Appropriate Proctor

John Proctor’s emotions prevented him from making smart choices in The Crucible. He chose to sleep with abigail even though he is a married man with three children. He didn’t use his head and slept with her twice throughout the book. John regretted it afterwards and tried his best to forget what had happened. But thanks to his decision he ended up with a jealous girl who is out to kill his wife.

“I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang.” John Proctor is the protagonist of the Crusible, though for the first two acts, he does little to effect the flow of the story as the reader is introduced to their setting. One is thrown into Salem village as the sparks of accuzations begin to fly setting ablaze paranoya in the name of witchcraft. Abigail Williams, our antagonist uses a lie to cover up her mistakes and decides to get something out of it when she discovers that people are ignorant enough to believe her. She takes the chance to throw allegations of witchery onto John’s innocent wife, Elizabeth. The thrust behind this action comes from the fact that a year earlier she had found her way into John Proctor’s arms and with his wife out of the picture, they could dance together on her grave… though Abigail had been in his arms, she had never been in his heart. Abigail would loose complete control of her seemingly simple scheme as she would loose her only purpose she had left in life- John. John Proctors downfall occurs before our story ever begins.We watch his once stregnths become his weaknesses. The standards he held for himself were shattered and he fumbled in picking up the pieces. His downfall did not end his story, but began it as he would have to rebuild his honor and self respect when it mattered the most.

If someone gets put into a bad situation that doesn’t make them a bad person. If someone does something wrong can they make it right again? Of course! In the Summer of 1692, in Salem Village a group of girls get bored and cause the Salem Witch Trials to start. At this time, John Proctor is living with his wife, three sons, and his servant, Mary Warren, in Salem Village. John Proctor is put into bad situations and he does bad things. It’s what he chooses after this happens, that will truly define him. John commits many bad sins. He does not repent for his sins and then he tries to hide them, he covers them up and and lets his sins sit and eat at him. John Proctor’s choices define him as the

No matter what choice Proctor made in the end, he felt as if that was the right choice to make in order to save his good name. Looking deeper into each of the different way he could have went about the situation, either confessing (lying) to spare his life or dying (his final choice in the end) he would be in some shape or form being saving his good name. In the case where John Proctor lies to get his life back, he would be saving his good name by “redeeming” himself of being a “witch/ wizard.” This way he could raise his boys the way he feels fit, but it would be a long and difficult battle for the rest of his life living in Salem. On the other hand, choosing to be hung also saves his good name with the Lord. He is a sinner and admits to sinning

This shows that he will not tolerate telling a lie or confess a lie as Miller states on page 207 lines 654-657 where Proctor says “I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another. I have no tongue for it.” This is important because it leads to him showing that he was never involved with witchcraft and he is following the Puritan law. In other words, Proctor just wants to show the court that he is not a liar and will not lie just to make them happy. He realizes dying without confessing his own sins will send him to

Honorable...Ashamed...Respected...All of these words can be used to describe John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor, one of the main characters, is faced with a variety of challenges. The most extreme test that he must face is to admit to a crime that ultimately leads to his death. At one time he was looked up to in the town of Salem, however when a situation arises, John Proctor must fight his conscience. He is motivated and tested to tell the truth even though it ruined his good reputation and contributed largely to the theme of an individuals reputation throughout the play. This man truly created a model for us to follow.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started”(Henry Ward Beecher). In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts Madness is consuming Salem, and everyone is accused of being with the devil. John Proctor’s affair with Abigail jump starts the witch hunts. In the Crucible Arthur Miller embodies Proctor as a tragic hero with many flaws but his fatal flaw was his pride which caused his demise. Throughout the play we witness Proctor’s transformation as a person from a sinful remorseless adulterer, repentant, and to an honorable man.

A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to his destruction. Typically not an ordinary man, but is a man with outstanding quality and greatness about himself. His own destruction is is for a greater cause or principle. John Proctor is the perfect example of a tragic hero; his downfall was self inflicted because he thought keeping his name is more important than staying alive.

John Proctor was a farmer in seventeenth century Massachusetts. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor was a leader not a follower. He was a man that everyone in the town looked up to. Proctor was a both strong physically and mentally strong. John Proctor was an extremely proud man, and many were aware of it . John Proctor wants to have a good character and reputation and he sees how important that is.

“I speak my own sins; I cannot judge another” (148). John Proctor, in The Crucible by Arthur Miller, possess good characteristics of honesty as well as a strive for what is right, but also he has faults of anger and adultery; these both affect the morality of the characters in the story in a major way.

The Crucible is a lengthy theatrical that delves into the time of the Salem witch trials. The author, Arthur Miller, depicts a dark time in which no one is safe from the questionable accusations of a few girls caught in a lie and trying to save their own skins. Miller introduces the protagonist, John Proctor, as a “sinner,” while some critics view him as a Christlike figure. John Proctor is a good man because he supports his family, practices his religion, and never fell for the witchcraft insanity that the rest of Salem fell for.

John Proctor is a character that I truly hold close to my heart because our life experiences are very similar. He admits his wrongs, he is strong in his beliefs, and he is able to withstand temptation. I believe John Proctor is such a strong person inside and out because he has been through a lot and never gives up on his faith in God.

Admirable: a word which is used to describe someone whose actions exceed society's moral standards. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, John Proctor is an honorable man whose sin of adultery troubles him, but still sacrifices his life to end the unreasonable prosecution of the people in Salem. He is the most admirable man in the play because he consistently holds his pride despite the litigations against him, which gives him the power to stand up for his beliefs and help others in need.

"How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave my name!" (Proctor) John Proctor a farmer, and the husband of Elizabeth. He had an affair with Abigail Williams while she worked as a servant in his house. John is a powerful man in both build and character. " John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of god, his wife Elizabeth, and himself. True, Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however he lacks the capacity to forgive himself." (www.cliffsnotes.com) John Proctor goes from being loved and well respected to a sinner and later on becoming a tragic hero which was surrounded by strong feelings and beliefs.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, various characters, whether it is from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. There are those who spend every day in fear, wondering whether or not they will be falsely accused of witchcraft. There are others who struggle with more internal trials, such as forgiving those who have hurt them. The protagonist, John Proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution, and held himself to a high standard for the sake of his good name and family. As a result of this, he struggled with a major internal conflict throughout the play.