John Proctor: A tragic hero? A tragic hero is a character whose flaw or mistake ultimately leads to their downfall. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the small town of Salem is immersed in a crisis due to the accusations of witchcraft. One of the accused is John Proctor‚ a strong and moral farmer. John Proctor meets the definition of a tragic hero because of his fatal flaws‚ the affair with Abigail and his pride‚ but redemption at the end of the play saves his morals. S One of John
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piece is an unlikely one. A person who was not perfect and had many faults‚ as well was not completely good or bad. This person was John Proctor‚ the true hero of the play. He begins as a mere farm worker like an average everyday person. As his life progresses‚ he makes bad decisions and runs into even worse conflicts. The faults and imperfections of John Proctor were clear. He was definitely not a perfect character. He cheated on his wife by having an affair with a teenager. He went to church when
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The Makeup of John Proctor The Crucible is a play about the old Salem Witch Trials written in 1953 by Arthur Miller. Arthur Miller wrote the play during the era of the Red Scare‚ which was when Senator Joseph McCarthy created fears of a rise in communism. During the Red Scare‚ several celebrities‚ writers‚ actors‚ and politicians were accused of Communism‚ including Arthur Miller himself. Miller wrote the crucible as a way to remind everyone of our past mistakes and how closely the Red Scare imitates
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Was it Worth it? John Proctor learned that maybe it’s okay to tell a white lie‚ in order to keep your life. Proctor was a tragic hero in the sense that he tried to save his wife and many others‚ even if that meant ruining his name in the town. He also refused to admit to being a witch in order for his kids to able to keep his land. John was sure to stay very quiet about his affair with Abigail Williams. After she started making false accusations he knew that something had to be done so that no
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situations where their morals‚ beliefs‚ and overall faith were put to the test. This is what happened to John and Elizabeth Proctor when they were accused of witchcraft.Elizabeth tries desperately to hold on to what is left of her marriage.When she is detained she goes willingly. She allows John to die with pride. Therefore‚ in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible Elizabeth Proctor is heroic because she does what is right even though it is difficult. Although Elizabeth is reserved‚ honest‚ and dutiful‚
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trial along with his life. He did have a chance to live but instead of signing his name to keep his life‚ he wanted to die honorably with his friends not without a name‚ a soul‚ and with guilt. “John Proctors decision to die is reasonable and believable”. Reverend Parris‚ the Salem minister and Proctors immediate supervisor‚ says “ there is either obedience or the church will burn like hell is burning.” John‚ on the other hand‚ “has come to regard his self as a king of fraud‚” as long as he remains
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he had just given up. John Proctor was a farmer‚ a father to 3 boys and a husband to Elizabeth. He is also a cheater though. He claims to be a good Christian but in that time to be a good Christian one of your qualifications had to be to go to church every Sunday which he didn’t do. He was on the outskirts of Salem‚ so it was hard to get there. He also didn’t have any motivation to hear about God’s love when the minister‚ Parris‚ only preached about hell. John Proctor has one through many changes
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When Abigail threatens to accuse yet another innocent soul of witchcraft in her plot to have him to herself‚ John Proctor breaks forth‚ shouting‚ “It [Abigail] is a whore!... I have made a bell of my honor! I have rung the doom of my good name—you will believe me‚ Mr. Danforth! My wife is innocent‚ except she knew a whore when she saw one!” (Miller 3.3). John Proctor‚ the protagonist of the play‚ The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ has an affair with Abigail Williams‚ a seventeen-year-old orphan‚ which
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