John Proctor Sacrifice In The Crucible

Who committed the greater evil? Hester Prynne or John Proctor? In The Crucible, John Proctor had a wife who was extremely ill. He committed adultery with the house servant, Abigail Williams, for that reason. Hester Prynne from The Scarlet Letter, was a beautiful woman living without her husband. The lonesome woman had an affair with Dimmesdale, the town’s reverend. Both John Proctor and Hester Prynne both went against the Puritan beliefs. However, John Proctor is guiltier of committing adultery compared to Hester Prynne and if John Proctor were to meet Hester Prynne, he would respect her.

John Proctor is motivated by the guilt of having the affair with abigail. John Proctor says “God help me, I lusted”(Miller 49). The evidence above shows that he regrets lusting and having an affair. If he didnt say what he said then he would be eaten alive by his guilt. John Proctor says “ But it is a whores vengence”(Miller 49). This shows that abigail wants to get back at the people he loves just to be with him but his guilt stops him from it. Saying this caused him stop her vengeance and cause himself to be the bad one. All the evidence above shows that he felt guilt and to put an end to her vengeance he had to be

In the novel The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a local farmer in the town of Salem, he is quite known due to his high reputation of being well respected and even slightly feared. John is a man of his integrity, he is considered to have an honorable name in his community, but John also has a great disdain for hypocrisy, yet has a secret of his own. In Act 1, John is described to be in his mid-30’s and as well as “a kind man, powerful of body, even tempered, and not easily led” (Miller 19). John Proctor is an independent man who has great strength in what he does and what he believes in. Throughout the play, John feels nothing but guilt about his little secret, cheating on his wife Elizabeth Proctor with Abigail. He has committed

At the end of Act IV, John Proctor’s action was an act of honor. His act of honor was shown through his actions of trying to save the townspeople’s lives. The townspeople were in a situation where they needed to sit down and accept their responsibility. Proctor stated, “Beguile me not I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence”. One way he did this is through sacrificing himself by taking the responsibility for something he did not even to or practice.

John Proctor is one of the main characters in the Crucible. He was indicted of witchcraft because of he violated the law several times. Examples that helped the church assume he was a witch was him stating that the girls who were “possessed” were liars & frauds, setting everything up to accuse other villagers of witchcraft. He also couldn’t remember the 10 commandments, didn’t attend church regularly, & apparently plowed on Sundays which was considered a high offense back then. John’s trial was extremely unequitable.

In 1692, witchcraft was known as an evil sin to be commited on Earth, if accused of witchcraft, trial and execution was likely to happen and proceeded to happen to many innocent people. One well-known accussal was that of John Proctor. Proctor had committed adultery with Abigail Williams, a previous maid of the Proctor house, and once coming clean for his sin, in turn of events backfires and is accused of witchcraft. John Proctor is seen as a protagonist of the story full of courage and boldness when fighting for his life and good name in court. At the time, all possible outcomes were not at the top of his head but then he had to go through twists and turns to save his wife, Elizabeth, as well as himself. In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor's character traits is shown to be a cheater, fearless, and courageous. Therefore, John Proctor's character can be portrayed through the song "Womanizer" by

If he chooses falsely and publicly confesses to witchcraft he will damage his name even more so, even though he will be able to live and see his children. If he chooses not to confess, placing his moral integrity above the value of his own life, he will be put to death. This brings upon some conflict at the end of the story. “I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence but it be public? God does not need my name nailed upon the church! God sees my name; God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!”(142) Although it may come off as selfish, Proctor speaks the truth when he says this. This part of the story brings out Proctor’s true colors. He cannot live on knowing that he has confessed to a crime he did not commit,and letting the townspeople believe he was involved with witchcraft. Danforth does not understand why he won’t allow his name simply to be tarnished in order to live, Proctor retaliates by saying, “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 that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (143) John Proctor’s main fatal flaw was his excessive pride which ultimately sealed his fate. Although in the end it made him a better Christian, by staying true to his word and dying with his soul and name in

Hale urged everybody to confess to their sin in order to save their lives. While talking to Elizabeth he uttered, "It may well be God damns a liar less than he that who throws his life away for pride" (Miller 132). Hale believed that if John had the guts to say he was lying he would have lived, but with a blackened name. Although John Proctor is throwing his life away for pride because he does not possess the courage to reveal the

In comparison to modern day terms john proctor was the “cool guy” of the town. He had

Have you ever been told to stand up for what you believe in? If so, you will find that it is not the easiest thing to do. During the Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692, the people of Salem would believe anything just by having a few words spoken. The Salemites got caught up in the hysteria to the point where they nearly refused to believe anything else. The courageousness needed to be able to stand up to and persuade the high court that the accusations were flawed was indeed very difficult; however one Salemite had the courage to do so. John Proctor never gave up on standing up for what he believed in as well as trying to save his wife and friends for being accused in something that is distorted; thus John Proctor is Arthur Miller’s The Crucible’s

John proctor is one of the main characters in the play “The Crucible” at first he is selfish and commits adultery with abigail but by the end of the play he definitely matures and takes blame for what he has done to his wife elizabeth, but also at the end of the play he is hung for being convicted of witchcraft during the salem witch trials in the year 1692 he could have taken the plea with his wife but would rather keep the only thing he had left, His name.

“ I have given you my soul, leave me my name.” This is a quote said by John Proctor in The Crucible. John was getting ready to be hung and he ripped up the confession when he said this. John was a man in his 30’s who farmed in salem. John was a respected man. He also did not go to church often. He was not fond of Rev. Parris. John Proctor and I have very similar personality traits in that we are hardworking, outcast, and respectful.

In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” Parris carries a very important position as revered of the muddled village, Salem. For years, Parris struggles to earn a good position in the town, especially from the more respected people such as John Proctor and the Putnams. However, due to Parris’ lack of tending to his responsibilities in attempt to win a good reputation, a string of consequences for Salem followed for all. He recurrently swayed between the ‘winning’ side of the drama so he was always in favor. Parris rebuked to be taken accountable for the fact his very own niece was found conjuring spirits in the woods, he was fast to blame people for acts that had little to no evidence, and in the court, he would often give the judges a prejudiced story behind each and every person so they would hypothetically be dead before even getting the chance to protest.

For example, “PROCTOR, trembling, his life collapsing about him: I have known her, sir. I have known her. DANFORTH: You—you are a lecher? FRANCIS, horrified: John, you cannot say such a— “. Proctor gives up his reputation in the village in order to protect his beloved wife and admits his secret that has been bothering him throughout the play. This shows that Proctor is forced to confess the truth and to admit to the truth. In conclusion, Proctor does not care about how the village views him because he is only concerned about his pride and will do just about anything for his family and his friends...except give up his

“So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him”. This quote, of course, is from the bible from Hebrews 9:28. The quote is talking about when Jesus Christ was sacrificed. Hebrews 9:28 is saying that because he was killed, when he comes back to life his sins would be washed away. The well-known Bible was written during the 6th century, but a modern example of speaking of sacrifice is The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. The Crucible takes place in Salem, Massachusetts during the year 1692, when believing in the Bible wholeheartedly was as common as using your phone is today. People who did not stray from following the bible, were looked up to and revered in the community. The author, Arthur Miller establishes