Which either way they were but John Proctor didn’t want it to happen under his arms. Him confessing made him feel empowered over the court and people of his town. He was notorious for running the town and being the leader but as he confesses, that was all brought down. “DANFORTH: Why?
At the conclusion of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor exhibits tremendous honor. John’s moving oration just before destroying his confession revealed that he his thoughts towards lying. In an attempt to save his good name, John Proctor would put his life on the line to go out with honesty. Prior to the witch accusations, John Proctor put his good name in jeopardy after fooling around with Abigail Williams.
Neither he nor his wife would admit to his lechery in the aforementioned questioning, their reputation would be destroyed, even if it meant that the truth was shown. In Act Two, John has an outburst at his wife’s arrest, seeing as it would deface his family name saying to the court officials, “God will not let you wash your hands of this!”(204). Proctor blamed the court for his family legacy being ruined. In the last scene of the play, Proctor perfectly sums up the importance of the legacy behind the name. Proctor cries out, “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
John Proctor, the main character is accused of witchcraft by Mary Warren. However in actuality, Abigail and the other girls had pretended that Mary was bewitching them in the court. This caused Mary to eventually break down and wrongly accuse John Proctor of witchcraft. This one act of accusation brings upon John’s ultimate condemnation by confession. This can be noticed through Mary’s hysterical confession on page 118 where she points at Proctor and says, “You’re the Devil’s man!”
The Sins of John Proctor John Proctor Lust Wrath Pride John proctor, a quiet, yet respected member of the community in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, commits many sins such as lust, wrath, and pride. First, John’s foolish past comes back to haunt him when Abigail Williams brings up memories of their past love life, showing John to be a lustful and unloyal husband. When John goes into town to see what all the talk is about a flying girl. Abigail, Who is still in love with John, brings up past memories of the things they did together. John tells her “Abby, I never gave you hope to wait for me.”
During the Salem witch trials of 1692, nineteen people were hung due to the accusation of them being witches. The Salem witch trial is the subject of the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. In the play, the protagonist is John Proctor and he does not believe in witchcraft and attempts to avoid the chaos, until he is drawn into it. Abigail Williams, a previous house maid of the Proctor family, had an affair with Mr. Proctor, and when Abigail admits to being a witch she realizes she has the power to make John hers. Elizabeth, John’s wife, is accused of witchcraft and shortly after John admits to the mistake he made with Abigail.
Even though John Proctor is conflicted throughout The Crucible, he finds peace by realizing the Elizabeth loves him, knowing his death will stop the court’s rampage, and forgiving himself for his sins. John Proctor often found himself in contention with the church and the town, however the town was beginning to disagree with all of the hangings. The officials of the court attempted to stop the spreading dissent among the townspeople by getting proctor to sign his freedom for a blackened name. He refuses and says to Elizabeth that he will, “Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it” (Miller 133). He knows he will sink the trials with his actions because he is such a prominent figure in the society, as much as he is disliked,
Nothing that John Proctor does is enough to erase the sin that he has committed against his wife. His guilt causes him to fake affection for Elizabeth. He is trying to relieve his guilt with words but they are nothing when Elizabeth suggests that he goes to Salem to tell the court that the girls were faking, he cannot. “If the girl’s a saint now, I think it is not the way to prove she’s a fraud” (Miller 51). John knows he will have to accuse Abigail the girl that he slept with, he knows the power that she has over him.
In the Crucible John Proctor changes his mind and tears up his confession because, he tells the Judge he won’t sign “Because is is my name. Because I can not have another life! I have given you my soul, leave me my name!” He means by this he has already confessed to the judge and they know how he sined. He doesn’t want the town to know that he had committed adultry with Abbigail he wants to save his wife and family’s good name.
Proctor knows that they don't take sins lightly to set moral standards, however, the thought of revealing the truth about his affair with Abigail terrifies him. In addition, because of his pride, it ultimately leads to his downfall. In Act Three, Proctor states, "I have made a bell of my honor! I have rung the door of my good name, you will believe me, Mr. Danforth! My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when she saw me" (Miller 1207).
The end of the Crucible is very suspenseful when the protagonist, John Proctor, is faced with choosing between confessing to a lie or dying for the truth. At first, Proctor is hesitant and signs the papers, confessing himself to evil, but before the signed paper is collected by the court, he tears it apart and is sentenced to death. This was his best option, for it stopped him from living a remorseful life. His decision to tear apart the signed confession was the most correct not only for himself but for his family and the community as well.
Rising College Debt College costs are rapidly rising. It is an undeniable fact and one of the major issues arising from this problem is student debt that in major cases can go into hundreds of thousands of dollars. National student debt is approaching 1.3 trillion dollars in the United States and rising every year (Douglas-Gabriel). Unfortunately, the majority of higher paying careers today a college degree is a requirement, and this situation is not likely to change. Different loan repayment options, more scholarships, and more help from state government could help offset the rising cost of higher education.
It Proctor values his reputation, albeit in a positive way (unlike characters such as Abigail) when he says"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name?
Guilt is emotional torture that transforms one's psychological operation. In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, before the Salem witch trials emerge, John Proctor cheats on his wife Elizabeth Proctor, with young Abigail. Causing him to live with an eternal shame that generates dispute. Proctor’s endeavour is to elude from his wrongdoing, but he cannot because of the disgrace he feels himself to be when around Elizabeth. Miller shows that John Proctor's emotional and behavioral conflict rises from his guilt.
Does your word mean anything to you? Does what you stand for as a person mean anything even when someone tries to take it away from you? A word John Proctor lived by, integrity, which stands for honest and moral. The religious background adds to more for their moral compass so they will go to heaven and not be sinful. The author of this play Therefore, to die for the truth is better than to live a lie.
