Long ago in Salem Massachusetts there was an event that took place called the Salem witch trials. In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, he shows how the witch trials could ruin and distort a person’s reputation and integrity. The courts tortured the accused until they would give up that there a witch, but they posted the names of the so called witches to the churches front doors for the whole town to see. In The Crucible the character who could not deal with the loss of their reputation and integrity is John Proctor.
To begin with, when Proctor confesses to his affair with Abigail while in court, he does so because his sense of integrity demands it. His wife has been sentenced to die. Proctor has a choice to make either maintain
As the witch trials were put into effect, Proctor was rather distant, due to the fact that he did not believe they were a true worry. Throughout this time, his motivations were keeping his sin enclosed, obtaining a clean reputation, and gaining his wife's certitude. Proctor would rather conceal his sin, instead of addressing it. While in the process of keeping his sin a secret, Proctor chooses to no longer associate himself with Abigail, proceeding to tell her that he will “cut of [his] hand before [he] ever reach for you again”(23), the suffrage his marriage endured as a result of the affair, was so great that Proctor would rather cut of his hands than have sexual relations with Abigail again. In addition, in Act II Proctor pursues gaining
Reputation, Morals, Proud, and nobility are by far the most valuable traits in the society of “the Crucible”, but the Salem Witch trial flips all the traits to honesty and faith. The Salem Witch trial is an immortal trial of innocent people being accused doing the art of witchcraft. The one man that stood out in this trial was John Proctor, the man of pride. After all, John Proctor’s last act of refusing to sign was an act of excessive pride and foolishness.
In Salem, Massachusetts 1692, a good reputation and the ability to follow the Puritan religion are two very important qualities to people of Salem. However, two key figures in the town of Salem during the witch trials struggled to pursue these qualities. Throughout each act of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, reputation is continuously a rising conflict; Reverend Samuel Parris and John Proctor allow the fear of bad reputations to interfere with the Puritan beliefs to do the right thing.
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.
John Proctor, a character from The Crucible, is the protagonist, meaning he was a leading character, a hero, of a drama or other literary work, according to Dictionary.com. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible about innocent people being accused of witchery, because one person did not step forward and show their integrity. Many people got blamed for the witchery. In the town of Salem many people show integrity, but John Proctor is one character that does not honor his truthfulness throughout the play.
Purist Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 suffered from a rapidly increasing phenomenon: witchcraft accusations and trials. The Crucible is a play that recounts the times of this incident. For the most part, it follows a man known as John Proctor. He is a sensible, honest, and hardworking man who made the mistake of succumbing to lust which sets off a chain of events that leads to the witch trials, and to his own demise. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible’s protagonist John Proctor proves to be a flawed human being who struggles to make sense of his past relationship with Abigail, his love for his wife, and his pride.
When a mother’s child is insulted, her love for her kid becomes apparent as she slowly morphs into an enormous, hairy, sharp toothed, mama bear. She becomes defensive, ready to attack at any moment with claws raised. Arthur Miller, author of the play The Crucible, gives the character, John Proctor, the same aura as a mama bear, or for his sake, a masculine robust bear. Proctor’s dishonesty, hot temper, defensiveness, and integrity help build Miller’s storyline. The argument Miller presents is, even if you make mistakes today, there will always be room for change tomorrow.
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
Additionally, Proctor’s past wrongdoings, including his affair with Abigail Williams, may contribute to Hale’s perception of his defiance as self-righteousness rather than the genuine belief of innocence. Contrary to Reverend Hale’s perception, Proctor’s decision to hang rather than to confess to the false accusations is more apparently seen as a final act of courageous honor, not pride. Proctor recognizes the importance of truth and justice, even if this means the cost of his own life. His persistent refusal to betray his principles demonstrates a deep commitment to integrity and justice, even if it goes beyond Puritan beliefs. Throughout the play, Proctor struggles with his own mistakes and tries to pursue redemption through his actions.
More than 200 people were accused of being witches in the 1600’s Salem Witch Trials. Even though many people were assumed witches, only 20 people denied the false claims and were, therefore, hung (Blumberg). The integrity of those who denied any accusations and refused to give into the claims is shown through Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible. Written during the time of McCarthyism, Arthur Miller attempts to warn people of the dangers of blame and giving into fear through his play. In the 1690s, fear of witches and the Devil riddled the town of Salem, causing them to act hysterically, jump to conclusions and point fingers at others to save themselves. Although most everybody in the town was taken over by this fear and hysteria, there were a selective few who stayed mentally strong throughout the experience. Among these few were John and Elizabeth Proctor, Martha and Giles Corey and Rebecca Nurse. These characters are among the few that are respected in the town of Salem and, for the most part, seen as noble people with righteous intentions. One reason these people are so high in this town is because of their ability to stand up for themselves and their beliefs. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller uses the motif of integrity to show people’s bravery to stand up against the powerful; thus, Miller emphasizes that one who stands true to their beliefs in the face of conformity remains on the highest ground of morality.
He overcomes these conflicts by deciding to testify against Abigail and confessing to the crime of lechery. It is at this moment that he realises that he must participate in the community and that his individual needs might have to be sacrificed for the good of all. Another motivation for Proctor could have been that he wanted to replace his wife's alleged guilt with his own and that he wanted to be redeemed of his sin.
In The Crucible, a drama by Arthur Miller set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, John Proctor evolves from a guilt-ridden husband, and though acceptance, and struggle he turn into a man with integrity. In the introduction of the crucible John Proctor was a man with hidden lies and guilt, and he brought it all on himself through his actions and misfortunes, and he took this out on others with anger and threats. His actions with one Abigail Williams have caused the town, his wife, and himself consequences, since Abigail started accusing out of vengeance and others tagged along, in order to fulfill past vengeance against neighbors. “I'll tell you what's walking Salem - vengeance is walking Salem. We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom and common vengeance write the lost (2.1283).” Since John felt immense guilt he showed it through anger and distress towards others, such as Mary
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.
Salem Massachusetts in 1692 is a dark period of disseminating hysteria. As exemplified in the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, witch trials took place. Members of the community claimed to have seen a person’s spirit performing witchcraft, a crime that would cause a person to be sentenced to death. A character named Abigail in the play acquired immense power, and manipulated the situations in the witch trials. At the same time, John Proctor also strived to vindicate his reputation and refused to confess. Several themes were thoroughly displayed in the story through different characters, including the power of falsehood and deception, preservation of self-image,
At the trial, Proctor no longer tried to protect himself and admits to having an affair with Abigail, explains