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Differences And Similarities Between John Proctor And Giles Corey's

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Comparison of John Proctor and Giles Corey’s. Many individuals do not consider making sacrifices in general and would rather look out for their selfish benefit. Making sacrifices, especially when it means putting your own life in danger can be fearful. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, Giles Corey and John Proctor are brave despite knowing the consequences if both characters disagree with the court and ultimately sacrifice their lives for their names and the people they love, which exemplifies their bravery and their faithfulness to their wives, Elizabeth Proctor and Martha Corey by fighting to resolve the unjustified accusations of witchcraft. When John proctor cheats on his wife and is apart in an affair with Abigail Williams. John realizes …show more content…

Even though John Proctor commits adultery he still is trying to be an honest person and has been trying to keep his name clean. When John Proctor goes to court with Mary Warren to tell the Judges the truth. When the Judges started questioning him, he admitted his affair with Abigail Williams, which put his name at risk. John Proctor was given the choice to tell the truth and be prosecuted or confess to a crime he did not commit and be set free. He chose to tell the truth and got sent to jail. During this time, he said “... what is John Proctor? I think it is honest” (page 138 - not cited).. This indicated that John Proctor was trying to maintain a good reputation by being truthful. And sees himself as honest in contrast to others who, in an effort to save their life. Falsely admitted to participating in witchcraft and only values honesty. Since John Proctor had committed numerous terrible crimes in the past by disobeying biblical commandments, he did not want his name to be associated with any more lies. He wanted to pass away honorably so his reputation would not be damaged in Salem and onto future …show more content…

Giles Corey did not see any benefit in trying to answer and being declared a witch when his land would have been taken away. But, Giles Corey demonstrated his honesty when he says “more weight” Giles dies as a hero in many people's (who? vague) eyes even if he was tortured to death he kept his quietness. This demonstrates that Giles is willing to give his life to maintain his reputation as an honest man and protect his land, in addition he was willing to give his life instead of causing another person to suffer false accusations that could have been because of him. (repetitive) While many people who are accused of witchcraft end up accepting all false accusations against themselves, Giles Corey demonstrates his courage and honesty by acting in the exact opposite way. Similarly John Proctor cared about his name much more than his life and ended up sacrificing his life for his name. They both proved that they were willing to die for what they believed in and be truthful, rather than live with a

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John Proctor’s excessive pride evidently led him to his downfall. In the beginning of the book, John is seen as a strong man, “in Proctor’s presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly” (Miller 20). He was seen as such a high man that he let his pride get the best of him, at first he didn't want to confess to the court about his affair with Abigail to keep his name from being blackened. When John eventually confesses to the court about his adultery with Abigail; His wife, Elizabeth, didn't know that John had already confessed, so she lied about it to keep him safe, which only made matters worse. In the end, he dies in order to keep his good name in the town.

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John Proctor’s strengths is that, “He is a kind of man—powerful body, even-tempered, and not easily led—who cannot refuse support to partisans without drawing their deepest resentment” (Miller 1245). His major flaw is not forgiving himself after having an affair with Abigail, which caused a riff to happen in his marriage. This flaw led Proctor to not fully cut off ties with Abigail, out of guilt, making her believe that they had a chance of truly being together if Elizabeth wasn’t there anymore. John Proctor transforms from a selfish character that only cares for his image to a man who will die for his beliefs and to prove the corrupt ways of the court to save many lives of innocent people. His inner conflict is how he views himself, “My honesty

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Abigail wouldn't have known better, she's a child and she's selfishly impulsive—John, however, should have known. He was a grown man, he had children himself and he knew how they were. Besides which, he had a loving wife, who might have been sick but when they married, he promised to be faithful to her. John Proctor is simply a flawed human, as all are. The fact, however, is that he still confessed his

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His act of defiance resulted in death, but caused the people of Salem to question the court, which prevents any future deaths for suspected witchery. By refusing to lie, John Proctor preserved his name and held up his personal convictions. However, some may say that this was self-serving, because he left his family destitute, and his wife husbandless and his children fatherless. Nevertheless, “How can I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!...Because It is my name!

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