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Characteristics Of John Proctor In The Crucible

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John Proctor is a very humble, blunt spoken farmer who lives just outside of town with his wife Elizabeth Proctor. He serves as the voice of justice and reason in The Crucible. Proctor is a good man, but he has an affair with the once servant of the house Abigail Williams. He believes that this affair damaged him in the eyes of God, Elizabeth and himself. If he were to ever admit to his adultery it would ruin his good name, but he is a proud man who emphasizes on his reputation. As the trials begin, John exposes Abigail and other girls as frauds who are practicing witchcraft and thus becomes the tragic hero of the play. When this does not work he guiltily admits to his affair with Abigail saying, “A man may think God sleeps, but God sees everything,
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