John Proctor As A Hero In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Proctor knows it is his fault that the accusation was made and he now know he must do anything to save his wife. As the play goes on Proctor begins to realize that his wife is the one who really loves him, as Abigail will so quickly throw anyone, including him, under the bus. John

John Proctor is a 30 something, married farmer who considers himself a hypocrite and a sinner. Mary Warren is a 18 year old young lady who works for the Proctors. When John Proctor 's house was being searched for any evidence of witchcraft, the officials found a poppet with a needle pierced into it. After the poppet was found, John 's wife, Elizabeth is arrested and bid her sons farewells. After Elizabeth was arrested, John was not willing to stand by and wait for the courts to make the right

On the order of his hand over his wife he responds with “This warrant’s vengeance! I’ll not give my wife to vengeance!” (Miller 1142-1143). Now

Proctor after a long day of work comes home and has dinner, complements Elizabeth's food, and talks with Elizabeth about her day, and then Elizabeth tells proctor that abigail is the leading accuser in the court, accusing innocent people of witchcraft, and finally tells proctor to confess to the court but he cowardly says, “I know I cannot keep it. I say I will think on it“ (Miller 4.481). Knowing that many people will die the next morning, Proctor, restrains himself of going to the court to confess that Abigail is a fraud, thus he knows that if he confesses, Abigail will accuse him of adultery and his good name in the town will be

In Act III, Reverend John Hale witnesses Mary Warren confess to pretending in the court, as well as Abigail subtly not answering the question asked by Judge Danforth concerning her honesty. Shortly after, Abigail begins acting strangely and says the cause of her frightened behavior is Mary Warren’s spirit reaching out to her. In response, John Proctor reacts by first physically lashing out towards Abigail and then by admitting to having committed the sin of lechery with Abigail. After this accusation, Abigail denies any partaking in the crime and tries to flee. As a bystander, Reverend Hale realizes that the only reason a prideful man like John Proctor would tarnish his name is because he wanted to tell the truth.

His love for his wife compels Proctor to convince his young housekeeper Mary Warren to go to the court and recount everything she knows about the lies that Abigail Williams and the other accusers are telling. In order to get what he wants, John threatens Mary by screaming " … I will bring your guts into your mouth but goodness will not die for me" (80). In court, Mary Warren surrenders to Abigail's threatening glares and refuses to testify. John Proctor is arrested as a devil worshipper for attempting to undermine the witch trials and it is wrongly determined that Proctor lied when admitting to an affair with Abigail in order to discredit her ludicrous claims. Still floundering to atone for his sins, John uses his last opportunity to speak to Elizabeth before he is hung to profess his love to her.

John Proctor is a courageous man to not take Judge Danforth's deal of signing the witchcraft paper and having it posted on the church. John stands up to Judge Danforth and doesn’t let him persuade him to not rip the paper up. The only thing John wants is his name not in vain and has already “given you my soul; leave me my name” ( Miller 211). John Proctor has lied about witchcraft and tells them that they have his soul and doesn’t want anything else besides his name not dragged through the dirt. Salem is built on reputation in society and social class.

Closely following his act of adultery with Abigail Williams, we begin to see the cracks in Proctor’s persona and personal image. A veil of secrecy is apparent in John and Elizabeth’s marriage, with John covering up the truth whenever he needs to, and as Abigail catalyzes the witch hysteria, John is forced by society and self-preservation to continue with his incessant mistruths. Eventually we begin to notice that John grows heavy with stress and anxiety, and as he walks more deeply into this dark chasm of dishonesty, it gets more difficult for him to find his way out. One thing that remains constant, however, is Proctor’s sense of honor and the importance of his own

John Proctor’s toxic relationship with Abigail directly leads to his demise in the play. His affair with Abigail comes back to haunt him when Abigail wants to curse his wife, Elizabeth, for taking him away from her. This event leads to the first evidence of witchcraft, which allows Abigail to convict Elizabeth, not only saving herself, but getting rid of the person she hates. Unfortunately, Abigail isn't the only one who knows about her attempt of a curse. Betty: You did, you did!

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch-hunt falsely accused innocent people who were being accused for the land-lust or grievances with others. In the play, a major witch trial undergoes where innocent people are being scapegoated, thrown in jail, and hung. Arthur Miller portrays John Proctor as the tragic hero of the play through Proctor's actions, his personality flaw, and his tragic doom. Proctor acts to save others and bring about justice to the witch trials in Salem.

Proctor fights for his wife life and realizes that it is his responsibility to save her. Also in the Courtroom Proctor and other members conversated on the problem. Proctor then confesses the affair with Abigail. Abigail denies proctor claims. Abby Says, “ Mr Danforth, he is lying”(875).

Proctor has finally had enough of all of the commotion resulting in his outbreak in the courtroom. He let the anger get the best of him and his emotions finally took over. He rants to Danforth that the girls are frauds and have accused innocent men and women of witchcraft and have taken their lives over accusations and revenge. Proctor realizes this and says that we will all burn in Hell together for the mistakes that have been made in the courtroom. The courtroom in Salem was a sign of corruption and not everyone realized it at first.

Proctor draws attention to the women's well-established reputations in an effort to demonstrate that the accusations against them might be untrue. He fights for the women’s honor by voicing out, “Excellency, does it not strike upon you that so many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputation, and–” (3.84). Proctor dispels Danforth and Parris' claims by focusing on the accusers and any potential bad reputations they may have, despite their attempts to argue that the Devil is deceitful and can trick even the most upright man. By doing this John is trying to clear his wife’s name but is left frustrated that he cannot clear his wife’s name entirely. Proctor feels as if he has no other choice later reveals that he had an affair with Abigail Williams and publicly telling the court his sin allows all of the attention on himself rather than his wife.

He told her when he cheated and revealed that he saw young Abigail in Salem; he confessed to her in the end. John Proctor has two sides of himself, and he is

Proctor motivates to learn how the truth can still not matter if it is not what the court wants to hear causing people to be killed and put in jail. John Proctor chooses to try to hide the affair between him and Abigail Williams , which causes half of the town of Salem going to jail for witchcraft. John is talking to Mary Warren when she is talking to him about the Devil being in Salem and they must find where he is:"I