Everyone around him doesn’t realize how much his pride is holding him back from the truth. Although he is trying to save Abigail Williams and himself from being shamed in the village, he is causing others to die a tragic death even if they were not at fault of witchery. The Crucible ends with John Proctor marching off to his death. By refusing to lie and confess to witchcraft, he sacrifices his life in the name of truth. At the end of the play, Proctor has in some way regained his goodness. His death is significant because in my opinion he was a coward, but also a hero. I think it is interesting that the author of the play, Arthur Miller, does not give John the last word. Instead, Reverend Hale and Elizabeth Proctor get the privilege. At the end of the play Hale states “Woman, plead with him! Woman! It is pride, it is vanity. Be his helper! What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? Go to him, take his shame away!” And Elizabeth states “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” I don’t think he deserved to die since he eventually told the truth and he is also leaving his family and his unborn child. In conclusion, it is obvious that John Proctor falls into the category of a tragic hero. All the evidence that I have shown above proves that this is true. Unfortunately, his heroic and honest action led to his own downfall and his tragic
Everyone around him doesn’t realize how much his pride is holding him back from the truth. Although he is trying to save Abigail Williams and himself from being shamed in the village, he is causing others to die a tragic death even if they were not at fault of witchery. The Crucible ends with John Proctor marching off to his death. By refusing to lie and confess to witchcraft, he sacrifices his life in the name of truth. At the end of the play, Proctor has in some way regained his goodness. His death is significant because in my opinion he was a coward, but also a hero. I think it is interesting that the author of the play, Arthur Miller, does not give John the last word. Instead, Reverend Hale and Elizabeth Proctor get the privilege. At the end of the play Hale states “Woman, plead with him! Woman! It is pride, it is vanity. Be his helper! What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? Go to him, take his shame away!” And Elizabeth states “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” I don’t think he deserved to die since he eventually told the truth and he is also leaving his family and his unborn child. In conclusion, it is obvious that John Proctor falls into the category of a tragic hero. All the evidence that I have shown above proves that this is true. Unfortunately, his heroic and honest action led to his own downfall and his tragic