John Proctor In The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible - Comparison of Proctor and Dimmesdale
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.
Of the similarities between Proctor and Dimmesdale throughout the book the reader is told that these …show more content…
Dimmesdale is a well-known, and respected reverend, and Proctor is a well-respected farmer. Both men are involved with the church, however they both question their role in the theocracy in which they live. Dimmesdale as the reverend, or leader of the theocracy, questions his ability to be the leader of all of the people of the community. He could not see himself, a sinner under the eyes of God, leading a religion whose morals and standards were based upon not sinning. John Proctor on the other hand, rarely went to church, and was even criticized for his choice not to attend masses. Both men also hid their secret, which also is one and the same; they both have committed the crime of adultery. However, each man has concealed his sin, which for one person or another leads to death. John Proctor 's silence of his crime led to the persecution and death many innocent men and women. If, in the beginning, he had admitted his sin he would have shown Abigail Williams to be a liar. Then there would be no confusion, and her accusations would have been deemed incredible. Instead, John kept quiet in order to keep his name clean, and many innocent people died due to Abigail 's claims. "...He hesitates to …show more content…
Firstly the diversity in the society is amazing from Arthur 's society to John 's society. It is clear that each was a Puritan society set in the 1600s in Salem, Massachusetts. It is very noticeable, however, that in The Crucible, everyone is strictly Puritan, and one would even be criticized if he or she were not. In The Scarlet Letter, most of the people are Puritan, yet if one was not, whatever religious affiliations they had were not looked down upon or criticized. There were actually seemingly curious about other religions.
"It [the market] was already thronged with the craftsmen and other
plebeian inhabitants of the town, in considerable numbers; among whom,
likewise, were many rough figures, whose attire of deer-skins marked
them as belonging to some of the forest settlements, which surrounded
the little metropolis of the colony."(Hawthorne
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.
Of the similarities between Proctor and Dimmesdale throughout the book the reader is told that these …show more content…
Dimmesdale is a well-known, and respected reverend, and Proctor is a well-respected farmer. Both men are involved with the church, however they both question their role in the theocracy in which they live. Dimmesdale as the reverend, or leader of the theocracy, questions his ability to be the leader of all of the people of the community. He could not see himself, a sinner under the eyes of God, leading a religion whose morals and standards were based upon not sinning. John Proctor on the other hand, rarely went to church, and was even criticized for his choice not to attend masses. Both men also hid their secret, which also is one and the same; they both have committed the crime of adultery. However, each man has concealed his sin, which for one person or another leads to death. John Proctor 's silence of his crime led to the persecution and death many innocent men and women. If, in the beginning, he had admitted his sin he would have shown Abigail Williams to be a liar. Then there would be no confusion, and her accusations would have been deemed incredible. Instead, John kept quiet in order to keep his name clean, and many innocent people died due to Abigail 's claims. "...He hesitates to …show more content…
Firstly the diversity in the society is amazing from Arthur 's society to John 's society. It is clear that each was a Puritan society set in the 1600s in Salem, Massachusetts. It is very noticeable, however, that in The Crucible, everyone is strictly Puritan, and one would even be criticized if he or she were not. In The Scarlet Letter, most of the people are Puritan, yet if one was not, whatever religious affiliations they had were not looked down upon or criticized. There were actually seemingly curious about other religions.
"It [the market] was already thronged with the craftsmen and other
plebeian inhabitants of the town, in considerable numbers; among whom,
likewise, were many rough figures, whose attire of deer-skins marked
them as belonging to some of the forest settlements, which surrounded
the little metropolis of the colony."(Hawthorne