Essay on John Proctor as a Tragc Hero in Arthur Miller´s The Crucible

John Proctor’s love for Elizabeth helps him tell the court about his affair with Abigail. John Proctor says, “My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when she saw one.” (111) Abigail William accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft and John Proctor begins to fear for Elizabeth’s safety. John Proctor goes

Proctor as an Admirable Character in MIller's The Crucible During the play, there are many things revealed about the character of John Proctor. It appears, overall, that he is admirable, as the question suggests, but Proctor displays a good deal of qualities and shows signs of weakness and anger. He seems a very passionate man, though occasionally his admirable actions could be misinterpreted as him being stubborn. For example at the end of the play when, Proctor refuses to sign his confession. Arthur miller creates depth in Proctor's character by building him up slowly. When Proctor first appears in the play the words he speaks are foreboding, therefore making him seem an unpleasant character. Proctor's bravery in admitting his affair is admirable, though in the seventeenth century, when the play is set, adultery was a much more serious crime. People were a great deal more religious and, breaking one of the Ten Commandments would be punished more heavily than it is nowadays. Therefore a modern day audience would view this from a much different, less judgmental perspective than the seventeenth century characters of the play. When Proctor is left alone with Abigail, in scene one, she tries to tempt him again, saying "Give me a word, John. A soft word" Abby wants John to give in to temptation, but Proctor stands up for himself, He says "No, no, Abby. That's done with." And then later, " …I will cut off my

John Proctor's Moral Struggle in The Crucible The primary dramatic focus in the play The Crucible is the moral struggle of its protagonist, John Proctor. Certain characteristics of John Proctor's character and also the environment of the Puritanical Salem alleviated this problem for him. The main issues running through out the play are a series of dilemmas that John Proctor faces. The first and foremost of these is his guilt over his adulterous affair with Abigail Williams, the second his hesitation to testify against Abigail to bring out the truth and the third, his final decision to make the ultimate sacrifice.

To John the affair was just a one time thing and he never wanted it to be brought back up again. But for Abigail it was commitment, since they had the affair then she saw it as John being with her forever, and she realized that the only way for that to happen was to get Elizabeth out of the picture. So even though John Proctor was a good person because of his one little flaw, big issues appeared.

The Crucible John Proctor In the book The Crucible there is a struggle within to have one have a sense of belonging to society. They want to be loved by that society no matter how much they may seem that they don’t belong. But they do want to show that to everyone, everyone that may not think that.

John Proctor: A Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a

The Role of John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible Arthur Miller wrote the play 'The Crucible' to show the historical parallel between the Salem witch trials of 1692 and the McCarthy 'witch' hunt of the late 1940' and 50's. The character John Proctor seems to represent and show the viewpoint of a real man, unaffected by hysteria; a difficult thing to portray during the 1950's in the USA, due to the fear and hate of Communism and the 'witch' hunt for communists. John Proctor is the central character of the play. He a realistic character, the audience can relate to him and sympathize with him. He is a somewhat strong character and is described by Miller as "powerful of body, He tells his wife Elizabeth about his affair with Abigail and this is made obvious throughout Act 2 and highlighted by the tension in the scene. This shows faults in his character and the audience therefore sees his character as realistic, because no one is perfect, and therefore can relate to him. John Proctor is guilt ridden and is therefore desperately trying to make up for his mistakes. His action in Act 2, seasoning the food to his taste without his wife Elizabeth's knowledge, then complementing her on how well she has judged the seasoning, shows his wish that she should be happy. He also hides the fact that he was alone in the room

In the previous winter, John’s wife Elizabeth had become very ill. John Proctor had an affair during

The Crucible Character Analysis In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor, the protagonist, is a farmer in his middle thirties. The author gives little to no detailed physical description of him, but from Proctor’s speech, we can still picture him as a strong and powerful man who is able to keep every situation under the control, the kind of personality which earns him deep respect and even fear from the people in town. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, the antagonist, plays an inferior role as an orphan who has no social status in a place like Salem. Over the course of the play, John Proctor is absolutely awakened and transformed by Abigail Williams. In the end, he overcomes the crucible by releasing himself from his guilt of

John Proctor’s affair with Abigail Williams leaves Elizabeth with great suspicion even when she fires Abigail. She confesses that to John, “Suspicion kissed you when I did” (Miller 127). Her confidence in John shatters away. She tries to restore it with some hope by asking him, “Go and tell her she’s a whore. Whatever promise she may sense – break it John, break it” (Miller 59). Unlikely, John crumbles her trust by thinking that she doesn’t want to believe him. She demands his loyalty because she fulfilled his demand of loyalty. She’s stuck in this relationship with distrust from which she cannot back away because of her love for John and her children. She gets tired of this and bursts out, “Then let you not earn it” (Miller 51) when John said he’ll not have her suspicion anymore. Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of a person who deceived her, is surrounded by the walls of suspicion not just because of the deceiver but also because of her own sensitive

John Proctor had an affair with his 17- year old housemaid, Abigail, in his barn while his wife, Elizabeth, was sick. He later confessed of his wrongdoing to his wife who could forgive him of his lechery, but couldn't forget it. Abigail, being a young woman caught up in her feelings towards John, lied in court accusing Elizabeth Proctor of having been in a cohort with the Devil to get revenge for her not being able to have a relationship with John because of Elizabeth. Being

John Proctor: The Respectable Sinner John Proctor was an honored Puritan settler in the town of Salem. Abigail, whom is the antagonist of the story, pleads witchcraft against John Proctor’s wife as well as states her love for John Proctor. Throughout the story, the Proctor has major conflicts inflicted upon him,

McAlister 1 Kyle McAlister Ms. Holder Comp Eng Honors 11 11/1/13 The Tragedy of John Proctor In the play by Arthur Miller The Crucible, the town of Salem is in pandemonium under the non-existent threat of witchcraft. Every character is either lying to save their lives or to end others, or dying for not admitting to a lie. One character who stands out among the chaotic conflagration is the tragic hero John Proctor. In Greek drama, a tragic hero is defined as “a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy that is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.” No character in The Crucible fits this description better than John Proctor. John Proctor is the tragic hero in The Crucible because of his strengths and notable traits,

In the play John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams and he believes that it damaged him in the eyes of God, his wife and himself. True he did commit adultery but he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. He resents Elizabeth because she cannot forgive him and trust

In the beginning of the play we are lead to believe that John Proctor is a sinner and feared among the townspeople. It is also mentioned in the play that John Proctor had an affair with Abigail, a seventeen girl from Salem who in the beginning of the play is shunned and frowned upon, but when the trials start up she is looked highly upon because her and the girls who follow her can “seek out the witches”. While John Proctor has done many bad things, he has also done many positive things to outweigh the sins he has committed. When John hears about Abigail charging his wife Elizabeth of witchcraft, John becomes outraged and goes to the court and confesses to lechery to try to get his pregnant wife out of jail for a false accusation. While he tries to confess for lechery, his wife lies for him in court to protect his name.