Miller's Success in Making the Moment When Proctor Tears Up His Confession

Confessing to a crime you didn’t commit to avoid a punishment is a wise, logical, and sensible thing to do. John Proctor is dead. That was the result when he decided not to confess and accepted the penalty of execution. Proctor had the chance to be free if he had just confessed to the crime he didn’t commit. It sounds obtuse, but in twisted situations like The Witch Trials (where confessing to witchcraft would free one from the accusation, and not confessing would condemn oneself to death) giving a false confession would save ones life. If one really cares so much as to be executed for the preservation of their name, then there would be nothing to deter them from standing up for themselves. On the other hand, if they had just confessed, then

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

"No, no, Abby. That's done with." And then later, " …I will cut off my

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.

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.

Throughout history, the most credible source of information has been documented on paper.  From treaties resulting in international peace to The Declaration of Independence, paper has provided a concrete, timeless resource for recording ideas, events and decisions.  What makes these documents valid, are the signatures of those supporting the writings.  By signing something, one shows that he recognizes what is written and wishes to show support for what it represents.  A signature is as unique as the person signing it.  One can be held accountable for all which he marks with his signature.  The significance of signed paper is well displayed in Arthur

should be happy. He also hides the fact that he was alone in the room

We find out how Proctor first confesses when he has a conversation with his wife Elizabeth. Proctor is angry because he thinks that Elizabeth is accusing him of dishonesty and is suspicious of him still having an affair with Abigail, even after he confessed to her that he stopped seeing her. Proctor yells at his wife because she isn’t forgiving him of his crime of lechery and she keeps judging him. Proctor is furious and says “...like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you’re not, you’re not, and let you remember it!” (Miller 163). Proctor’s confession affects Proctor’s life because him confessing to Elizabeth about his sin of lechery, led to Abigail being kicked out of the house.

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

Abigail Williams has the blood of 20 wrongly accused people on her hands because she puts her lust for John Proctor ahead of honesty, uses other characters as scapegoats for witchcraft, and she flees her own mess instead of fixing it. The reader may see all of thee throughout the text showing abigail doing things that give her more blood on her hands.

The Crucible is essentially about courage,weakness and truth. We see this throughout the whole story plot,Abigail is mostly against truth seeing as how she's the biggest lier around. John Proctor however is like a honest counterpart of Elizabeth,heś mainly about truth and justice,He always stays true to himself although he did have an affair with Abigail. John Proctor however fits the role of having courage for example,on page sixty-eighth act two,he says I have no witness and cannot prove it,except my word be taken. But I know the children's sickness had nothing to do with witchcraft.

They bring Elizabeth into court to see if she would tell the as to why she had fired Abby as their servant. They wanted her to admit that she knew about John and Abby's affair but instead she told them that she had fired Abby because of poor work habits. Proctor was then sent to jail.

When people in a society view themselves as infallible, they turn outward and blame others. The cause of internal bad traits or issues they refuse to deal with can only be found elsewhere. In the case of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, elsewhere is witchcraft. Of course it is human nature to want to maintain a “good” name but at what cost will people continue to overlook the evil within themselves. I will argue that Miller uses John Proctor to show how the individual reckoning with his fallibility is how justice prevails in a society with imperfect people.

Often when someone goes outside of their comfort zone and engages in activity they know is wrong, they mislead people and try to fix the problem later, but sometimes it is too late for good results. Throughout the play, The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, John Proctor has an affair with a young, 17 year old girl named Abigail. With being married to another wife, he knows that committing adultery is against the 10 commandments and the belief of his Puritan community, but he goes ahead and does commits it anyway. Proctor definitely misleads Abigail deep into their relationship and soon when she finds out the truth about him not wanting to interact with her again, she is distressed and sets off for revenge to Proctors innocent wife, Elizabeth.

The novel, The Crucible, written by the great Arthur Miller himself, portrays the historical events of the Salem witch trials through a mass of enduring characters. What drives these Puritans is fear which shall expose their true emotions while facing their accusers in the extremely bias courts before inexplorable judges. While eventually all of the people of Salem join this madness, two women distinguish themselves way above the rest. Shame along with revenge lie themselves in the heart of the teenage lady, Abigail Williams, while righteousness and actuality reside into the soul of John Proctor’s faithful wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Although they both raise the tension for the play, Abigail William's and Elizabeth Proctor's differences lead to