Examples Of Internal Conflict In The Crucible

John Proctor has a dark secret, He possesses a major flaw he has had an affair with Abigail Williams, and eventually he realizes what he has done to Elizabeth, He has committed adultery against his wife. Due to the fact that Proctor has committed adultery against Elizabeth, he becomes a tragic hero, and Abigail Williams shows that when she says “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near” (Act I, lines 423-425). John broke his marriage vows, but even though he regrets he has become a tragic hero. It’s too late to regret he has sinned, he has ruined his marriage with Elizabeth and now she is not pleased with him. Due to the fact that he has cheated on Elizabeth, his outlook in life is negative, when He tells her “I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you” (Act II, lines 159-161). The affair also caused Elizabeth to distrust John, who for seven months was trying to get into her good graces and is tired of her suspicion. Because of John's inability to control his desire and resist temptation, his life is being turned upside down by the jealousy and need for revenge of Abigail, marking the beginning of his downfall and path to becoming a tragic hero. As a result, the need for revenge of Abigail marks the beginning of John downfall.

John Proctor would be classified as a dynamic character, because of how he matured during the play. When the play begins, we are told of an affair that took place between John Proctor and Abigail Williams, which eventually will lead to his demise. Proctor’s fatal flaw is his tenuous resistance to Abigail and his lust for her. After the girls had been sporting in the woods, Abby came to John to tell him that she still wanted to be with him and that she is in love with him, but she also elucidates that the girls had not seen anyone with the Devil, nor was any witchcraft involved. When the girls began to accuse others of witchcraft, Proctor could have easily substantiated that the accusations were false, but he knew that the affair would come out and he wanted to keep his good name. Later in the story, John comes home and Elizabeth begins to question his loyalty and he tries to convince her that all he does is try to make her happy, but she will

In “The Crucible” Arthur Miller made the plot develops through the conflicts by using high tension and climaxes. He ends each of the four acts with a climax. In addition, he allowed the protagonist to develop throughout the acts. “The Crucible” has many internal and external conflicts. The major external conflict is John Proctor trying to save his wife from being hanged by the town officials for supposedly being a witch. The major internal conflict is John trying to decide between saving himself and family from being hanged, or accept the death penalty for false accusations against him. The main conflict sharply differentiated good and evil as John Proctor, the protagonist of the play is faced with the

John Proctor is married to Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail was the Proctors´s servant who had an affair with John. ¨You were alone with her?”(L 132 P 167) Elizabeth questions John about the affair with Abigail and as a man he says yes. I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever i come near!¨(L 423 P 149) Abby states how she feels about John when they're together. ¨...Whore! whore! Its a whore¨. ¨Mr Danforth he´s lying”( L 831-7 P 193) John bashes Abigail in the court while telling the court about the

Many men don't think things through before acting, so it is believed John Proctor was an impulsive character throughout the story. "You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here- but I know what you are". John Proctor did what he felt was right by having an affair with Abigail but he wasn't thinkingof the concequences. Elizabeth knew all along and acted different around her husband. The outcome of John Proctors choices turned out to be a horrible mistake since his reputation and life were put on

Like others, Corey’s internal conflict is deciding if he believes in witches, or if the whole commotion is just a fabrication. When Corey tells Hale that his third wife reads books in secrecy, he does not mention it because he believes she is connected with the devil, he is just not use to this, due to the fact that none of his other wives showed an interest in reading. One of the external conflicts that Corey faces, is when he begins to question Parris for being so quiet during the horrid witch trials, and wonders if the minister really does praise God, and is curious if he believes in witches or not. Giles Corey is often found motivated to prove that the group of girls claiming to have seen townspeople associating with the devil, are indeed

John was forced to make a serious decision for being a tragic hero. As Proctor came home late after finding out that people first been accused of being witches, Elizabeth believes that he was out with Abigail. He then learns that she may not trust and believe that he was not with the girl. That he was having an affair, which is true but he does not want her to know that. As they fought he says this to her, “Because it speaks deceit and I am honest! But I’ll plead no more! I see now your spirit twists around the single error of my life and I will never tear it free!” (Miller,1275) John can’t tear his guilt away from himself and that he feels very bad for making this big error of his life. John does regret having the affair and everything else bad he did. In the end, John Proctor had a troubled life which led to him having to decide whether to confess or not as was the hardest decision in his life.

The character is John Proctor, John is a local farmer who lives just outside of the village. In the begin John confronts Abigail about the situation between all the witchcraft talk in Salem. Abigail had mentions about how John was having an affair on his wife Elizabeth Proctor with Abigail. As a man John is he declines everything Abigail had said. On page 32 Proctor and Abigail are having a conversion and this is when brings up when her and John had touched and h had replied by saying” Aye, we did not.” Later on in the play in Act 4 Elizabeth is being asked questions about John in the court. They had asked her that if John had ever been dishonest or lost interest in her whatsoever. Therefore Elizabeth had answered the question and she hdad said “My husband-is a goodly man, sir.” on page 87 in act 3. Furthermore, when the conversation was over John had told Elizabeth when they were taking her away that he had confessed and it is okay to talk about his sins and how he had turn on Elizabeth. Which really shows how John really had enough time to change and point out his bad actions. Some might argue about how he did not really changed that much, as well as he had to confess to protect Elizabeth. But John did not ever fixs her actions before hand so he really did change or switch throughout the

     John Procter is a strong man, who thrives at the chance to be right and known. But by the end of the play he questions himself saying, “Who is John Proctor, Who is John Proctor?” (act 4). The trials to John Proctor are a time of change. When Reverend Hale enters the town John leaves in disgust, he knows the girls are lying. John’s pride springs from his feeling of being smarter then the rest of the town. He was constantly found bickering with Reverend Parris about unnecessary expenses. He is worried to speak at the trials for he would condemn himself as a lecher. His wife has her finger on his button though because after the affair, she uses his guilt so he will promise to accuse Abigail. As soon as John steps into the trials he is labeled as a witch and condemned to death. But from his own pride is unable to confess. But at the same time he does not want to die for such an absurd reason.

Another major conflict in this story involves John Proctor basically fighting his conscience. After, he was later accused of being a witch, he was given the opportunity to save his life by confessing to what he had done. He thought hard to himself and confessed. But later, when he realized Rebecca Nurse had been accused of being a witch, and had not confessed to it, Proctor knowing her innocence, tore up his confession as to not feel like a coward and die for what was right. He ended up being hung just like Rebecca even though he had been completely innocent of witchcraft. This conflict was different from the other ones, in how it was not person-to-person but person vs. self

John Proctor is in pain. He believes his affair with Abigail has damaged him in the eyes of God. Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however he lacks the ability to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly, his relationship with Elizabeth remains broken throughout the play. He resents Elizabeth for not forgiving him, though neither can he. His own inability to forgive himself merely intensifies his reaction to Elizabeth’s lack of forgiveness.

In the first two acts John is described as a middle aged man known to be a husband, a father and a farmer. John proctor is a very prideful man. He does not believe he is ever wrong, and refuses to be controlled. He is also very harsh and goes to the extreme when he explains his feelings. In Act I and II he is caught as a lecher. He cheated on his wife Elizabeth with their servant Abigail. Once the wife found out, abigail was put out but John Proctor never accepted full responsibility nor punishment for doing this. Lechery was a sin during this time in Salem, Massachusetts. When Abigail tries to profound this love she has for john, he denies they were ever together. He says, “We never touched

American playwright, Arthur Miller, in his play The Crucible (1952) implies that witch hunts still exist in American Society. Miller supports his claim by drawing parallels between the Salem Witch Trials and the Senator Joseph McCarthy Trials. His purpose is to warn readers about the dangers of mass hysteria. He uses emotional appeal and logic to convince the reader that mass hunts are still a danger to America today. The main way, however, that Miller achieves his highest goal of demonstrating the dangers of one’s reputation vs one’s integrity is through the characterization of John Proctor. John Proctor developed into an internally conflicted character as he debated between his wife and Abigail, how to protect his reputation, and he has to decide between life and death.

Even though it seemed that he had it all together- a nice family, house, and farm- Proctor was hiding his imperfections and weaknesses from the rest of community at all costs. By the end of the play, John Proctor could no longer keep his sinful actions, such as his affair with Abigail Williams, as well as his inner drives and personality weaknesses, a secret from the suspicious town during the Salem Witch Trials. His guilt and stubbornness,

During the play, John Proctor’s Protective, Innocent, and Integrity behaviors are revealed. For Example, Proctor is protective over Elizabeth cause he says “We were what we was in Salem, bit now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance write the law! ”. Which means John proves that he and his wife Elizabeth had never changed from who they was in Salem to where they are now, and that since they moved the children have cause trouble in the kingdom not them. John also says “My wife is innocent”. Which that Proctor states that his wife is no lier, and that he has paid much to learn.