Examples Of Mistakes In John Proctor

John Proctor begins the novel as a man who has made mistakes and is trying to avoid further mistakes. The first thing that would characterize John as a villain is when the affair with Abagail is made known to the readers. This shows villain like characteristics because he has broken the trust of his wife and ruined the relationship with God by committing one of the sins listed on the Ten Commandments. Further into the novel we see that proctor is trying to turn things around but not full heartedly. He try's to earn the forgiveness of his wife by making sure she is content with everything he does. He turns Abagail away when she tries to rekindle the relationship they had. He also tries to have the court look at the mistakes they are making.