How The Crucible Changed John Proctor's Relationship With Himself

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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 Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor played a major role in the conflict within Salem. The actions of John Proctor led the townspeople to accuse him of witchcraft. Proctor lied at the end to save his life but then decided he couldn't go through with the lie. This shows how Proctor changed throughout the play to tell the truth.

Change in inevitable in life. You can’t go your whole life without change, and this extends even into the realm of fiction. The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, is about mob hysteria in the Salem Witch Trials.In this play each of the characters of Proctor, Abigail, and Parris change from the beginning to the end of the play. Proctor becomes more open with himself; Abigail realizes the weight of her lies; and Parris realizes how bad he really is. Throughout the play, each of these characters has their highs and their lows, but none escape unchanged.

John Proctor is the a very important character in The Crucible. He is a good man, except for his one flaw of having an affair with Abigail. This affair leads to the witch trials because it starts with Abigail wanting to kill John Proctor’s wife so she could be with him. He changes from the beginning of the book to the end. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows the importance of reputation through John Proctor changing his mindset and actions from the beginning to the end of the book.

Within the Crucible, John Proctor is a tormented individual with the inability to forgive himself, he is constantly looking to make up for the choices in his past, in other words he is motivated by his own shame and guilt. John is arguably the most dynamic character throughout the crucible, he undergoes many changes and his outlook is constantly evolving. The first sign of his overwhelming amount of guilt is when he states “I will cut off my hands before I ever reach for you again” (Miller 22) referring to his young mistress Abigail. He is driven by guilt simply because he does think of her softly, and he does admit it on the previous page, however as if he snapped back to reality and rational thinking he denies her instantly. In front of the

The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play about witch craft but it is also about how you can lie and kill people that are honest, to just get what you want. You find out that there was cheating going on and a guy that almost lost his wife over it because she went cold. There is this man guy named John Proctor that is the main part of the play. Since John Proctor is motivated by guilt his decisions to die an honest man and it reveals that the truth is the only way to unbundle lies.

Published in 1953. It is based on the events surrounding the 1692 witch trials of salem.

In The Crucible, Arthur Miller captured the fear of Americans during the time of the Red Scare and made it into a play about the Salem Witch Trials. The story follows John Proctor, a married, middle-aged, hard-working man, but the least bit faithful to his Puritan religion. John Proctor made the ultimate choice to commit adultery, and it affected his faithfulness to the Puritan religion. When faced with a challenge, he was unable to recite the 10 Commandments, and was exposed for working instead of attending church on Sundays.

“… Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery, Thou Shall Not Lie” (Exodus 20:14). John Proctor was the tragic hero of Arthur Miller Crucible; even though it seems as if he is the bad guy because he cheats on his wife and withholds information from the court, he becomes a hero in the end when he dies for his and for the truth. Due to the fact that it was difficult for him to get out of trouble, he committed adultery and was ashamed to admit it. John Proctor slept with Abigail who was a minor. “… I saw your face when she put me out, and you loved me then, and you do now.”

John Proctor has encountered many changes in The Crucible. In the beginning, he is not introduced as a decent man. In Act one and two, he admits to infidelity with Abigail. The play is set in a town where the religious group is exceptionally strict and prominent. This gives us a terrible picture of him as a man who commits infidelity and isn't accepted to truly value or appreciate Elizabeth.

This is really terrible story, and I can’t believe it happened in real world. I think if they were not Religious, it might happen but more small thing. They knew the bible, Jesus, and God, so they don’t like Witches and Evil. But if the city didn’t know that just doctor said something mental sick, or crazy.

Finally he has the ultimate change from doing God’s work to doing the Devils. In the beginning of the play when Reverend Hale shows up he flat out tells the people of Salem that he comes to do God’s work. He believes that he is doing God’s work as well as he gets rid of all of the “witches” in Salem. But as Danforth condemes Elizabeth Proctor, Martha Corey, Rebbecca Nurse, and then finally John Proctor he begins to rethink all that has happened. This changes his ideas and he turns into doing the Devil’s work. “Why, it is all simple. I come to do the Devil’s work. I come to counsel Christians they should belie themselves,”(Miller 131). Now when Reverend Hale says this to Danforth when they ask him why he has returned to Salem. When he says

In the book The Crucible John Proctor is depicted as the hero of the story who died a

Confidence is a great virtue to have. It helps a feel good about succeeding in life. In the Crucible,one characters that embraces confidence are John Proctor. Even though he is a tormented individual, he is still truthful to himself and others. John has shown to be a honest and straightforward.