Development Of John Proctor In Arthur Miller's The Crucible

What does it mean to be a good person? Being good has many meanings. It can be to contribute to help someone or simply to be nice to that person. A good person is most likely respected by people around them.

John Proctor became a tragic hero in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller has brought a big problem to the Village of Salem, after Procto had an affair with Abigail Williams, she began to look for revenge and she started accusing people of witchcraft. John Proctor; a well-respected man in Salem, who is a hard worker always working for his family, love his children and his wife, is founded in a critical situation after committing adultery with a girl in the village. John Proctor, the protagonist of the play “The Crucible”, a well-respected man, a noble man who has done a lot for his family, possesses a major flaw he has had an affair with Abigail Williams, and eventually he realizes what he has done in Salem and to

People’s true character is revealed through their actions. Their morals and ethics can be told from how they choose to act in a situation. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; the character of John Proctor is an honorable man despite having committed wrongful acts. He was able to redeem himself through acts that is considered courageous, such as when he refuses to contribute to the lie of witchcraft in Salem, when he fights for the people who were convicted of witchcraft and when he regrets being a dishonest man.

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Life in the 1600’s was arduous for members of Puritan society. Strict social rules, including defined gender-specific roles, mandatory attendance at church, no self-indulging activities, and limited personal freedoms, forced people to repress their feelings and opinions to maintain a good reputation. God was involved in every aspect of life, and punishment fell upon those who were seen as not doing God’s work and deviated from the norm. The Crucible, a play set during the events of the Salem Witch Trials in Massachusetts during this time, focuses on the mass hysteria which plagued the people and their reactions. A group of girls went dancing in the woods, and were caught by Reverend Parris. To avoid getting in trouble, the girls, led by Abigail Williams, claimed being the victims of witchcraft. John Proctor, who previously had an affair with Abby while she worked for his family, refused to believe the accusations of witchcraft. After Abby accuses his wife, Elizabeth, John does his best to prove her innocence, yet ultimately ends up being hanged himself. The events are tragic, and many people died as a result. Abigail’s “in the moment” survival is evident in her disregard for virtue in favor of reputation throughout The Crucible, whereas John Proctor ultimately decides integrity is more important than survival through his admission of guilt.

“As a general rule . . . the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing-his sense of personal dignity” (“Tragedy”). Miller, the author of the Crucible and the Tragedy and the Common Man, said these words to prove that a tragic play is not meant to be pessimistic, but more optimistic. In The Crucible, John Proctor, a farmer that proves to be the protagonist, goes through a dramatic change throughout the play; learning to forgive himself for his flaws, and in the end to have pride and stand up for what is right.

John Proctor is a well respected farmer during the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Proctor faces many conflicts. An external conflict that Proctor faces is when he gets caught having an affair with Abigail Williams and he loses all of his wife’s trust. When Elizabeth found out about the affair between John and Abigail she kicked Abigail out and had lost all trust of Proctor. Proctor became more faithful to his wife Elizabeth and he wanted to earn her trust back, but she has a hard time because she thinks his feelings are still alive for Abigail. An internal conflict that Proctor faces is when he has to decide if he would admit to the court to committing adultery with Abigail to get Elizabeth out of jail. Although he knows that he wants his wife out of jail and he knows that it would make Abigail look bad, he knows that admitting it might get him in trouble as well.

John Proctor is a well respected farmer during the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Proctor faces many conflicts. An external conflict that Proctor faces is when he gets caught having an affair with Abigail Williams and he loses all of his wife’s trust. When Elizabeth found out about the affair between John and Abigail she kicked Abigail out and had lost all trust of Proctor. Proctor became more faithful to his wife Elizabeth and he wanted to earn her trust back, but she has a hard time because she thinks his feelings are still alive for Abigail. An internal conflict that Proctor faces is when he has to decide if he would admit to the court to committing adultery with Abigail to get Elizabeth out of jail. Although he knows that he wants his wife out of jail and he knows that it would make Abigail look bad, he knows that admitting it might get him in trouble as well.

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them you have hanged! How may I live without my name?

The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is a play in which one character, John Proctor, turns out to be progressively disconnected. The play is set amid the witch trials of Salem, 1692, and Proctor's significant other is blamed for being a witch by a gathering of young ladies drove by Abigail Williams, with whom Proctor engaged in extramarital relations, making him embrace a journey to spare his better half's life, yet in doing as such yields his own. The characterization of Proctor, and the key scenes in which his disconnection is obvious, build up the group of onlookers' state of mind towards him from one of hesitation to profound respect and acknowledgment as a sad saint. The group of onlookers see John Proctor as a pariah in the group, in light of his absence of regard for specialist and

In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, John Proctor motivation has changed in act three and four. Proctor is motivated of his relationship and his braver in the court. In act three John’s wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft and she is taken to court for confess. John is being braver by going up against the court knowing that he might be put in jail. In the court Proctor says “many of these women have lived so long with such upright reputation” (Miller 84). Proctor bring this up to the court to making them think twice and that he knows that Abigail has set this up to get Elizabeth out of the picture for for her to be with Proctor. Proctor will do anything in in power to save his wife for the crime she didn't commit in the first place. In

“My wife will never die for my actions”. This powerful quote by John Proctor, a key character in “The Crucible”, shows how determined he was for his wife to not go down for his actions. This quote shows how he at this point in the play was looking for anyway to make it up to his wife Elizabeth for cheating on her with their then young servant Abigail Williams. Although John and I both have our different faults we both do share some promising characteristics. John Proctor and I are both caring, determined, and open minded.

Reputation and Integrity within Arthur Miller's ‘The Crucible’ remain highly relevant to modern audiences, letting them understand the messages within the text through the various poetic techniques, plot, setting, and characters. Protagonist John Proctor demonstrates to be a flawed human being who struggles to make sense of his recent relationship with Abigail. “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (Pg. 124). When he is saying this, Proctor wants to protect himself and his family considering that they would be looked down upon in the village because everyone would know that Proctors reputation will be tainted. Near the end of the book, John is faced with a decision to be accused of witchcraft and sign a confession or be hung. A person's Reputation is tremendously important in Salem, where private and public morality are one, a person reputation can reveal things that others

Julie Kirakossian Mr. McCreary Period 3 November 21, 2014 Crucible Essay Act 4 In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, John Proctor is depicted as a character who displays as hot tempered and is honest throughout the play. At the trial, he told everyone about his affair and became hot tempered when they kept asking him to sign the paper saying he confesses.

Preserving one’s reputation is a very prominent theme in The Crucible. Although it is shown throughout many different characters, John Proctor and Abigail Williams are two of the most obvious throughout the story. John Proctor shows he cares about his reputation throughout The Crucible. John wants his name to be remembered as pure and good for not only him but also his children. At the end of the day, he wants to die for something he believes in. This is shown in the story after John Proctor signs the document admitting to the court he is involved with witchcraft. When Judge Danforth begins to question John about who was with the devil when the devil approached him, John began to scramble and rethink what he has done. John begins to yell, and