this innocence that restores his sin as a husband. Although he is good as a citizen throughout The Crucible, John Proctor is a morally flawed husband at the start of the play, and is only able to redeem himself by the end of the play. Furthermore, John uses his citizen side to atone for his husband side.

The protagonist of the Crucible, John Proctor, is to blame for the Salem Witch Trials that occurred in 1692 because he took advantage of Abigail Williams, was a failure as a leader, and gave a delayed confession to lechery. The origins of the Salem Witch trials arises from Abigail’s desire for John Proctor. Prior to the trials, it is revealed that Proctor and Abigail had an affair that had caused Abigail to fall in love with him, leading to her insane actions later on. Proctor, who should have known what is right or wrong, lusted and took advantage of Abigail and continues to do so even after he “rejects” her.

John Proctor is seen to be a very prideful and stubborn character. He is also mean-spirited when he speaks to Mary Warren about her whereabouts. But Mary has a new threshold of power, that she knows she can use against Proctor. Mary is an official of the court and aware of Proctor’s affair with Abigail. Proctor is also aware of Mary’s power and cannot deny her of it.

What does it take to make a man who has spent his entire life working with his beliefs question them? In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Reverend Hale asks that very question. The Crucible takes place in 1692 in colonial America, a time when witchcraft was still a very much a problem. The story focuses around Abigail Williams, a young girl of 17 who hatches a plot to kill the wife of the man she had an affair with, John Proctor. Abigail uses her cousin’s illness as a way to claim she had seen a witch, and after recruiting more followers to her cause, creates a witchhunt all throughout the village. In the end, it is not told if Elizabeth Proctor is killed, by John Proctor dies for his pride and Elizabeth skips town. While Reverend

John Proctor lived in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem had been struck with witchcraft rumors that were started by a manipulative teenage girl named Abigail. He knows that the girls were sporting, and blaming innocent people of supernatural crimes that cannot occur. John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth had been accused of witchery, as a form of revenge from Abigail. Abigail had strong feelings for John Proctor, and wanted to get rid of Elizabeth. In the end John Proctor tried to do the right thing by saving his wife from his own sins. Therefore his sins put the love of his life in a great risk of dying. Throughout The Crucible John Proctor was seen as a smart, argumental and brave man. However, the town did not see him as a puritan or a good

LIke in many literary works, in The Crucible, there is a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person who has heroic qualities, and is fated to great suffering. The hero, in most stories, struggle against his their fate and this comic conflict wins our admiration. In Arthur Miller’s classic play, The Crucible, John Proctor is a prime example of a tragic hero.

Despite outspoken personality and qualities as a critical thinker, John Proctor is far from being a perfect human being. In his notes, Arthur Miller describes him as a sinner, "a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct." (P.20) Similar to Jesus who was tempted in the desert and taunted by the pharisees, Proctor's journey is riddled with hardships. He strives to overcome them and to follow his moral compass over the course of the novel. When Abigail Morris seeks him out after being fired, he has the courage to overcome his lust and to end their relationship. He boldly claims: "I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you again" (P.22) Moreover, he spends months trying to regain

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.

Every day, we make choices that impact our future. They decide where we go, who we meet and how other people view us. Each choice that we make pushes towards the supposedly right or wrong path, but the biggest question is how to decide which way we’re going. In the search for what’s right, the lines can become blurred into an adamant certainty that what’s wrong is right and vice versa. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the characters find out first hand. After a regretful mistake, John Proctor is desperate to hold on to his ideals and values that make him a good man, but the hysteria of moments confuse everyone’s perspective on good and evil. Miller uses John Proctor’s character to demonstrate to the audience how easily affected even the strongest

Even tho John proctor was the most admired he still had his dark moments just like everyone else. In the play the crucible john proctor was the most admired character not only for his attitude he betrays but also for the way he supported the town and treated everyone as was the opposite for abigail she was the most despised throughout the play not only for lying but also for being a cheater and bully. “ Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!

My favorite character in all of the books and plays we have read and watched this year was John Proctor. Unfortunately, he was a victim. As a strong, caring, and unforgiving character, he was able to connect with the reader. He was strong because when he was going through terrible times, he still stayed strong and never gave up. “Why, we - have no fear of questions, sir.” (page 64) He was trying to do everything he could never give up his name, which shows to me that he is strong and relentless. He was also very caring. “I mean to please you Elizabeth.” (page 50) Knowing his personality, I believe he started sleeping with Abigail because he wanted to care for her but did so in the wrong way. He also cared for his family and the town. In a selfless way, Proctor was very unforgiving, not to others, but himself. If one could be damaged in God’s eyes, he allowed himself to believe that it was he! However, this is a false belief and it shows a mistrust in God, and he knew better. We don’t get to decide what God thinks about us. When we have a