With having great power in the world, you must have great wealth to succeed and help you throughout your life. Owning land and having money can make you look fierce towards others and make them not waste your time. John Proctor is a wealthy man living on his farm land, demanding a man with a lot of power but falling like every powerful being. During the first half of The Crucible, John Proctor tries to keep his power and lies throughout the play. However, towards the end of Act 4, he is being trialed and is found guilty of witchcraft and many other acts. He pleads to the judge and tells him that he could lie his way out of it and everyone will believe him. In Act 1 of The Crucible, John Proctor is gaining power rapidly and keeps that power …show more content…
He lies to other people around him and acts like he is an innocent man. John Proctor is a wealthy man who threatens others to get stuff done for him. He isn't patient with the people, so what he does is he threatens Mary Warren into hurrying up with her job and helping him and his wife Elizabeth out. In the text it says, “I’ll show you a great doin’ on your arse one of these days. Now get you home; my wife is waitin’ for your work!”(Miller 5). This quote talks about how John Proctor kind of forces Mary Warren to get her job done and says “I'll show you a great doing’ on your arse”(Miller 5). He clearly is saying he is going to harm her and fight her if she doesn't send what she needs to send to John's wife. He is flexing the power he has to force her to get the job done. John talks with Abby throughout the first Act and she is always sort of flirty towards him. Is she trying to show everyone that they have done something together? John even tries to get her away from him, and seems to be sort of on the uncomfortable side. In the text it says “setting her firmly out of his path: I come to see what mischief your uncle’s brewin’ now. Put it out of your mind, Abby.”(Miller