John Proctor's Noble Qualities In The Crucible

Not every hero lives to tell his story. This is exactly what happened in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, a story focused on the Salem Witch Trials. In Spring of 1692 in the town of Salem, Massachusetts a group of teenage girls were caught by Reverend Parris, a selfish and materialistic man, dancing around a campfire in the woods during the middle of the night. In order to avoid punishment, they began to blame innocent people of witchcraft. The court was established with judges Danforth and Hathorne in charge to question the people who were accused. Even though the people were innocent, they were sentenced to death if they did not confess to working for the devil. When the girls began to realize that they had control over the town they began

To begin, he tries everything he can to protect the innocent from the court. After Elizabeth and two of Proctor’s friends, Martha and Rebecca, were arrested, he tries to clear their names with a document. When handing the document tot Danforth he describes it as “a sort of testament. The people signing it declare their good opinion of Rebecca, and my wife, and Martha Corey” (Act III, 301). When this failed, he still did not give up. He also brought Mary Warren, one of the accusers, into the court to testify that the whole thing was an act and that none of the girls had seen spirits. This shows that John is an honorable character because of how he is dedicated to helping his wife and others who have been falsely accused of

When given the decision to confess to being a witch to save his life or be hung, he chose to confess. However, he realized this was not the right thing to do and that it would lead to the downfall of other innocent people as well. Because of this, he decided to cancel his confession saying that he would give satisfaction to such inconsiderate people. However, Reverends Parris and Hal, for different reasons, do not like his decision. Parris is only worried about his reputation while Hale is more concerned with not wanted to see innocent people be executed; when Proctor retracts his statement Hale warns “Man, you will hang! You cannot!” (Act IV, 744). However, John continues to let his pride down and refuses to tell a lie to save his life or give satisfaction to the court. Even under the extreme pressure and consequence he knew he would face, John did not fail with honesty restoring the goodness of his