John Proctor As A Tragic Hero In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a tragic hero because of his affair with Abigail. Although his wife Elizabeth knows about his affair and has moved past it, John still feels that she cannot forgive him when in reality he cannot forgive himself. Johns affair brings chaos to his marriage with Elizabeth, causes Abigail to accuse innocent people of witchcraft, and even brings him to his own death.
When John proctor sleeps with Abigail, his relationship with his wife elizabeth becomes injured. For example, what started off as a normal conversation between john and his wife , soon took a turn for the worst. John feels that he's being attacked by elizabeth's suspicion so he says "You forget nothin' and forgive nothin'. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone... And still an everlasting funeral marches round your heart" (54). John sees that his relationship with Elizabeth is not the same since he had the affair with Abigail, and feels that Elizabeth has not been able to “Learn charity” or forgive him for his sin. Therefore, his mistake led his marriage to become difficult and chaotic.His mistake did not only interfere with his marriage, but also with his relations with Abigail. …show more content…

Her attack at this objective is to turn to witchcraft to make him fall in love with her. But when her and the other girls are caught dancing in the woods by parris, the only way for her to take the attention off herself is to accuse people in Salem of witchcraft. When Mary warren tries to tell the court that the accusations Abigail is making are not true, Abigail must protect herself by accusing Mary herself saying "I-I know not. A wind, a cold wind has come" as her eyes fall upon Marry. (108) Because of Johns affair with Abigail, his one fatal mistake, no one in Salem is safe from being accused of witchcraft. In turn, he himself in turn is not safe