The Confession Of John Proctor In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

The Crucible by Arthur Miller, was a play full of drama, romance and crime. John Proctor tearing up his confession to recover his sense of goodness is a believable act. The reason beginning he doesn’t want to tarnish the reputations of the good christian men and women that died before him. John Proctor is a sinful man; he committed adultery, he plows on sundays, and he only goes to church once a month. Proctor says “Since we built the church there were pewter candlesticks upon the altar; Francis Nurse made them, y’know, and a sweeter hand never touched the metal. But Parris came, and for twenty week he preached nothin’ but golden candle until he had them. I labor the earth dawn of day to blink of night, and I tell you true, when I look to heaven and see my money glaring at his elbows- it hurt my prayer, sir, it hurt my pray. I think, sometimes, the man dreams cathedrals, not clapboard meetin’ houses” (Act 2, 502-511). Proctor doesn’t like the way Parris preach’s, because most of the time he is complaining about everything that he doesn’t like or something he wants. John Proctor is also reasoning to why he only goes to church once a month. Also, Elizabeth Proctor was sick

This act is another form of his sense of goodness. John Proctor says, “ I have three children- how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, and I sold my friends?” (Act 4, 70). John wants to show his children that you must stand up for what you believe in. Also, never take the easy way out of any situation, especially if it means selling your friends out. Later on Proctor also says, “Beguile me not! I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence!” (Act 4 70-709) The quote shows that John Proctor doesn’t want to blacken the names of his friends. Proctor also, wants to make sure his family name isn’t damned for his