Character Analysis of John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Chau Giang
Ms. MacArthur
IB English
13th January 2015
The Crucible Test: Question #2
John Proctor is essentially the main character of the play
The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
This play is going back to the time of spring of 1692 in Salem Village, MA. Going back to spring of 1692 was when the witch trials were happening and whether it was true or not, many people died due to being accused of being witches. Now in the 21st century people who study about the time of the
McCarthyism have an idea of why the people who were put on trials might have been accused. Some come up with the theory of greed, this theory involves the people who lived in Salem want to accuse their neighbors to take their land. In the play, it was certain that the person who was doing the faulty accusing to his neighbors for their land was Mr. Putman.
The play does not center on the witch trials but instead John Proctor and his problems, especially
John Proctor’s lust to Abby, and John’s problem at home with his wife, Elizabeth. With the problems with the two women he is involve with his character developed throughout the play as he realized the jealousy he had caused Abby to feel is now going to cost the life of Elizabeth and more innocent lives in the Village of Salem.
Throughout the play, the readers witness how the character of John Proctor changed as
the problem of witches gets bigger and bigger. Proctor did not have a sudden change until the witch trials have gotten out of hand and it is now coming for his wife’s life. In the beginning of the play Proctor was a cold man and since he lived on a piece of land away from the main part of
Salem he did not care much for what goes on in Salem. From the cold man that Proctor was to his wife and around the house to a man who would protect and save his wife at any cause, even if he needed to ruin his name in the village. This change was shown when Proctor realized that if he does not call Abby out for the whore
Ms. MacArthur
IB English
13th January 2015
The Crucible Test: Question #2
John Proctor is essentially the main character of the play
The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
This play is going back to the time of spring of 1692 in Salem Village, MA. Going back to spring of 1692 was when the witch trials were happening and whether it was true or not, many people died due to being accused of being witches. Now in the 21st century people who study about the time of the
McCarthyism have an idea of why the people who were put on trials might have been accused. Some come up with the theory of greed, this theory involves the people who lived in Salem want to accuse their neighbors to take their land. In the play, it was certain that the person who was doing the faulty accusing to his neighbors for their land was Mr. Putman.
The play does not center on the witch trials but instead John Proctor and his problems, especially
John Proctor’s lust to Abby, and John’s problem at home with his wife, Elizabeth. With the problems with the two women he is involve with his character developed throughout the play as he realized the jealousy he had caused Abby to feel is now going to cost the life of Elizabeth and more innocent lives in the Village of Salem.
Throughout the play, the readers witness how the character of John Proctor changed as
the problem of witches gets bigger and bigger. Proctor did not have a sudden change until the witch trials have gotten out of hand and it is now coming for his wife’s life. In the beginning of the play Proctor was a cold man and since he lived on a piece of land away from the main part of
Salem he did not care much for what goes on in Salem. From the cold man that Proctor was to his wife and around the house to a man who would protect and save his wife at any cause, even if he needed to ruin his name in the village. This change was shown when Proctor realized that if he does not call Abby out for the whore