How Did John Proctor Judge In The Crucible

The life of a man in Salem Massachusetts in the late 1600s was to live a life that was led by his faith and by what the Bible tells people to do. Men were supposed to go to church on the sabbath day and not do any physical labor for the rest of the day. If one was to judge John Proctor by these standards, they would look at him as a man who is not holy and will not go to heaven after he died. He made bad decisions, and caused the people that were closest to him much strife. However, John Proctor was a honest man that is willing to do what is right rather than what was easy. “Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties”(Applebee et. al. 175). He was not considered to be upper class, but since he owned land and land meant power he was a middle class citizen. John Proctor was married to Elizabeth Proctor but their relationship was not immaculate. She was a caring women that would do anything if it meant that she would protect the ones that she loved. Even though she loved John she became suspicious of him having an affair with Abigail Williams. Elizabeth did not trust John after this and the love between them diminished. John said to Elizabeth, “I mean to please you, Elizabeth”(Applebee et. al. 192).
Mary Warren came forward to tell the truth about the lies that the girls were telling because she felt indignant about the unintelligible situation. Even though Mary Warren said that the girls were lying, the judges did not believe her because she said her answers inaudibly. John Proctor and others also gave their depositions to try to prove that the girls have been lying throughout the duration of the trials. However, Mary Warren accused John Proctor by pointing at Proctor and saying, “You’re the Devil’s man!”(Applebee et. al. 226). This statement by Mary Warren cost John Proctor his