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Similarities Between John Proctor And Abraham Lincoln

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John Proctor is one of the most interesting characters in literature because he is incredibly loyal (except when he’s cheating on his wife), brave and handsome not unlike another person we know from history in real life who is also played by Daniel Day Lewis, Abraham Lincoln. It's almost as if John Proctor himself was Abraham Lincoln, now i'm not suggesting that he is in the real world of course no that would be preposterous but rather that within the larger interconnected entertainment universe he is indeed the abraham in the movie lincoln. Now how did you come to that conclusion you might be asking yourself, well first we have to look at the similarities between the characters first we'll examine John Proctor. He is like i said before one of the most loyal characters going so far as to put himself in the light of the public for being an adulterer and statutory rapist to save those who are innocent of the crimes they are being accused of and to bring the real criminals (which happens to be a bunch of teenage girls) to justice. He is also willing to go to great lengths to achieve his goals not only does he try to save his wife through legal means but also by punching some guy in the face and having mary warren basically turn herself in for being apart of a cult that requires you to dance naked in the woods upon initiation. …show more content…

He also (and this is the most important part) has an incredibly misfortunate death he spends countless hours trying to clear the names of the innocent people only to be called a witch by the very person he was counting on to help him and then when he later tries to free himself by confessing to a crime that he didn’t commit is hanged because he is too concerned with the environment and won’t sign his name on a piece of

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