Research Paper On John Proctor

John Proctor is a good farmer with a reputation to fit but is always tormented by his one sin of having an affair with Abigail. Even after his wife’s sickness, he and Elizabeth had a cold relationship due to the distrust and paranoia of

Proctor 's decision to tell the court about his affair ironically demonstrates his goodness. He also spoke up for the innocent girls that had their names branded. He willingly sacrifices his good name in order to protect his wife and others who are wrongly accused. Only through his public acknowledgment of the affair does Proctor regain his wife 's trust. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to slander himself by allowing the court to make him make a false confession. The court told him to lie, and that if he lies that he would not be sent to the gallows. He did the right decision by telling the truth about his affair with Abigail. He honestly told the truth about the affair, and that he was not part of the witchcraft. His response further exemplifies Proctor 's integrity. But John was not guilty. He had nothing to do with witchcraft, he admitted to his own mistakes. Proctor knows that if he confesses that he will be damned himself, yet again, if he agrees to confess, he will also be free from the torment from the demon inside him and set others free too. This realization, along with Elizabeth 's forgiveness, enables Proctor to forgive himself and finally regain his good name and self-respect. As the court

Despite his being an insignificant and non-status-holding member of society, John Proctor is a much-respected man in Salem. However, in determining his fate, he continues to make several critical and irreversible mistakes that harm his reputation. For fear of being exiled in a town where reputation plays such a large role in their daily lives, Proctor initially tries to hide his crime of adultery, but his affair with Abigail triggers a major series of events in Salem, where simple, unproven accusations escalate to a far larger issue: “Abby—you mean to cry out still others?” “If I live, if I am not murdered, I surely will, until the last hypocrite is dead” (Miller 150). In the end, Proctor decides that for the sake of his desperate circumstances, it would be better to admit to his affair, but by the time he decides to reveal his crime, it is too late to reverse all past actions. He is convicted of witchcraft and doomed to be hanged, later, when given a chance to live, he caves in and confesses to seeing the Devil, only to go back even on this last lie, because he does not have the heart to be freed and saved by a lie.

Fast forward to the courtroom, when John is trying to save his wife. Elizabeth Proctor has been accused by Abigail of witchcraft. The Proctor’s new servant, Mary Warren, is supposed to testify against the rest of the girls. The judge, unfortunately, isn’t believing Mary. Ultimately, John is forced to confess his affair with Abigail to the judge and everyone else in the room as a last resort to save his wife. He hopes that this will be enough to convince the judge that Abigail is only trying to get Elizabeth out of the way so that she can have John to herself. It doesn’t work. Mary accuses John of being with the Devil and forcing her to lie in court. In the end, John has one choice. He can lie and sign a paper telling the town that he has broken his ties with the Devil, or he will be hanged if he truthfully denies it. Again, John Proctor must struggle with his soul. It is heart wrenching to

Though Proctor 's affair was brief, Abigail’s longing had not yet wavered. Abigail, though significantly younger than Proctor, lusted after him and intended to be with Proctor no matter the circumstances. As Abigail gained significant power, she came to the realization that her yearnings could be laid to rest should Elizabeth Proctor be eliminated from the equation. Abigail revealed her deceit to Proctor in assumption he would remain silent on the matter. As continued on with her performance,she saw that Elizabeth be among the first few to be falsely accused of witchcraft despite her immaculate record among society. Due to this accusation, Proctor came to the conclusion he must surrender his pride and confess his affair to the court in hopes to expose Abigail of her fraudulent denunciations and save his wife from death. John Proctor addressed the court and stated that Abigail “thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave.” When Elizabeth Proctor was brought in to be questioned on the matter, she denied the affair resulting in more turmoil including the charge against John Proctor for contempt of court and witchcraft.

At this point, John has given up on all of his lies and began to tell the truth. Not only for his own good, but his wife’s as well. He had realized that all of his lies were building up on him and making many problems much worse. He changed. He told the entire court about his affair with Abigail, and explained to them that Abigail was only trying to get revenge on him and Elizabeth, which is why she was falsely accusing all of these people of witchcraft. After this point, John Proctor was a completely new man. He told the truth, kept his anger under control, and no longer caused such terrible

Proctor is a farmer in his mid-thirties as well as being a husband to his wife Elizabeth Proctor and a father to his sons. Though very strong willed, much of the play revolves around his affair with his then servant, Abigail Williams. John sees himself as weak because of the affair and believes that his reputation is a fraud. As John tries to reconcile his marriage accusations of witchcraft start to arise in Salem, leaving many innocent people to be hanged. After Abigail accuse John’s wife Elizabeth of sending her spirit to stab her, Proctor goes to court with Mary Warren, his servant, in hopes of clearing his wife’s name.

John Proctor relationship with his family is not good, especially with his wife, and his marriage is in danger. There is lack of trust between them because of girl named Abigail Williams. She is former maid in Proctor’s house is no way of confessing

    Proctor chose not to confess to the court at first due to his name being important to him as well as it would have been a lie which would have made him to self condemning himself. But Proctor decides to confess his adultery with Abigail to prove the court that she was using his opportunity to accuse of his John Proctor's

Because of this, Abigail becomes obsessed with John Proctor and wants to love him all to herself without anybody in the way. Abigail soon accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft to get closer John Proctor, who doesn’t really love her, and just wants some ass. The whole town of Salem does not know that John was having an affair with Abigail. As John realizes that Abigail has accused his wife of witchcraft, he then goes to the courts, who then asks him why would Abigail want to accuse his wife of witchcraft, he confesses that he has had an affair with her. Though he confessed to the worst marital mistake to ever commit, he was sentenced to death.

John Proctor is one of the main characters in this play, he is a noble and honest man who places great pride and emphasis on his reputation. Proctor is a good man with one secret fatal flaw, his past lust for Abigail Williams, which lead to an affair. Throughout the play John never fails to speak his mind or stand up for what he believes in, seen through his belief that his wife is innocent, is belief that his name is worth more than his life and his belief that he has done wrong in his past and Elizabeth is the one he truly loves. John so strongly believes that Elizabeth is innocent that he condemns himself to the court saying that he committed adultery with Abigail in order to prove it. He was willing to risk his own life to save the one he loves, Elizabeth. He stood for what he believed in, which was the innocence of his beloved wife. John also strongly believes that his name is worth more than his life no matter the consequences and when Hale tells him that if he falsely confesses he could live another day all he had to do was sign his name away he could not. He would not let the court have a signed document saying that he was affiliated with witchcraft; he was morally uncomfortable with it, saying, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot

        Men Of Salem, we have gathered here today in the case of John Proctor, a man who's walked away from the word of god plenty of times. He’s committed the crime of adultery with Abigail Williams niece of Reverend Parris in spite of being married to one Elizabeth Proctor. There have been also many claims with hardcore evidence that he works on the sabbath day. He also has attempted to undermine this very own court a crime which cannot be forgotten. With these allegations, the court will enter the world of a man whose heart isn’t one with the Holy Spirit.

John tells the court that “in her life, she has never lied” Which ends up being his mistake is his situation (Miller 194). When Elizabeth is asked “has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery,” she lies in order to protect her husband, then making the court believe that John has then therefore lied about Abigail’s scheme (Miller 194). This then leads to Abigail accusing Mary Warren, the Proctors new servant, who then accuses John of performing witchcraft on her. Elizabeth’s choice to lie and protect John leads to his ultimate convection of witchy by Mary. Instead of convicting the court that Abigail is making this all up for

Arthur Miller in his play “The Crucible”, shows how most characters try to save their lives by admitting their mistakes and telling the truth. Abigail and John’s lies continue the play. In the very beginning of the play, we believe that John Proctor is a sinner and a feared man in Salem. John Proctor had some sort of affair with Abigail, this comes out while they are both talking in Betty’s room. John Proctor doesn’t want anyone to know

John Proctor is a man living in distress after cheating on his wife Elizabeth with a former servant Abigail. He believes that him committing adultery is a sin big enough to damage his character, Elizabeth becoming less trusting of him and publicly exposing his infidelity would only add insult to injury.