Examples Of Self Destruction In The Crucible '

Proctor 's decision to tell the court about his affair ironically demonstrates his goodness. He also spoke up for the innocent girls that had their names branded. He willingly sacrifices his good name in order to protect his wife and others who are wrongly accused. Only through his public acknowledgment of the affair does Proctor regain his wife 's trust. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to slander himself by allowing the court to make him make a false confession. The court told him to lie, and that if he lies that he would not be sent to the gallows. He did the right decision by telling the truth about his affair with Abigail. He honestly told the truth about the affair, and that he was not part of the witchcraft. His response further exemplifies Proctor 's integrity. But John was not guilty. He had nothing to do with witchcraft, he admitted to his own mistakes. Proctor knows that if he confesses that he will be damned himself, yet again, if he agrees to confess, he will also be free from the torment from the demon inside him and set others free too. This realization, along with Elizabeth 's forgiveness, enables Proctor to forgive himself and finally regain his good name and self-respect. As the court

The good side and bad of John Proctor both affect the play as a whole. His good character of always striving for what is right helped stop the whole witch trials. During this statement, John observed how his action effected others; “Beguile me not! I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence!” (150). Here he shows that he was willing to give his life to stop the hysteria and save many lives even if it would cost his life. He was a man that tried to do what was right and this turned the majority’s view point in Salem away from the court and saving many innocent people from the noose. However, there was a wicked side of John Proctor as well. Elizabeth, in this statement, explains what she believes motivates Abigail during this time; “Spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she may dote one now— I am sure she does— and thinks to kill me, then to take my place” (64). Elizabeth

Elizabeth Proctor is the wife of the main character John Proctor who was trying to save their marriage, but John’s affair with Abigail put Elizabeth in danger. Elizabeth’s goal is to save Proctor’s and her marriage by telling the truth to each other. But the truth may have later come back to “haunt” her and she came to a point where she didn't tell the truth about John in the court. Elizabeth feels pressured because of Abby and she want’s the truth about her to be out in the village so they do not have to suffer because of her. Proctor says, “I am only wondering how I may

An array of Aristotelian tragic heroes can be found throughout American literature. One of which includes John Proctor, main character farmer in mid-30s, from Arthur Miller 's play, The Crucible. Yet, in order for him to obtain such a title he must possess specific characteristics. Five of which include possession of hubris, a flaw or decision leading to desire for revenge, a reversal of good fortune brought forth by the error of judgement, acceptance of poor fortune brought forth by their actions, and lastly the fate dealt to these characters must be greater than deserved. Aristotle once said that “ A man doesn 't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall.” Before the play even begins John Proctor has already conducted adultery, a fatal flaw in judgement, with Abigail Williams, a sneaky seventeen year old. This crucial crescendo leads to the development of the Salem Witch trials and the downward spiral of John`s comfortable lifestyle.

Proctor later confesses in court to what he has done. He calls Abigail a “whore” then says he has known her, and as his proof he confesses to committing Adultery. However, Abigail does not confess as well so for proof they call proctors wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth does not know Proctor confesses so she denies the claim that proctor is a lecher. Elizabeth says to Danforth, “My husband is a goodly man, sir” (223) then she denies the claim and says “No sir” (223). This causes the court to claim that proctor is not only of the devil, but is also a liar. If Proctor wouldn’t have committed lechery than confessed later on he wouldn’t be convicted a lair so the blame is on him and he is again, the most blameworthy character in the

She is to blame for the death of john proctor he quit showing up in the town they thought he was under witchcraft. He told them that his wife would not tell a lie but she did. John proctor was then hung he would not admit he had witchcraft.

Mary Warren wasn’t as smart as the other girls, and fell to the pressure of the court and the girls. Leading the court to believe, even for a moment, that John Proctor was in fact a man of the devil was going to be more than good enough for the Town of Salem, and Mr. Danforth. Mary Warren was weakened by the court and presence of the girls. While Danforth was trying to hear Mary’s

The townspeople of Salem feared that they would be called witches so they lied and blamed their family and friends. Mary Warren being one of those people feared being hung and Abigail’s vengeance. When John tells Mary to go to court and confess, Mary refuses, knowing that Abigail will act out of revenge and in court she faces what she had been avoiding “ABIGAIL. Her eyes fall on Mary Warren. MARY. Abby!”(101). Mary Warren knows that Abigail will claim she is a witch so Mary goes along with it to escape death and she blames John Proctor by saying “You’re the devil’s man!”, instead of possibly ending the trials once and for all.

Furthermore, many aspects of Mary's character contributed to the reasons behind her actions and therefore, why she is partly responsible. Accordingly, Mary Warren was not an intelligent character and this can be seen by the fact that she saw the accusations of witchcraft as "only a sport.” Arguably, this could be interpreted as a naivety for not realizing the sometimes fatal consequences of her actions. Meanwhile, some may also see elements of cowardice within Mary's character, a passage which demonstrates this in the play, "Don't touch me!" when Mary was about to re-confirm all the accused's innocence, yet suddenly changed her mind after had seen the threat of her own accusation by Abigail, who claimed to see Mary in the form of a bird. This cowardice then guides onto the main reason why Mary Warren is responsible for Proctor's death. Moreover, the author of “The Crucible” is trying to point out that her cowardice have got her reputation towards Proctor a let down. John Proctor’s death was not simply due to an affair, but the people he had conflict with, whereas himself. John Proctor, Mary Warren and Abigail Williams, all contributed to what ultimately ended his life, in which holds the blame for their actions, thus led to his

Proctor was a religious man, he was already going to die in sin. Given the circumstances, I believe Proctor giving away his life, rather than being pinned with a sin he did not commit is better than living with a filthy name. Also if Proctor already has to give up his name, and his life, why should he have to hang for being falsely accused?

Second, John Proctor evokes our pity. He committed adultery with his servant and tried to hide this fact. This is his mistake for sure. But he had to suffer dead as a result, which is uncommon suffering. Let’s see the process why he had to die. Abbigail, who is partner of Proctor’s adultery, entraps as a witch because he never thinks about Abby. He only cares about Elizabeth. So, Abby entraps Proctor as a witch and he had to die. He had a big mistake, but death is too harsh for him as a result. And it makes readers to feel pity for him.

Sometimes the best things don’t happen to the best people. The people who know right from wrong and live their lives with honor, pride, and integrity are the ones who usually die in this movie. John Proctor was one of the many innocent people who died because he was accused of witchcraft. John Proctor is the most admirable character in the crucible for many different reasons. He stood by his wife even after most of the town wanted her dead and he did everything he could to save her.

In The Crucible there are many different characters in question for whether or not it is their fault or not but one has to be decided. The play begins with Reverend Parris outside when he sees his niece and others dancing in the woods around a pot of something on the ground, when he saw this he immediately thought of the worst case scenario. The blame starts with Parris and there are many different ways to see that, for example: he worried more about the reputation of his name and not the well being of others, he was selfish and only wanted things for himself, and he called in someone else to fix the problem so he could hide behind them and so they could take the blame if things went south. The Salem Witch Trials in The Crucible were all over

The only person he blames is himself. He confesses to “witchcraft,” but will not involve anybody else in this. In the play, he confesses to witchcraft, but can also be interpreted as a confession to his affair and fault in his actions. Proctor’s reputation becomes bad, because in the beginning of the play, he thinks that who he is as a person on the outside is more important than who he is on the inside. Towards the end, he says that his name, which is his outside appearance is more important to him than who he is internally.

Like in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor dies in result of the affair between him and Abigail, Elizabeth lying in court, and Proctor tearing his confession of witchcraft. All in all, he died to keep his good name and not bring shame to his whole