Examples Of Eulogy For John Proctor

Eulogy of John Proctor

Welcome friends, and thank you for coming today as we remember my late husband, John Proctor. John was an honest, strong and hardworking Christian man right up until he died, and he would be happy to see you all here to celebrate his memory.

For most of us, we do not fall in love with our spouses until well after we are married to them. We marry because our parents plan it sometimes, or there is a certain gain with the marriage, be it economic or moral. John and I appeared to be the same as any Puritan couple in Salem. We grew up here in Salem and our parents were friends. My parents saw John as a decent boy when we were children, and John’s parents thought that I was a decent girl. I fell in love with John when I was

He believed in doing the right thing and he was willing to fight for it. During the witch-hunts that affected us all, John tried with every ounce of strength he had to stop the court from going along with Abigail’s manipulations and lies, and in the process confessed to the court the truth of his lechery to make it known that Abigail was just pretending. He knew that his reputation would be ruined, but he knew that it had to be done to save the innocent people accused of trafficking with the devil. I don’t know how many other people would do the same and be able to risk their own reputations knowing that they would no longer be looked at as a respectable person. Some people doubt whether or not John is in heaven. I do not doubt it for a second. God has told us to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, which is one of God’s most important commandments, and John did that. God told us to love only one God, and John’s love for God did not waver. God told us that we are not to lie or bear false witness to our neighbor, and John never did. The only commandment John ever broke was adultery, and that was my fault. John is going to heaven. I know this for