...protagonist of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, passes his extreme test because he is willing to put his life and reputation at risk to free Elizabeth from all of her troubles. John’s past affair with the jealous Abigail Williams is no secret to Elizabeth. Determined to do anything she can to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail makes up many lies about her like accusing her of implanting a needle in a doll. John finally sees that there is only one way to stop the hysteria in Salem: to admit his sin of adultery. “I have known her, sir. I have known her”(1145). Proctor faces one of his crucible moments in the play, when he tells the court he committed the crime of adultery, and he passes. He confesses in front of the court and the judges that he himself was an adulterer. Proctor feels he owed this to Elizabeth. He wants to make up for...
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...John Proctor, a symbol of strength in Salem, was a prideful man. Proctor displayed himself as a righteous man who worked hard, raised wholesome children, and followed the Lord’s laws. What the community of Salem didn’t see was the ongoing internal battle Proctor endured on a daily basis. “He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct,” (Miller 18). Proctor committed the act of adultery with Abigail Williams, which haunted him daily. This slip of moral judgment constituted Proctor as a tragic hero. Proctor was a tragic hero because he made a flaw of judgment, his anagnorisis, and his unfair punishment. John Proctor betrayed his wife, a fact that bothered his conscience...
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...mother figure in her life she did not have much love as child therefore she found it somewhere with someone else being John Proctor...
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...the town filled with all types of emotions and thoughts. A character named john proctor actions left the character in shock. John proctor is a very admirable character. John proctor, a character in the crucible, was very well known. He was a farmer man in his mid-thirties. He was a married man to a charter that is named elizabeth proctor. It is said he was known for being a very nice man. It was also known that he was a very helpful man. Proctor is his nickname or so many people call him. He is also very well respected throughout the whole community of...
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...However, John Proctor finally forgives himself after long months of a dwelling over his affair. Originally, John and Elizabeth Proctor hired Abigail Williams as a paid worker for their house. However, John and Abigail participated in an inappropriate relationship, which later then resolved in Abigail leaving their house. People have heard the talks around the town, and people of Salem know that there was something going on with the two. Abigail’s uncle, Reverend Parris, suspects there...
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...Hannah Rogers 10/26/15 Character Analysis of John Proctor Arthur Miller’s The Crucible has a variety of characters that are hard to connect with. The story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the late 17th century. Puritans made up most of the population in the area, and their court systems were based on their religion and what they believed God would want them to do. They were particularly against witchcraft, and believed that those who practiced it should be put to death. However, a seventeenyearold girl named Abigail Williams had been practicing witchcraft with her friends in the woods, and basically got caught. To cover up the situation she accuses innocent people in the village of doing it in such a way it made the judges believe she was seeing the devil with them, which saved herself from trial. John Proctor though, is no fool. Once he makes this clear to Abigail, she decides to accuse his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, of witchcraft out of jealousy because at one point she and John had a brief affair, and she felt that Elizabeth got in the way of their love. John Proctor is strong though, and will stand up for what he believes in many times throughout the story. John Proctor was pious, fallible, and a man of integrityho valued having an w honorable name in the community. He was a farmer and dedicated his time to hard work. However, he is a human which means that he made mistakes. When Elizabeth Proctor saw signs that he might fancy Abigail...
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...Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” is about the mass hysteria of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony around 1692. The conflict arose after many young girls went around accusing people of witchcraft. As fingers were pointed and accusations were made, many people were put on trial and hanged to death. One of the characters in the play who is put on trial is John Proctor. Proctor is a highly respected individual who is proud of his good name. As the story of the play develops, secrets of John's past are leaked and threaten to ruin his reputation. However, Proctor refuses to lose his integrity. To combat the accusations made against him, Proctor displays characteristics of honesty, bravery, and dignity....
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...their value, and the strengths and weaknesses of their personality. In The Crucible, Miller, Arthur. John Proctor, the play’s tragic hero and a man that lived during the Salem witch trials of 1632 through 1962, is a farmer and tavern keeper living in Massachusetts. John Proctor, known to be an honest, upright, and blunt spoken man is a kind soul that lacks the intention of forgiving his evil sin of adultery with Abigail Williams. Trapped in an unbreakable belief due to his affair, John Proctor believes he damaged the relationship with not only his wife, but with the Man, he praises mostly, God. Battling with his secrets, John must soon reveal to the city and lose...
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...John Proctor’s Outstanding Personality The Crucible was a play in 1962 about the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts. The trials began after girls started accusing many people of witchcraft. John Proctor and Abigail Williams which is the leader of the girls had an affair. Abigail wanted John’s wife dead so she could be with him, and she would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. John Proctor's honest, selfless, and vulnerable ways are revealed in The Crucible. John Proctor is an honest man. For example in the book Proctor states “Mr. Parris discovered them sportin’ in the woods. They were startled and took sick” (Miller 33). John is honest in this quote by telling Reverend Hale about the girls being in the woods doing witchcraft, he was...
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...John Proctor from the beginning of this play was a man who was well respected and trusted in Salem. “I nailed the roof upon the church, I hung the door,” Proctor says on p.54 further shows his loyalty and connection with the village and the community. However, as the play goes on and the mess of accusations (especially the accusation of his wife) begins to unravel John Proctor himself begins to unravel. Through his actions, he is serving a social cause. Sacrificing himself in order to save others and to stage a protest against his persecutors. He is driven by the impulse to preserve his integrity, and by the need to expiate his sins of adultery with Abigail Williams. Proctor is faced with a dilemma he can save his life if he confesses and betrays others, or he can sacrifice his life to his ideals....
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...John Proctor is faced with obstacles that he must overcome to develop his character in The Crucible. John Proctor’s change in his character is an important part of the theme of The Crucible. John Proctor is a farmer that inherited the family tradition. He is married to Elizabeth Proctor and has three young boys. John Proctor dislikes hypocrites and does not trust the authority in Salem. John Proctor committed an affair with a seventeen-year-old girl named Abigail Williams. Throughout the story he is challenged with the guilt of committing adultery. John Proctor’s personal integrity is challenged in multiple parts of The Crucible. Proctor is challenged by the affair with Abigail, Hale questioning him about his relationship with God, giving up...
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...Miller John Proctor is one of many and is conflicted throughout the play about doing the right thing, However he overcomes in the end and shows how honorable he is. John Proctor shows us that he is courageous, rational, and a truthful man. John Proctor is courageous in the play doing the opposite of what is expected. For example, John Proctor is in court trying to convince Gov. Danforth of clearing charges on his wife for being a witch, when Cheever adds suspicion to Proctor’s...
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...Crucible Essay John Proctor, remains an honest and honorable man. He has a great deal of integrity. He believes in always doing the right thing or standing up for what is right. With John’s personality he was able to make a name for himself by gaining respect from others. In The Crucible, John Proctor, is able to escape if he signs his name on a document saying he is an ally of the devil; the document would be hung up in the church. He found it difficult to lie, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!” (IV 284-294) He is unwilling to go against his principles and integrity just to be a free man. Reverend Parris, a minster of Salem also Abigail’s uncle. He is known very well throughout...
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...“He plows on Sunday” this quote was said by Cheever refering to John Proctor during the Salem which trials. Cheever was proving to the court John was commiting a sin. John Proctor was a hard working man in Salem. John is a sinner and a example is he plows fields on Sunday. He has an afair with a 17 year old girl named Abigail Williams. John Proctor and I are alike in multiple ways such as we both commited sins, are both outcast (or not like everyone eles), and very hard working. The first trait John and I have in commin are we are both sinners. Both John and I commited sins in different levels. John commited a sin when he cheated on his wife. John cheated on his wife Elizabeth Proctor and had an afair with a 17 year old girl named Abigail Williams. I’ve commited a sin when I lied to family to make then happy. When I was younger I told my parents how much of a great job i did on test or homework. Another time I commited a sin is when I cheated on a test. When I was in middle school in 6th grade I cheated on a Science test the i did not study for the previous night. I knew the person that sat beside me was smart so I copied their answers. John Proctor and I have commited sins in different levels of seriousness....
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...will stand by the truth and plead innocence. The play follows John Proctor and the question I will answer is if Proctor could be considered a tragic hero. One quality a tragic hero must have is a “tragic flaw” or a flaw that will cause the character’s downfall. John Proctor’s flaw is excessive pride, one example of this is his commanding nature toward his wife. He tells his wife she is being cold and she must forgive him as if he didn’t do much to hurt her but he doesn’t realise that he is the one at fault. Proctor also does not go to church even though everyone in the town were supposed...
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