A tragic hero is a character that risks their life for others. John stayed loyal to Elizabeth as he loves her, not Abigail. We can learn not to defend our bad decisions from the play as it will only make a situation worse. John Proctor is special because he can easily lie his way out of the mess, but he represents the right thing by giving his own fate for his people.…
In the Proctor household, there is so much tension between Elizabeth Proctor, Proctor’s wife, and John Proctor. Proctor has committed adultery with a teenage servant, Abigail Williams. Although Abigail has been gone for 7 months, Elizabeth still cannot trust Proctor. Proctor is constantly trying to please his wife, knowing full well Elizabeth is still upset. Proctor finally had…
In the beginning of the book, Proctor is happy with his life, if not guilty of cheating on his wife with his used-to-be servant, Abigail. He tries his hardest to ignore what he has done even as Abigail thrusts the town of Salem into hysteria, but once his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is taken into custody, he can no longer overlook Abigail's influence in the town. In order to free his wife, and other people who have been accused, Proctor tries to expose Abigail as a fraud so that people would stop listening to…
The decisions made by the character John Proctor, in The Crucible, and by Arthur Dimmesdale, in The Scarlet Letter, were very much alike. Throughout the entirety of both books, the similarities and differences between these two male characters, and the environments in which they lived, seemed to reflect back and forth quite generously. Also, the societies in which John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale lived in have a fair amount of topics that can be compared and contrasted together to further backup the fact that these men, despite their differences, were very similar.…
In the play “The Crucible” by Arthur MIller he wrote about a lot of honorable people but the one who stood ot the most was John Proctor. John proctor was a honorable man because he never thought about himself he focused on helping his family and friends. He had his own opinions on life and he didn't care what people thought.…
Inside a windowless room illuminated by a single candle, the flame is given the responsibility of filling the area with light; that same brightness will inevitably produce its own shadows. In the play, based off of true events,“The Crucible” written by Arthur Miller recalls a series of unlawful behaviors within a paranoid society that sparked innocent people's deaths. One of the only rationalist in this play is eventualled executed after his attempts to return justice to Salem. John Proctor resembles a tragic hero through in his regrets of adulterous relationship with Abigail, his desire to end the trials, and his family oriented pride.…
Arthur Miller, in his play The Crucible, tells the story of the John Proctor and the many accusations made during the Salem Witch Trials, leading up to the accusation against Proctor. John Proctor, who is married to Elizabeth Proctor, had an affair with the much younger Abigail Williams while she was a servant in the Proctor house a year prior to the story. This affair led to Elizabeth firing Abigail, and both Abigail’s affection toward John and her hatred toward Elizabeth growing much bigger. Before John is accused of witchcraft by his new house servant Mary Warren, Elizabeth is accused by Abigail Williams, who is doing anything she can to have Proctor to herself. Abigail’s accusation against Elizabeth puts John in a conflicting situation,…
Proctor is a flawed character as he has admitted adultery with Abigail Williams. Proctor is flirtatious with Abigail and enjoys teasing…
The Crucible by Arthur Miller gives in depth detail about John Proctor, the protagonist, and how he reacts to accusations of witchcraft. John Proctor went through a lot throughout the story, from cheating on his wife with Elizabeth, to his wife being accused of witchcraft, and later being accused of it himself. John was the only sensible man at the time, blatantly disagreeing with accusations and signs of witchcraft; this is dangerous for the government is going through extensive measures to get rid of all the “witches.” Rebecca Nurse was an inspirational character for Proctor because he liked the way she carried herself throughout the mess in the town. Proctor saw hope in Rebecca Nurse, thinking that she could bring light to the dark town,…
was his honesty. In every scene in the play that John Proctor is in, his…
In the play by Arthur Miller The Crucible, the town of Salem is in pandemonium under the non-existent threat of witchcraft. Every character is either lying to save their lives or to end others, or dying for not admitting to a lie. One character who stands out among the chaotic conflagration is the tragic hero John Proctor. In Greek drama, a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” No character in The Crucible fits this description better than John Proctor. John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because of his strengths and notable traits, such as reason and personal sacrifice. He also fits the description because of his tragic flaws such as unfaithfulness and pride that led to his fall from grace.…
The main character in Salem is John Proctor, an outspoken, successful, and well-respected farmer who chooses to stay away from the church. Religious at heart, this man who has sinned openly, condemns the witch trials while hiding a secret that could ruin the main accuser, Abigail Williams. Proctor is a man full of guilt, who uses the love of his wife, and his need to take responsibility for his actions to gain the strength to openly confess his sins, denounce Abigail Williams, and save his soul.…
The play's tragic hero John Proctor was an outspoken and honest man who had been deeply in conflicted situations that led him to stage of crisis. For example, Proctor was agitated towards Mary Warren with her having evidence and not being truthful enough to tell the court. In a display of wrath, he says to Mary Warren,…
Throughout the play John Proctor was an honest man, as was his wife, Elizabeth until she was asked to testify against her husband about his affair. One thing that never changed about Proctor throughout the whole play was his willingness to stand for his beliefs. Time after time, he was bombarded with questions about why he didn’t regularly attend church or why he didn’t have one of his sons baptized. He answered these questions with honesty and questioned the ministry…
In the beginning of the play it starts off with people not worrying about the truth and what is…