To what extent does John Proctor conform to the ideal tragic hero in “The Crucible”? The most well known definition of a tragic hero comes from the philosopher‚ Aristotle. When explaining a tragic hero‚ Aristotle states "The change in the hero’s fortunes be not from misery to happiness‚ but on the contrary‚ from happiness to misery‚ and the cause of it must not lie in any depravity but in some great error on his part." Also‚ he explains the four essential qualities that a tragic hero should possess
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The play "The Crucible"‚ by Arthur Miller‚ shows distinct themes throughout the story about the relationship between John Proctor and Abigail Williams helps emphasize the larger theme of intolerance due to the fact that even though Abigail still wants to be with John and he does not‚ it is a sin and is looked down upon. In the beginning of the story‚ we find out that Abigail was a servant of the Proctors. She was suspected of "touching" with John and now Mrs. Proctor is spreading rumors about her
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Kate-Lynn Gomerich M. Haddou English 12C Individual Character Project November 22‚ 2014 John Proctors Role in “The Crucible” To be puritan is to be pure of any physical or mental pleasure; when pressure built the citizens of Salem massed into a frenzy of noose casting. Only to realize the heavy weight of truth as a course rope began to constrict around their necks. In “The Crucible” a story taking place in Salem‚ Massachusetts: the restricting ways of puritan life began to take their toll on the
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John Proctor: A Man with Pride A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. The Crucible by Arthur Miller takes place in 1672 in Massachusetts. A girl‚ Abigail Williams‚ accuses several women of witchcraft‚ and other girls follow suit. Elizabeth Proctor‚ John Proctor’s wife‚ gets accused of witchcraft‚ and eventually John does too. He refuses to confess‚ and eventually is hanged. Miller wrote this book as an allusion to the communist
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The Crucible a book about faith and trials‚ it ironically displays the faithless puritan society not only religious wise but their attitude towards the condemned/sinners.John Proctor tried to separate himself from the puritans one sided thinking‚ he held to his integrity and died honorably. Reverend John Hale and John Proctor both thought they could reverse the hysteria in salem‚ they didn’t understand the forces that were against them. Hale in chapter one comes to salem as the spirit doctor
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Crucible can be defined as a test or trial. Many folks in Salem are filled with hysteria when a group of young girls falsely accuse them of witchcraft. John Proctor is one of the folks falsely accused and he must decide his fate through his strong beliefs. John Proctor is justified with his decision of not falsely confessing to the court because by saving his name and reputation it did more good than bad. Before the Salem witch trials start‚ John Proctor is already suffering from an internal
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The Crucible is a classic tragedy. John Proctor is the tragic hero in the play by Arthur Miller. These events happen in Salem‚ Massachusetts in 1692. There are many pivotal characters in the play but the most significant is John Proctor. He values his reputation and stays true to himself throughout the whole play‚ is a man of integrity‚ and is the most relatable character in the story. We love to have someone in every story‚ play‚ or even movies and books to love and hate and we love to love John
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“God is dead!” This is a quote said by John Proctor in “The Crucible” as he was being accused of witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials. John Proctor is a farmer in Salem. John is a sinner as he does not go to church and plows on Sunday’s. John also has never baptised his children and is the husband of Elizabeth Proctor. The first trait John Proctor and I share is how we are both an outcast. John has many ways he has showed to being an outcast. One way he showed it was he never went to church
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John Proctor is the tragic hero of The Crucible. Although he can be cast as the hero‚ John Proctor causes his tragic face by the end of the play. He had risked his life for others. Caring for others and he had risked his life for someone really important then him. Even his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor had risked his life for the people who were in penitentiary. He could have said he seen the other penitentiary who was in jail. That has seen them with the Devil like what Betty‚ Abigail and
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John Proctor‚ A True Man of God? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the Salem Witch Trials. The people behind the Trials‚ the Puritans‚ were used as the characters in this work‚ and one of them‚ as well as their partly fabricated background‚ struck me in particular. John Proctor was an average Puritan man‚ decent amount of land‚ livestock‚ and Christian. John Proctors‚ entry into the story starts with his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ being accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams‚
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