John Proctor's Decisions In The Crucible

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

People’s true character is revealed through their actions. Their morals and ethics can be told from how they choose to act in a situation. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; the character of John Proctor is an honorable man despite having committed wrongful acts. He was able to redeem himself through acts that is considered courageous, such as when he refuses to contribute to the lie of witchcraft in Salem, when he fights for the people who were convicted of witchcraft and when he regrets being a dishonest man.

John proctor is hesitant to expose Abigail’s lies because he fears and knows she will accuse him of adultery. Back then, it was a crime to commit such acts. “PROCTOR: You will not judge me more, Elizabeth. I have good reason to think before I charge fraud on Abigail, and I will think on it. Let you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband anymore.”(Miller 58). In this example, Elizabeth tries to question him, and John Proctor feeling ashamed and guilty attacks her back, trying to change the subject. The old psychology trick, to look back on herself, and not think about John’s Proctors positon. When asked what are all the commandments he stutters and forgets all but one, which was the adultery. Which is ironic, since he committed it and having reason

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible it is clear that the development of the play is about John Proctor’s tragic condition. Miller uses this aspect to compel the audience to see why Proctor did what he did and to develop a sense of empathy for him. John Proctor overall is both flawed and honorable. He has a complete reversal of fate brought upon by his own flaw. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he contains all of the characteristics of a tragic hero, such as catharsis and hamartia, despite not being born into nobility, he has many noble characteristics.

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

Skipping church on Sunday is absolutely unacceptable during this time period and society. At least John is honest about skipping church and used Elizabeth’s illness as an excuse for the absence. In the courtroom, when Reverend Parris brings up the non appearance in front of the high court and Proctor brings up the fact that he has plowed once or twice on Sunday and that he has three children and the previous year, his land did not give much (Miller.3.227). If John had it his way, Parris would not be the minister. The honesty shows bravery due to the fact that he said that not only in front of the minister of Salem but also in front of the highest court in the Province. Also admitting to the affair with Abigail, Proctor has come to the conclusion that Abigail has falsely accused Elizabeth only to be with John, on the other side of the situation, the feelings are not the same. Furiated, John admits by stating, “...She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly, God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely into your hands. I know you must see it now” (Miller.3.863). Seven months after the affair happened and Proctor finally admitted to attempt to save Elizabeth. Knowing his reputation is lost, Proctor’s honesty towards this affair was only going to make the situation worse but the willingness to stand up for what is right was well worth it. The honesty is overpowering in which it also shows bravery, giving up almost everything for the people that he cares

In life everything is about choices whether it is a serious choice such as moving place to place because of your parents career or it being like wanting to eat a muffin or apple for breakfast. In the Crucible written about the Salem 1692 witch trials, John Proctor is one of the main characters in the play. John is 35 years of age and is Married to Elizabeth Proctor. A concept we have to understand is in this era Witch accusations were always coming from different people to random innocent women and men. These accusations are obviously false, but due to what they believed in, and how strong they were in religion, witch trials became of it. All the choices people made during the Salem witch trials, were always looked upon corresponding to

John Proctor faces many difficult situations but is very skilled of getting out of them except in Act IV when he is accused of witchcraft and confesses but still ends up being hanged. In Act IV, John Proctor is faced with the difficult decision to confess to witchcraft and live or do not confess and be hanged. Proctor ultimately chooses to die because he does not want to sign the confession. Also, one of the influences in his decision is his belief that if he signs the confession he will lose the respect and honor from the people of Salem. Proctor takes pride in himself so much that he will not sign the confession and believes that confessing is enough for God.. For example, when Proctor and Danforth are arguing about John signing the confession,

John is a character that over all tries to make things right in spite of his wrong doings and sacrifice. His Affair with abigail is the source for all of abigail's intentions and it haunts the Proctors throughout the entire play. Mary Warren- “ She’ll kill me (abigal) for saying’ that! Abby’ll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!”(pg.85:10) when Mary informs John of this it's a Conformation of Blackmail. Abigail has Framed Elizebeth to dispose of her and take the prize. (John Proctor). John doesn't do what Abby expects however and admits to it. The only problem is that the only one to confirm of his crime of adultery is Elizabeth, trying to help “Danforth:. “ To your knowledge, has John Proctor .. committed … lechery?” Elizebeth: “No, sir.” (pg.116:6-7) Seals the deal instead and john is

He is attempting to demonstrate that he committed an error and it was just a discussion. However, Elizabeth is irate. She is astounded that she did not know about Proctor being with Abigail up until this point and is hurt since Proctor did such to her in the first place. Adultery is an extremely profound wrongdoing, and it impacts the court heavily as a piece of Proctor’s case. Before John confessed about having an affair with Abigail, he was respected heavily in Salem. Now, Elizabeth is scrutinizing Proctor's morality in light of the lies that he has advised her. In this manner, Elizabeth after seeing Proctor, says to him “John, you are not open with me. You saw her with a crowd, you said.”(Miller 55). This quote demonstrates that John, throughout the play, has been changing the stories he has been telling Elizabeth. Elizabeth and the girls decide not to deem John’s stories accurate, as they believe he is a dishonest man that does not stick to his words. Elizabeth also feels as if John may be keeping information confidential from her and is not giving her enough attention as his wife, even though John was confessing to let Elizabeth know of his secret affair with

John knew the accusation was made only because of his affair with her. Abigail felt that if Elizabeth was out of picture, John would be fond of her once again. When Mary told John about the lies Abigail was up to, John knew he had to make things right and do anything to save his wife. He felt this way because Elizabeth was good to him through everything he has put her through emotionally. “my wife will never die for me.” (174). This quote means that Proctor refuses to let Elizabeth die because of something he did. Further on in the play, Proctor tries to convince the court that Abigail is lying about there being a devil in Salem. Even though John told the court about his affair with Abigail, they decided to believe the

The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller follows the story of a broken man as he watches his town descend into chaos. The Puritan town of Salem, that this man once called home, has transformed into the breeding ground for the witch hunt that’s been overtaking his society. The Puritans are a stubborn and religious people, they view anything outside of their rules as the devil’s work. In the year 1692 Salem Massachusetts is ravaged with paranoia and false accusations. Amid this chaos lives John Proctor. Proctor has a reputation of being a good and honorable man; however, in this case, looks are deceiving. After an affair with his servant Abigail, guilt for what he has done overtakes and pushes him to do everything he can to redeem himself. As he is dealing with his shame, his neighbors are being falsely accused and hanged for witchcraft. His frustration at this, paired with regret for what he has done, drives him as he undergoes an intense character development. Since John Proctor is motivated by a want to redeem himself, his decision not to confess to witchcraft allows him to free himself of his guilt and go to his death like an honest man.

John Proctor, a character in the Crucible, is a father of 3 kids and a husband to Elizabeth Proctor. Proctor was a very loving and caring father and would do anything to make sure the town of Salem stayed out of trouble but, when “Witchcraft” took over the town everyone started pointing fingers at anyone they could lay their eyes on. Unfortunately John Proctor was one of the victims to get accused of witchcraft and had to be put in a position of choosing between death for something he didn't do or living for the truth. While some may believe that John Proctor does the wrong thing because he left his family behind and everything he had to die for something he didn’t do, I believe Proctor did the right thing and I would stand by him with the decision he made to not confess and be hung for something he did not do.

Arthur Miller has brought to life the tradidies of a tragic hero in his book The Crucible through his character John Proctor. John Proctor is a character in the book as well as a real person that was alive during the Salem witch trials in 1692. At the beginning of the text we see the faults in Proctor's character. Proctor had committed adultery on his wife Elizabeth, with 17 year old Abigail Williams, a maid in his household. We read Proctor trying to make right with his wife and the town, as a good image in a puritan society was important.

Well, there are several themes that we can relate to even in our modern times,