John Proctor is one of the most significant characters in the play and is viewed as a very prideful person. At the beginning of the book he does cheat on his wife and have an affair with the maid Abigail Williams. After this he regrets ever doing it‚ but while he is being accused of witchcraft by Abigail he tries to make things right while still keeping the affair a secret. Although he does confess after not too long‚ “A man may think God sleeps‚ but God sees everything‚ I know it now. I beg you
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In Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ John Proctor can be seen as a tragic hero due to his just character and his selfless act of redemption at the end of the play. John Proctor follows Aristotle’s basic ideas on the tragic hero due to the fact that he willingly dies to protect his name and his family‚ leaving the audience in a state of depression. He also portrays a tragic hero because in the end he stays true to his beliefs and brings justice to Salem‚ by ultimately sacrificing himself. Despite Aristotle’s
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Crucible‚ Elizabeth Proctor sacrificed her principle of not lying to try and save her husband. John told the court that he had an affair with Abigail. Before that‚ he also told the court that Elizabeth would never lie. Danforth brought Elizabeth into the courtroom‚ but when she was questioned‚ she thought Abigail spoke of the affair. Therefore‚ she lied and said he didn’t have the affair. She lied to try and save her husband‚ but in the end‚ she made the situation worse. After that‚ John was accused of
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Although there are people like John Proctor‚ who knows the girls are lying and are trying their best to change everyone’s opinion before people die for it‚ there are other people in the story are only trying to protect their own reputation. The main characters that represents the people are john Proctor‚ Abigail Williams and Judge Danforth. John proctor is an honest man who believes in helping others‚ but when his reputation is on the line he is forced to make a decision. On the other hand‚ Abigail
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amount of time and work to unravel‚ but in the end‚ the truth shall be revealed. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ John Proctor first does not realize the gravity of the witchcraft trials in Salem‚ as he discovers what is at stake he notices he has some eternal conflict‚ but in the end he is at peace with himself. As the Salem witchcraft trials had started to emerge‚ John Proctor did not seem affected by the situation. While he meets with Abigail‚ he has a feeling that she is lying to him he tries
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Macbeth Vs. John Proctor Macbeth and John Proctor are both main character from different books but both have similarities and differences. Macbeth is from William Shakespeare’s‚ Macbeth‚ and John Proctor is from Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible. The similarities between these two main characters are the impact witchcraft makes in their lives‚ their tragic flaw‚ and the respect each character has with his society. Witchcraft is a very powerful thing. Some people believe in it and some do not. When
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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
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bring justice to the town worthy of the title of a tragic “hero”. John Proctor is a character in Arthur Miller’s play the Crucible. His goal as stated in the play is to stop Abigail who is accusing his wife of witchcraft. John Proctor however fails to do that. John Proctor is not a tragic hero in any sense of the word. Although Miller argues John Proctor is a tragic hero‚ Proctor’s actions cause him to be defined as a failure. John Proctor is a failure because he fails to stop the witch trials and abigail
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Crucible‚ John Proctor‚ our main character tore up a piece of paper called a confession. The confession would have saved his life but sell out his innocent friends‚ Instead he chose to die with them. This act is believable because Proctor had a good name in Salem before he admitted to Lechery in the court. Proctor threw away his sense of goodness when he had sexual relations with Abigail Williams. The guilt he was feeling was literally eating at him‚ he felt he was going to Hell. John Proctor had a
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John Proctor fears his name’s identity‚ which is evident near the end of the play when he resists Deputy Danforth and Reverend Hale’s posting his name on the church door‚ accusing him of witchcraft (IV.712-717). John Proctor is Elizabeth Proctor’s husband‚ who involved in an affair with Abigail Williams when she was still working as the Proctor’s maid. Elizabeth fires Abigail‚ once she realizes her maid and her husband’s covert relationship. Elizabeth’s dismissal causes Abigail to become very angry
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