Who Is John Proctor A Tragic Hero In The Crucible

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.
Lust, being one of the deadly sins, was punishable by death in the Puritan society; John fell into the burning temptation. Going outside of his marriage, John slept with the manipulative, jealous, and vengeful girl, Abigail Williams. “This warrant's vengeance! I’ll not give my wife to vengeance!” (Miller 173). Seeking harm against John’s wife, Abigail performed a sacrifice that lead to the witch hysteria, lied to protect herself, frames Elizabeth of witchcraft in hopes she would be persecuted. Elizabeth is arrested which encourages John Proctor to finally stand up to the courts.
Mary Warren returns to court confessing the afflicted girls have been lying. “We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment” (Miller 179). Danforth would rather protects his reputation as an enforcer than actually believe John’s attempts to inform that there was never witchcraft in Salem. Unfortunately Mary betrays John after the afflicted girls mimic Mary’s speech causing her to appear guilty; Danforth takes advantage of by arresting John. Proctor’s intentions fail, leaving him with a choice to be made involving his