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…

This shows that he will not tolerate telling a lie or confess a lie as Miller states on page 207 lines 654-657 where Proctor says “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” This is important because it leads to him showing that he was never involved with witchcraft and he is following the Puritan law. In other words, Proctor just wants to show the court that he is not a liar and will not lie just to make them happy. He realizes dying without confessing his own sins will send him to

For example, when Proctor and Elizabeth are fighting over marital issues, he states, “Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer” (Miller 55). This shows how a proctor can be seen as an upright, straight to the point, and mean man. After Proctor changes, some may describe him as an honest and righteous man. Evidently, when Danforth is urging Proctor to falsely confess, he states, “You have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor” (Miller 144). This quote shows that Proctor is a honest man who feels sorry for his wrong doing and is willing to die with good people.

Rebellious, guilt-ridden, intelligent, and outspoken describes John Proctor. He is the main character in the drama: The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Over two-hundred innocent people were convicted of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when hysteria swept through the town, no one could believe their closest friends. John Proctor and others show the consequences of Abigail accusing everyone of witchcraft. John shows us that suffering harsh consequences is better than lying.

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.

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.

Who committed the greater evil? Hester Prynne or John Proctor? In The Crucible, John Proctor had a wife who was extremely ill. He committed adultery with the house servant, Abigail Williams, for that reason. Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter, was a beautiful woman living without her husband. The lonesome woman had an affair with Dimmesdale, the town’s reverend. Both John Proctor and Hester Prynne both went against the Puritan beliefs. However, John Proctor is guiltier of committing adultery compared to Hester Prynne and if John Proctor were to meet Hester Prynne, he would respect her.

I believe that John Proctor is the tragic hero in the play “The Crucible.” I feel that his tragic flaw is the reason he became the tragic hero. He was trying to win back the trust of his wife and to do this he became the hero. By showing he was a good and decent person, this exemplifies he is a tragic hero. I see to prove his love and dedication to Elizabeth that John would do anything she told him to, in a way to win her trust back. He didn’t want the law to take her away, when she was suspected of witchcraft. He begged them not to take her and not to chain her. This persuasive essay will

In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the main character, John Proctor fills the role of a tragic hero as Miller defined it in his essay, “Tragedy and the Common Man”. John Proctor has the qualities and experiences of a tragic hero. These traits include to have flaws, a good heart, be common man, and have an optimistic and enlightening death.

In the story The Crucible, John Proctor is a very prominent man in his family and his community of the Salem Village. He is most famously known in his town for his affair with Abigail against his own wife Elizabeth. Since this, he does believe he has ruined his image from God and has not gone to church. Through the story, he ends up being accused of witchcraft and sent to trial where he is eventually killed for it.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible it is clear that the development of the play is about John Proctor’s tragic condition. Miller uses this aspect to compel the audience to see why Proctor did what he did and to develop a sense of empathy for him. John Proctor overall is both flawed and honorable. He has a complete reversal of fate brought upon by his own flaw. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he contains all of the characteristics of a tragic hero, such as catharsis and hamartia, despite not being born into nobility, he has many noble characteristics.

In comparison to modern day terms john proctor was the “cool guy” of the town. He had

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.

In The Crucible the characters all show different kind of growth throughout the story. The story is based of a town called Salem and when the Devil hit Salem all the people started to turn on each other. What started of as a little joke between girls turned into a whole game for them to play. The girls accused anyone they saw or anyone that did them wrong and each and every time those same people were hanged. Although, this play is mostly about the witchcraft the people also changed as time went by and they started to understand what was happening and why it was wrong.

In the second act of the book, Proctor tries to convince Cheever, the sheriff, to not arrest Elizabeth for witchery. He uses a simile to question if the girls are reliable accusers. Proctor questions, “Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers” (Miller, 77). In this sentence he also uses logos, he wants Cheever to consider if the girls are reliable and trustworthy. He claims that the people of the town are deifying the girls. John Proctor soon realizes arguing is useless and changes his diction from a persuasive tone to a cautioning tone. He POWER VERB, “ I’ll tell you what's walking Salem- vengeance is walking Salem”(Miller, 77). In this quote, John Proctor personifies the act of vengeance. He is warning them the witchcraft is all a lie and that these accusations are coming from the girls because of spite and vengeance towards other in the town. Although no one knows yet that he has had an affair with Abigail, he wants them to realize that Elizabeth is only being accused by Abigail due to resentment. He personifies vengeance