The Role Of John Proctor In The Crucible

She put a needle in a doll then had Mary Warren give it to Elizabeth. Later that evening, Abby impaled herself with a needle making it look like Elizabeth did voodoo on the doll to her. If Abby did not do this, Elizabeth would not have went to prison and John would have been alive. The only reason that John was accused is because he was defending Elizabeth in court and Abby turned the tables on him. During the scene where the girls were having an outburst in court, to John Mary Warren said, “You are the Devil’s man” (110)! Abby basically forced Mary into accusing John because she was going to accuse Mary if not. This scene shows how vindictive Abby truly

At the start of the play Abigail faces accusations from Parris and Reverend Hale of dancing in the woods. Knowing that dancing in the woods is a very critical offense

One of the worst qualities about Abby is that she is very manipulative. Abigail threatened the girls if they tried to say anything other than what she told them to. Abby tries to convince that she is innocent. Abby wants her uncle to lie and say that she from what happened. Abigail got John to have the affair even though she is only seventeen and John is in his thirties. Abigail took advantage of his loneliness through his wife’s

John decides to come out to save his wife using logico to persuade the court that the reason that Abigail was framing his wife as a witch was because she had became jealous. She wanted them to be together, but for that to happen she had to find a way to get rid of Elizabeth permanently. If he were to come out and explain the reason Abigail was doing what she was doing he would have to uncover his secret affair to the community which would ruin his name.

However, he does confess his adultery as a way to make up the affair between him and Abigail Williams. John does “not give his wife to vengeance” (173) against Abigail’s jealously of Elizabeth. He cries out his shame, begging Judge Danforth to “see her what she is…thinks to dance with him on his wife’s grave” (189). Before his death, he meets Elizabeth once again for sympathy and is in agony for his sin. He knows for “the [law code], he must not commit adultery” (New World Translation of The Holy Scriptures, Rom. 13.9) and in return, his insight leaves him to admit being more honest than his reputation. As a result, he does not want to sign his name on the document since “it is no part of salvation that they should use him” (207). Overall, he felt noble enough to overcome ignorance, he faces not only for his marriage, but as a Puritan

So, the next morning he took Mary Warren and Giles Corey to the courthouse to prove his wife’s innocence by confessing his lechery and telling them they could be her in and question her because she has never told a lie and never would. She did lie though, to save her husband which in turn, made all hope in the ending of the trials collapse. Abigail once again got what she had wanted. The trials continued and John was thrown in jail to also be hanged of witchcraft because he was accused of Mary Warren, so she could save herself.

In the beginning of the play, John is a well-respected farmer who is steadfast in his beliefs. He cares deeply about the reputation of his name and goes to great lengths to keep his adultery with Abigail Williams a private affair. During an encounter with Abby, he tells her, “But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby.” (Pg. 22). This quote shows John’s desperation for Abby to forget their encounter, partly because he regrets his actions and wishes to hide his discretion, but partly also because he is afraid he will fall for her temptations again. John’s frame of mind quickly changes once he realizes the lengths Abby is willing to go to take Elizabeth’s place by his side. After John realizes Abby and the other so-called afflicted girls are placing blame on those in the community who are guilty of no crimes, including his wife Elizabeth, John feels it is his duty to restore order to Salem. He goes in front of the court and, in an attempt to undermine Abby’s credibility, admits to committing adultery with the statement “I have known her, sir. I have known her.” (Pg. 102). John’s change in attitude clearly marks him as a dynamic character. His transformation of desperately trying to hide his lechery with Abby to fully admitting to the court his misdoings shows the dire situation John was placed in and the personal change he was forced to go

John opposes society by standing up to the court and not folding like everyone else. John’s reputation of being a good and honest man has led him to not back down in the court’s powerful presence. His affair with Abigail has created a large sense of guilt within himself. With this sense of guilt in his mind, John has made the decision within himself to not give a false confession, but he is tired of dealing with the court and decided to falsely confess. Everyone has said they are a witch, and those who didn’t were hanged.

Elizabeth and John were sort of like Abby’s second parents. Abby was just a kid when her parents died, she then became a live in maid for the Proctor’s. So when John did this to his so called “ daughter” she must have been in a great deal of trauma. After John finally realized what he is doing is a terrible thing to do, he tries to stop before anyone finds out. But the irony of that is everyone in the town he has committed a mortal sin, adultery. Elizabeth had some suspicion on what was going on which leads to the reason of why kicked out of the house. She did not know for sure if he actually did do that with Abby though. But if you’re in a room with a girl for a couple hours it is kind of obvious. When Abby got kicked out of the house she was already obsessed with John. So she wanted to seek revenge on Elizabeth for what she did. She wanted John and Elizabeth gone and she had the perfect

Abigail became irresistible to him, he ended up having a sexual affair with her. Elizabeth soon found out and kicked her out. He ends up deeply regretting all that happened and in the end Abigail is the only one who still has feelings even after seeing John after the trials. He tells her that he regrets her, he will not run away with her and he will reunite with her in

For example, he informs his wife that he has a conversation with Abigail alone. He tells her, “She told it to me in a room alone- has no proof for it” (Miller 141). Elizabeth reacts shocked that he would go in a room alone and talk with Abigail. Another choice that John Proctor makes is choosing to have an affair with Abigail. He tries to convince Abby that they will never happen again by saying, “But I will cut off my hand before I ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched Abby” (Miller 82). Abby thinks that John secretly is in love with her, but in reality, he is trying to fix his marriage. Later on in the play, while John is locked up in prison, he tells Elizabeth that he wants to confess and praise to God. As John tells Elizabeth that he wants to admit, he says to Hathorne, “I will have my life” (Miller 301). By saying "I will have my life," John is telling Hathorne that he wants to confess and not be hung. Throughout the play, John makes choices that cause him to get in trouble throughout the

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

In connection with The Crucible, Abigail makes many mistakes throughout the play. Abby progressively creates mischief and hardships for the town and most commonly, the Proctors. Elizabeth is sent to prison and charged for murder. Abby was the cause of this incident. She framed Elizabeth by stating that she had made a poppet and stuck it with a needle, causing Abby to also be stabbed.

Elizabeth caught them having an affair and immediately discharged

John shows his loyalty when he is trying to prove Elizabeth’s innocence to witchcraft. By telling the judge, “my wife is innocent!” (103).