John Proctor's Tragic Hero In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

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In his tragedy, The Crucible, Arthur Miller illustrates the small Puritan town of Salem Massachusetts in 1692, a theocratic town governed by its rigid ideology, set to implode as townspeople are unknowingly being oppressed by their own beliefs. Miller introduces the main character, John Proctor as the play’s tragic hero, revealing early on Proctor’s former affair with the play’s manipulative antagonist, Abigail Williams, who is motivated by her jealousy of Elizabeth Proctor’s position as John Proctor’s wife as well as her hatred for Salem’s pharisaical society. As the hysteria in Salem bourgeons and as tensions explode, Abigail takes advantage and drives the witch hunts, manipulating Salem’s heavy-handed society. Accusations are easy to make