The Crucible Integrity Analysis

The Salem witch trials was a story of envy, lies, and the danger of the people. Others wouldn’t defend those accused, and if they did, they themselves were eventually charged as witches. In many ways, defending others was condemning yourself. Such was the case for John Proctor in “The Crucible”. John Proctor was someone who had made mistakes, but through his own crucible made peace with himself and defended the honor of himself and the others that would not admit to witchcraft.

Integrity and honesty are virtues that are highly valued within the society we live in today. Society honors those that do the right thing and those that show integrity. Most of the population perform acts of righteousness in the hopes that they would be rewarded for their actions. However, there are some who still perform good deeds and maintain their integrity, knowing they would not be rewarded for their actions. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is the most admirable character because he always does what is right, damaged his reputation to end the witch trials to save others, and stayed true to himself in the name of human dignity and justice even if it meant his death.

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.

The Crucible is crazy and shocking. John Proctor stood up to the court for many different reasons. He protected his friends and most importantly his wife. He also admitted him having a affair with Abigail Williams and this is a great sin in their eyes but he didn’t care because it was to save his wife’s (Elizabeth Proctor) good name. Elizabeth Proctor is also very courageous. She tried lying to the court about John's affair to let him keep his good name and she has never lied about anything in her life. John Proctor is the most courageous person in The Crucible.

The play The Crucible by Arthur Miller has one character that is true to himself and stands out above all the rest. Throughout the play, John Proctor shows some ideal qualities that are not found in the other characters. Proctor is a man of integrity because he shows honesty, he stands by his beliefs, and he makes sacrifices.

Arthur Miller has created John Proctor the protagonist of The Crucible to be a 30 year old farmer in Salem, Massachusetts, powerful of body, even-tempered and not easily led. John speaks his mind when he recognizes injustice. He is highly respected, even feared, by some in Salem. His name is synonymous with honour and integrity. He takes pleasure in exposing hypocrisy and is respected for it. However John is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time but against his own vision of decent conduct, he has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud. After admitting to lechery, John is accused of witchcraft, on this charge he is condemned.

John Proctor was a truly honest man, as his personality continued to remain unwavering, even when confronted with the harshest situation. Honesty can be defined as the pursuit of vindicating the innocent and ending the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller explores Proctor’s honesty and its consequences in his play The Crucible. Aggravated by his wife’s false condemnation for witchcraft, Proctor demonstrates his resolve to help her, which will cause the court to antagonize him. Additionally, his desire to stop Abigail’s rampage leads to his imprisonment for witchcraft. Guilty of lechery, Proctor embarks on his final path to redemption, which will lead him to his death. Ultimately, John Proctor’s honesty leads to his downfall.

Rebellious, guilt-ridden, intelligent, and outspoken describes John Proctor. He is the main character in the drama: The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Over two-hundred innocent people were convicted of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 when hysteria swept through the town, no one could believe their closest friends. John Proctor and others show the consequences of Abigail accusing everyone of witchcraft. John shows us that suffering harsh consequences is better than lying.

Personal integrity is the morals and ethics people live their lives by. In the play The Crucible there are two characters Abigail Williams and John proctor who could represent how peoples personal integrity differ. In the story we see how someone with morals vs someone with no morals functions and can hold themselves in situations when trying to save themselves or someone they love.

John Proctor is generally respected by the townspeople and, while he is not of high rank, he is respected for his moral righteousness and goodness. In The Crucible, Proctor and his wife Elizabeth Proctor are both considered to be good people, and furthermore, Proctor’s wife Elizabeth even has a reputation for never telling a lie. According to The Crucible, “Proctor, respected and even feared in Salem, has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud. But no hint of this has yet appeared on the surface, and as he enters from the crowded parlor below it is a man in his prime we see, with a quiet confidence and an unexpressed, hidden force ” (Miller, 21). Before the word of his affair reaches the ears of the

John Proctor needed to change from being an inconsiderate adulterer to being a good person and correcting his actions of cheating on his wife. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, there is a character named John Proctor who slowly redeems himself as a human being throughout the book and corrects his wrong choices one by one. Proctor starts off by committing adultery with a girl named Abigail while he has a wife. But, in the end, he salvages his humanity by protecting his wife and dying for her. He may have died, but he at least died with the truth.

Honor Separates the Good from the Great Honor is talked about a lot in society. When these stories show up on the news, in headlines or and across social media, they are usually about someone that stands up for what is right or someone risking their life for the greater good of someone else or another group of people. In The Crucible a character by the name of John Proctor displays these acts of honor, by standing up for his family and friends, by exploiting himself in order to do the right thing, and by being loyal to his friends and his faith; therefore he is an honorable man. Firstly, John Proctor is an honorable man because he stands up for his family when they need him most. For example, when Herrick and Cheever come to the Proctor’s

“Image is what people think we are: Integrity is what we really are.” (John C. Maxwell). In the play The Crucible, John Proctor exemplifies this quote perfectly. Proctor is a man who will not live a lie and will die to preserve his good name. Integrity means following your moral and ethical convictions and doing the right thing in all circumstances, possessing this quality means that you are true to yourself and would do nothing that dishonors you. One of the biggest and most evident themes in The Crucible is integrity, this is not only displayed in the play but in everyday life.

Man of Integrity Integrity is the quality of being honest, whole, and having strong moral principles. In Arthur Miller’s dramatic and, powerful play, The Crucible, the protagonist, John Proctor faces many challenges to his integrity. Some would question whether or not John Proctor is a man of integrity due to his affair and, his absence in the church. Although John Proctor had his flaws and challenges, in the end he regains his integrity by choosing the truth rather than living a lie.

One of the most prominent and influential characters who has represented these qualities is John Proctor. The reader sees how John conveys courage through defending his wife, admitting his crimes to the court, spending three months in a dungeon without faltering from his beliefs, and choosing to sacrifice himself for his family and justice. John exposes that he fell into his weakness when he became involved with Abigail. John admits this when he says, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time.” The reader also notices how weak John has become to the idea of lying in a confession, but each time John Proctor is introduced with weakness he defeats it with courage. John Proctor is adamant about truth. At the end of The Crucible John’s life is taken from him for truth. He will not waver from his morals and knows that the truth is that these people that have been convicted are innocent.