John Proctor Dishonest

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John Proctor is a very dishonest person and isn't afraid to argue with others about things even if heś completely in the wrong. The crucible by Arthur Miller really does a good job of showing proctors true colors in the play. Many of the things Proctor does is cheat on his wife multiple times with a girl that's half his age and then cuts the girl ̈Abigail ̈ off. He says that he is a very faithful man but that wouldn't make sense because he cheated on his wife and when reverend hale asked him to list all ten commandments he could only list nine and the one he forgot his wife repeated for him and it was the commandment that one shall not be an adulterer which goes against the bible. He also made it very clear that he didn't believe in witches …show more content…

There's more details to each of these parts of the story that will go more in depth of how proctor is a liar, cheater, and a dishonest person. Proctor is such a liar to so many people around him and he lies to himself and doesnt feel bad about what he does. ̈I never spoke to witches one way or the other. ̈ Saying that and Corey saying before that Proctor doesn't believe in Witches but at the end of the pla Proctor confesses to being a witch and seeing the devil, saying to his wife ̈I have been thinkin i would confess to them... ̈ He decided to confess to the court and lie to them about being a witch so that he doesn't die. He is being so dishonest to everyone, lying to his wife, lying to the court, lying to Abigail saying he never loved her. He seems to keep lying over and over again and doesn't seem to feel bad at all even though he's very religious and reads the bible and knows he shouldn't do these things like lying to his wife even though he cheated on her. This paragraph is gonna be about how Proctor is a cheating bitch even though he claims to be a very faithful religious person. When Abigail said ̈ I know how you clutched my …show more content…

When his wife confronted him and questioned him he got made at her for accusing him even though he literally did. It's also very against his religion to cheat and said nine out of ten of the commandments and the one he missed was about adultery. Proctor continues to lie to people and his wife. Proctor changes his personality so much and is so bipolar in his thoughts. He goes from believing in god to cheating on his wife and claiming to be a witch and seeing the devil. He says he's a very faithful man and people know him for being faithful but barely goes to church and can't even list all ten commandments. He went from cheating on his wife multiple times with Abigail to telling her he can't leave his wife and keep cheating on her like he even cared about her to begin with because he cheated on her. He keeps doing these things and still never seems to feel bad about what he does and continues to be dishonest to others and himself until it comes down to life or death. John Proctor has many traits but good traits isn't how I would ever describe him. He is a lying, dishonest, cheating bitch until the end when he confesses and chooses to live