John Proctor, Ultimately Becomes a Hero, in Miller's The Crucible

John Proctor in the play is told to say all of the Ten Commandments to Reverend Hale to prove is family is religious. Considering that John Proctor failed to recall one of the commandments that pertains to adultery, this brings attention to the reader that he is not as religious as he believes since he broke one of the rules of his religion. This could be suspenseful to some readers since he could be punished for adultery or be called a witch since he is a not a religious person and there is a witch hunt happening in the town.

In The Crucible John Proctor is a middle aged farmer who faces off against a society of hypocritical puritans armed with what they believe is the word of god, who seemed to have their hearts set on ridding the world of these supposed witches. John Proctor seems to be alone against this society who believes that Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is a witch because of Abigail William’s scene in front of the court. Proctor tries to convince the court that she is innocent but the court will not have it. Proctor convinces Mary Warren to testify against William’s and the other girls.

John Proctor became a tragic hero in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller has brought a big problem to the Village of Salem, after Procto had an affair with Abigail Williams, she began to look for revenge and she started accusing people of witchcraft. John Proctor; a well-respected man in Salem, who is a hard worker always working for his family, love his children and his wife, is founded in a critical situation after committing adultery with a girl in the village. John Proctor, the protagonist of the play “The Crucible”, a well-respected man, a noble man who has done a lot for his family, possesses a major flaw he has had an affair with Abigail Williams, and eventually he realizes what he has done in Salem and to

Another tragic flaw that, like most tragic heroes in Greek drama, John Proctor exhibits is pride. Proctor has the choice between life and death on pen and paper, to sign his name means life, to refuse means death. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because

One of the crucible character is Mr. John Proctor. John proctor is married with Elizabeth and they have 2 kids. Proctor is a well respected man in Salem, he tries to help people in his community. Proctor chatted on his wife with Abigail. Abigail use to work in Proctors and Elizabeth’s house.When Proctor and Abby broke up, Abigail tried to do everything to see proctor. Abigail didn't gave up her plans were to kill Elizabeth and stay with Proctor, but the didn't work out as good as she wanted. Abigail tried to accused Elizabeth of witchcraft, Abigail did so many things so judge Hathorne would believe her and he would send the sheriff to arrest Elizabeth. When Elizabeth Proctor found out that she got accused of witchcraft, minutes later reverend Hale went to Proctor's house to ask the some type of questions. Later the sheriff went inside Proctors house to arrest Elizabeth. Proctor reacted so quickly that he said that he would do anything to save his wife, he didn't even care if he had to tell all Salem that he cheated on his wife with Abigail. The next morning Proctor went to court and he took Mary Warren with him because she knows that everything is a lie, minutes later no one belief Proctor so

of witchcraft because Abigail plotted a plan in order to get her lover back. One main

Arthur Miller has created John Proctor the protagonist of The Crucible to be a 30 year old farmer in Salem, Massachusetts, powerful of body, even-tempered and not easily led. John speaks his mind when he recognizes injustice. He is highly respected, even feared, by some in Salem. His name is synonymous with honour and integrity. He takes pleasure in exposing hypocrisy and is respected for it. However John is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time but against his own vision of decent conduct, he has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud. After admitting to lechery, John is accused of witchcraft, on this charge he is condemned.

Throughout the entire play of The Crucible, John Proctor truly grew as a person, while later fixing his sins and making moral decisions. John Proctor had truly gone through a lot in the play, both emotionally and physically, being that he was wrongfully accused of witchcraft. Although some might contradict this statement, John Proctor loved his wife, Elizabeth, because even though he may have questioned her worth in the past, he always confesses his sins and does what he can to make it right, which is a true quality of a man. Along with this, John Proctor portrays characteristics of a Puritan because he always remains true to his family, alike he must stay true to God, therefore proving to him that John Proctor always stays true.

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.

Rebellious, guilt-ridden, intelligent, and outspoken describes John Proctor. He is the main character in the drama: The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Over two-hundred innocent people were convicted of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when hysteria swept through the town, no one could believe their closest friends. John Proctor and others show the consequences of Abigail accusing everyone of witchcraft. John shows us that suffering harsh consequences is better than lying.

John Proctor, a prominent individual in both the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible, was tried and executed for witchcraft in 1692. "When the witchcraft hysteria first began in Salem village in the winter of 1692, Proctor became an outspoken opponent of the trials and stated to many that the afflicted girls, who had been accusing many of the villagers of witchcraft, were frauds and liars" (Brooks). There were many parallels between John Proctor and his character in The Crucible, including his vocal opposition towards the trials and his strong Puritan values that influenced his actions. As an involved member of the Salem community, Proctor was incredibly concerned with his reputation. Proctor 's young slave Mary Warren began experiencing fits after the scandal broke out. "She [Warren] testified that Proctor 's spirit beat her and forced her to touch the Devil 's book" (Brooks). His involvement was interpreted by the community, as him performing witchcraft in attempts to possess the girls.

John Proctor lives in Salem, Oregon in 1692. He is in Salem as the witch trails were going on. He is married to his wife Elizabeth Proctor. He has a servant-girl Abby. John commits adultery with Abby and they have an affair. John tells Abby later, (after his wife finds out he had been cheating on her) that he doesn’t want anything to do with Abby anymore. But to Johns disbelief Abby is one of the main people who our involved with the Salem witch trail. Abby is still in love with John and drinks a

John Proctor is a well respected farmer during the Salem Witch Trials. In The Crucible, Proctor faces many conflicts. An external conflict that Proctor faces is when he gets caught having an affair with Abigail Williams and he loses all of his wife’s trust. When Elizabeth found out about the affair between John and Abigail she kicked Abigail out and had lost all trust of Proctor. Proctor became more faithful to his wife Elizabeth and he wanted to earn her trust back, but she has a hard time because she thinks his feelings are still alive for Abigail. An internal conflict that Proctor faces is when he has to decide if he would admit to the court to committing adultery with Abigail to get Elizabeth out of jail. Although he knows that he wants his wife out of jail and he knows that it would make Abigail look bad, he knows that admitting it might get him in trouble as well.

In the Salem witch trials about two-hundred people were accused of witchcraft, twenty of whom were executed. In, The Crucible by Arthur Miller, he presents a character known as John Proctor. He was considered a good-looking man almost to the point where he became intimidating. Ultimately, throughout the story, this character goes from being someone who could care less about others’ feelings, to someone who becomes nobler in a way. As it’s been noticed, John Proctor is a dynamic character that changes throughout the story.

John Proctor is a caring and honest man, he has a wife, kids, a house, a farm, and friends which he cares for very deeply. He goes to church when he can. Around these times if you miss church and/or work on sundays is law breaking because the bible is the law. John would do anything to keep his farm going and to help his family. If anyone accused you of anything in these times you were guilty. Today it's innocent until proven guilty, but back then it's guilty until proven innocent, and most of the time you were guilty even if you didn't do it because they weren't open minded and couldn't prove innocence.