How Does John Proctor Change Throughout The Crucible

In The crucible by Arthur Miller, the setting is in the time of the Salem witch trials. The main character, John Proctor, is a father of 2 or 3 kids and is married to Elizabeth proctor. They had been married for a long while with a happy marriage, but all of that changed when he had an affair with a fairly young girl who happened to be the daughter of the man in power. Not only did he cheat, but it was because of his cheating that Abigail, his fling, accused Elizabeth and the reason John proctor would later die. John Proctor sacrificed his life for instant gratification and illuminated his values in that moment. But over the course of the play, shifts those values to what truly mattered. This allows the reader to understand what’s truly important

He starts to care about his family more and when it comes down to it, he goes up to bat for Elizabeth. John begins to turn inwards on himself and the man that he has become before his own eyes. He begins to see all of the pain and hurt that came from his affair with Abigail and realized that he can’t beg for forgiveness from his wife. He has oto prove to her what she truly means to him for her to eventually trust him again. Thanks to Abigails framing of Elizabeth, Elizabeth is set to stand trial and sentencing for her “crimes.” This time, John doesn’t sit back and allow Abigail to mess with his life and family. Instead, he gathers other husbands and provides evidence of Abigails foul play. As if that wasn’t enough, he confesses his adultery to the courts in the name of saving Elizabeth. However, instead of this helping, Elizabeth is scared because she’s pregnant and John is sent to jail for his “crimes.” Many times, the poeple try to tell him to say that he didn’t mean it, that he’d lied in the name of saving his wife, but nothing they said would get him to lie. Not even Elizabeth was able to get him to lie so he would be there fir their children. She forgives him in that moment and even though it breaks her, she allows him to pay the full price of his actions. In his final moments, family is truly the most important thing in life. He died so that Elizabeth and the children could live a normal life in their town and not have to go