John Proctor Essays

John Proctor is a complex character. In The Crucible by Authur Miller it shows how people in a community that believed in witchcraft and have personal grudges against each other can end badly. John Proctor is not a perfect protagonist but shows that he is willing to do what is right to stop all the bewitching in Salem. John Proctor's character flaw is that he cannot forgive himself. The only thing John Proctor had left was his name. John Proctor was a tragic hero. John Proctor's character flaw is

The development of the character John Proctor throughout Arthur Miller’s The Crucible helps to progress the themes of good versus evil, and reputation. This character is the main stressor in both themes in both the beginning and conclusion of the play. Proctor while not innocent himself, leads the themes centered around the respectable against the immoral, as well as the faithful against the perceived evil. Through trials and suffering, Proctor moral yet also immoral, is faced with immense difficulties

John Proctor: Lived a Lecher, but Died with Dignity It is the 1600s in Puritan America. You are a everyday person in the town with a wife and children. One night you have an affair with a woman who is not your wife, the next day you are at the gallows, about to be hanged for being a witch. You are John Proctor. The Crucible by Arthur Miller, follows Proctor and his story which begins and end with these two events. Proctor is the main protagonist in the play and is a unique character. He has a round

and fought for what was moral acceptable, subjected himself to prison for his mistakes and justified himself and the good people of Salem. John Proctor shows the admirable qualities and weaknesses of a tragic hero in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor had many strengths in The Crucible. Thus, he was deeply honest to his wife and the court. John confided

as most of you already know I am Reverend John Hale. Minister Paris ordered me to come hastefully to this town to investigate the cry of witchcraft in Salem. I found these girls to be witches but I am profound to say that this is false and just as Mr. Proctor stated before he was named upon the gallows, that Abigail told him it had naught to do with witchcraft and he was prepared to give up his good name as he thought of her softly. I ask you to clean John Proctor’s blackened name as he was a righteous

Angela Cunningham Professor Laura Driver ENG-249-26245 21 February 2023 John Proctor as a Tragic Hero In the 17th century, Salem, Massachusetts suffered from witchcraft accusations, in which many people fell victim to. The Crucible by Arthur Miller reflects these numerous incidents with the story of John Proctor. He is an honest man who proves to be a flawed person. Proctor’s complicated relationships and struggle with peace of mind are an underlying force that fuels his decisions. His need for

John Proctor ends up being one of the many people of Salem falsely charged with witchcraft. The trial left him with only two choices: to confess to a lie and spare his life, or die holding his truth. Although this was a difficult decision, Proctor made the right choice when he ultimately decided he’d rather die than confess to something he didn’t do. Despite what Reverend Parris tells him, Proctor’s refusal to confess isn’t vanity but rather an act of pride, maintaining the goodness he still has

credibility of our greatest elders! Look at the blasphemy! We are killing our generation, and you all refuse to believe that maybe this was a mistake! But instead we say we are curing Salem! John Proctor only wished to stop the killing and save his wife from prosecution, and so we pointed fingers at him next. Now John Proctor stands before you, an innocent man. He only wished to save the lives of his friends and show us the extremity taken to unrealistic events. Instead, for his courage he is said to be

John Proctor is a very dishonest person and isn't afraid to argue with others about things even if heś completely in the wrong. The crucible by Arthur Miller really does a good job of showing proctors true colors in the play. Many of the things Proctor does is cheat on his wife multiple times with a girl that's half his age and then cuts the girl ̈Abigail ̈ off. He says that he is a very faithful man but that wouldn't make sense because he cheated on his wife and when reverend hale asked him to

[Setting]: John Proctor’s household: John and Elizabeth Proctor are convicted and jailed, leaving Mary Warren alone and vulnerable. It is around one o’clock in the morning. Abigail, hatchet in hand with a deranged look upon her face smashes the door open, Mary Warren stirs but falls asleep once more: Where may you be, Mary? Laughs with a growing sense of insanity, beginning to hit and destroy everything in her sight. Where may you be, traitor? Mary Warren, hears the clamor and awakes confused:

list of people that were convicted of the crimes. John Proctor being one of those people, was not yet hanging but he was being held captive. Abigail visits him and tries to apologies and get him to run off with her. He turns her down and says he would rather go to hell then run off with her. Abigail apologies and tells him she never meant for any of that to happen she just wanted him to herself. Abigail then runs away and is never seen again. John has the choice to save himself by confessing he was

the town of Salem in 1692. During this time John Proctor and Reverend John Hale are trying to heal with the town of Salem that is under chaos during the Salem witch trials. John Proctor is important to the story because he is trying to save his wife, Elizabeth from being accused of witchcraft. Another important character is Reverend John Hale for, he is an expert of witchcraft and he is determined to help the town of Salem. John Proctor and Reverend John Hale have extremely dissimilar character traits

In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, one character tends to stray away from the strict Puritan ways of Salem. That character is John Proctor. Throughout the novel the reader learns the ways in which he is not a devout Puritan and his objections to Reverend Parris as a minister. This is not to say Mr.Proctor is not a good man, who wants to protect those he loves; however he is not a devout Puritan. For example, he does not know all of his ten commandments when asked, he had an affair with Abigail

to being a witch or be hanged. In the end scene before his death, John Proctor rips up the paper that can come between him and death. This was a believable act the was both extremely noble and honorable. When John Proctor rips up the paper at the end of the play it shows that he is very honorable. This shows honor because he will not tell a huge lie just to save his life. “It is evil is it not? It is evil”(Miller 4.539-540). Proctor realizes that if he lies and admits to witchcraft that it is an evil

John Proctor is a Tragic Hero "I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put my knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me John Proctor and whatever sin it is, you love me yet" (Miller 24). A tragic hero is a person who is well respected and honest person that has one flaw which brings

John Proctor Sinner or Human? Leviticus 19:31 (Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I[am] the LORD your GOD). John Proctor lives like any man would today if they lived in the Salem witch trials. He was thirty years old, had a wife and two boys with an unknown boy on the way. Only one boy was baptized because he didn’t like minister. Proctor had an affair with the minister’s niece , Abigail. She will try to kill Mrs. Proctor in order to get

With John Proctor being the good person he really is, can he save his reputation and his wife from the witchcraft trials? John Proctor died an honorable man; he put his life on the line to save his wife and friends. Proctor took a lot of pride in his name; he wanted to keep his reputation good for the sake of himself and children. He was determined to go to the court and admit to his sin of adultery with Abigail. Despite being desperate and frustrated, John Proctor soon brings himself back together

to this description, John Proctor is a modern tragic hero. In Arthur Miller’s Tragedy The Crucible, John Proctor is unwilling to remain passive to a challenge of his dignity and image from Abigail, his wife, and the court officials. By examining what Proctor says, does, and the way he interacts with others, it will become clear that he will do anything to maintain his dignity. When a wild animal is cornered it does not give up and accept its fate, instead it attacks. Proctor reacts the same way when

John Proctor is a witch who participates in adultery. John Proctor was the very sole reason for the hysteria in Salem. If it were not for him, the witch trials would have never happened. He could have ended the mass hysteria in Salem by coming out about everything sooner, ending things with Abigail who was, in fact, a minor, and being a man and putting a stop to it all since he had the power to do so. Proctor was initially a well-respected member of the community. He was, later in the story, accused

John Proctor is a key character within The Crucible by Arthur Miller, displaying great emotion and immense passion for what he believes in. John Proctor is the main protagonist of The Crucible, he is a strong, smart and brave man “He was the kind of man—powerful of body, even-tempered, and not easily led....” (Miller 20). One of Proctor’s important traits that gets him arrested is that he is not afraid to speak his mind: "PROCTOR, his mind wild, breathless: I say—I say—God is dead!" (Miller 119)