How Does John Proctor Forgive In The Crucible

In the play, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams is not responsible for the death of John Proctor. Even though she started all the mayhem in Salem by dancing in the woods, it was not the cause of John Proctor’s death. Abigail did start everything up, but she did this whole act to get John’s love, but in the end her attempts were fruitless because he died. That is not what she wanted, so she cannot be responsible for what happened. In fact John Proctor is responsible for what happened to him because he didn’t sign the papers, he started the affair with Abigail, and he took the blame on himself instead of trying to prove Elizabeth innocent.

The Salem witch trials was a story of envy, lies, and the danger of the people. Others wouldn’t defend those accused, and if they did, they themselves were eventually charged as witches. In many ways, defending others was condemning yourself. Such was the case for John Proctor in “The Crucible”. John Proctor was someone who had made mistakes, but through his own crucible made peace with himself and defended the honor of himself and the others that would not admit to witchcraft.

The Crucible is a historical play by Arthur Miller, and is set in the town of Salem during the late 1690s. The main characters are John Proctor, the protagonist, and Abigail Williams, the antagonist. The conflict occurs when Abigail falsely accuses others of witchcraft. This leads to hysteria in the town, with people turning in innocent people for witchcraft. Many people including John and Elizabeth Proctor are arrested and put on trial, despite their innocence. John Proctor is sentenced to death after refusing to denounce his friends as witches, forgiven by Elizabeth for his affair with Abigail, and restores his reputation of being a good man. The Crucible delves into the extent people will go betray others in order to benefit themselves

The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller is set in Salem during the infamous witch trials. Near the end of the play, the protagonist, John Proctor, is in detained on suspicion of witchcraft. During his imprisonment, John Proctor is given an ultimatum—confess to witchcraft, or be hanged. While he originally intends to confess the sin he has not committed, he becomes resolute against it because he cannot, in good conscience, lie, and therefore sacrifice his character. Furthermore, he cannot betray anyone he loves or help perpetuate the ideologies of fear and blame that persist in Salem. Even though it will cost him his life, Proctor refuses to make a written confession because he will not let the Salem official to use his testimony for their

​In act I, John has shown his sinful past with Abigail and his hatred towards authority. John and Abby talk for a bit about his past with her and John shows mixed emotions but overall wants to forget about her. “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut of my hand before I reach for

Purist Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 suffered from a rapidly increasing phenomenon: witchcraft accusations and trials. The Crucible is a play that recounts the times of this incident. For the most part, it follows a man known as John Proctor. He is a sensible, honest, and hardworking man who made the mistake of succumbing to lust which sets off a chain of events that leads to the witch trials, and to his own demise. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible’s protagonist John Proctor proves to be a flawed human being who struggles to make sense of his past relationship with Abigail, his love for his wife, and his pride.

John Proctor was a truly honest man, as his personality continued to remain unwavering, even when confronted with the harshest situation. Honesty can be defined as the pursuit of vindicating the innocent and ending the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller explores Proctor’s honesty and its consequences in his play The Crucible. Aggravated by his wife’s false condemnation for witchcraft, Proctor demonstrates his resolve to help her, which will cause the court to antagonize him. Additionally, his desire to stop Abigail’s rampage leads to his imprisonment for witchcraft. Guilty of lechery, Proctor embarks on his final path to redemption, which will lead him to his death. Ultimately, John Proctor’s honesty leads to his downfall.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, hysteria breaks out in Salem when young girls begin pronouncing accusations of witchcraft. One of the accused, Elizabeth Proctor and her husband, John Proctor, live on a farm where he provides and cares for their family. When Elizabeth becomes sick John is unfaithful and has an affair with one of the accusers, Abigail Williams. Through the course of the story, John Proctor moves from denial and deflection of his actions and their consequences in order to maintain his public dignity, to public confession and condemnation for his actions in order to soothe his conscience and maintain his internal sense of integrity. This progression is illustrated by his interactions with his wife, their accusers and the court, who ultimately condemns them.

John proves that he puts his companions above everything else with his wife Elizabeth. He proves this by putting his life at risk just to demonstrate that she is not guilty. He also wants to correct his past mistakes and make up for his affair with Abigail to his wife. John once told his wife during a disagreement, “Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothing. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there without I think

Later on in the book, he sacrificed his own life to save his loved ones. “...because i lie and sign myself to lie…” “...i am not worth the dust on my feet of them that to hang. How may i live without my name. I have given you my soul, leave me my name” This quote represents John when he didnt want to sign the paper because he didn’t want it to hang on the church door and leave his family with a bad name. In the beginning when John commited adultery with Abigailand gtot put in jail he lost his pride, trust, in many people.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, and other characters feel guilty about their acts and deal with their feeling in different ways. It’s the story of a village where people believed in witchcraft, they want to find a responsible. It’s the Salem Witch Trials time period in America.

The author shows the audience through indirect characterization that John does not think of himself as a good man, even though he tries hard to be a good one. Abigail charged Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, supported by the fact that Elizabeth had a poppet with a needle in her stomach, working like as voodoo doll connected to Abigail. A clerk of the court came with a warrant for her. John talks to Marry Warren after they took her to prison, saying “My wife will never die for me… but that goodness will not due for me” (Miller 1181). Proctor tries to convince Marry Warren to go to court and tell them that Abigail gave her the puppet and is a liar. John says this because he does not see himself as a good man, and for him the only good in his life is his wife, who he does not want to lose to “vengeance” (Miller 1179). He knows that if she dies, it is his fault, and he cannot live knowing that he is the reason his children have no mother. He has already sinner, and has not forgiven himself. That sin still haunts him. All that John ever wanted was to forgive himself, and to to be the good man his wife deserves. John confessed helping the devil. He refused to sign the paper so he will hang instead of just being arrested and in prison with his name hung on the church wall. “You have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in

John decides to charge Abigail with murder because he knows that she is lying about the witchcraft that took place in the woods. Danforth clarifies with John, “You are charging Abigail Williams with a marvelous plot to murder, do you understand that?” (1078). John agrees, saying, “I do, sir. I believe she means to murder” (1078). This statement displays to the reader that John is not friends with Abigail, and does not wish to be in a friendly relationship with her in the future. After John confirms that he wants to charge Abigail, Danforth asks, “This child would murder your wife?” (1078). John then replies, “It is not a child” (1078). This exchange shows that John believes that Abigail is fully responsible for her actions. He does not want to help Abigail or show her sympathy, which suggests that it will be almost impossible for them to have a continuing friendship after their intimate

John is rational and reasonable with his arguments but fear and paranoia swiftly swept into the town of Salem and soon nobody could trust anybody. After John finds out Abigail is out for his wife he starts to become a little more panicked and frantic too. The thought of losing his beloved wife would have broken his heart and he would never be

A wise philosopher named  Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “even today a crude sort of persecution is all that is required to create an honorable name for any sect, no matter how indifferent in itself.” People who are guilty of nothing spend their entire lives trying to uphold an honorable name, but depending on the circumstances they may have to sacrifice their life in order to do so.  In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, people in the town of Salem, Massachusetts are put through severe trials to see if they are guilty of practicing witchcraft. Many people are falsely accused, but decide to confess to something that they never did to save their own lives. By confessing, they are throwing away their name and reputation. John Proctor is among the many who are wrongfully accused. He must make a challenging decision whether to die honorably or to live with a slandered name that would affect his children’s future. John Proctor’s great dilemma changes throughout the course of the play because he faces having to appeal to Abigail, his wife, and the court all while attempting to uphold his respectable reputation.