To What Extent Is John Proctor A Hero In The Crucible

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

First of all, reputation is a huge issue for John Proctor, both internally and externally. From the very beginning, John is extremely concerned about word escaping about his adulterous acts with Abigail. If anyone were to find out, his good reputation as a respectable farmer in Salem would have been cast away by nasty looks. A lack of willingness to give up his good name also stopped John from admitting anything he knew about Abigail to possibly save lives. He cared more about having a clean name than completely halting the trials to begin with. In the end of the play, John Proctor is put to death

tarnished his name when he went into the court knowing he had little chance of

     John Procter is a strong man, who thrives at the chance to be right and known. But by the end of the play he questions himself saying, “Who is John Proctor, Who is John Proctor?” (act 4). The trials to John Proctor are a time of change. When Reverend Hale enters the town John leaves in disgust, he knows the girls are lying. John’s pride springs from his feeling of being smarter then the rest of the town. He was constantly found bickering with Reverend Parris about unnecessary expenses. He is worried to speak at the trials for he would condemn himself as a lecher. His wife has her finger on his button though because after the affair, she uses his guilt so he will promise to accuse Abigail. As soon as John steps into the trials he is labeled as a witch and condemned to death. But from his own pride is unable to confess. But at the same time he does not want to die for such an absurd reason.

Abigail and her supporters imprison and ultimately execute every person who can see clearly through the ruse. John Hale emerges feeling guilty for the immense amount of people that were murdered under the stroke of his quill. Hale begs Elizabeth to “strive with him [Proctor]” and “plead for his confession” (4.133) and Elizabeth agrees to speak with her husband but promises nothing (4.133). Whenas she speaks with John he resembles nothing more than a tortured, broken man. Upon hearing Rebecca Nurse’s refusal to confess declaring “it is a lie; how may I damn myself? I cannot, I cannot” (4.140) because she “never thought she done the Devil’s work” (4.141) John seems to spring to life in a sense. The ultimate downfall of John Proctor stems from within himself. Constantly questioning his own moral compass Proctor cannot seem to conquer his inner daemons. In this moment Proctor

This lets us in on more of his personality, John enjoys going against authority like he does for most of the play. In Act Two, Reverend Hale comes to the Proctors home to question them on their Christianity. John stumbles with his commandments on not committing adultery, but Hale is satisfied that they are good christians. Their defense does not matter, Proctor finds that his wife has been accused by Abigail of witchcraft and she is soon after arrested. John knows that ultimately it is his fault his wife was arrested, and decides to go to the court to clear her name by any means necessary. After Mary Warren retracts her testimony and turns on John, he decides to confess his adultery, ruining Abigail's word but also his own in the process. With this action John has proven that he is ready for redemption, he is no longer a hypocrite; but a man who has confessed his sins before the court and his church. The church in the end still sides with the girls, and John is eventually accused and arrested for witchcraft. John is eventually offered a deal; confess his deal with the devil and live, or be hanged. John at first decides that it is worth it, and confesses to witchcraft; while also signing away all

John Proctor’s Death In the book The Crucible written by , Arthur Miller, the protagonist, John Proctor faces many trials throughout the process of the witch trials, a witch hunt that happened in the town of Salem and caused 19 people to be hung for witchcraft, John Proctor being one of them. The ultimate cause of his death was actually himself. His actions are what led to the witch trials in the first place and one specific thing he did is what caused him, or his wife, rather to be targeted by a young girl named Abigail. She was someone whom the town put their trust and accountability into when it came down to hanging those committed of witchcraft.

John Proctor, a character in the Crucible, is a father of 3 kids and a husband to Elizabeth Proctor. Proctor was a very loving and caring father and would do anything to make sure the town of Salem stayed out of trouble but, when “Witchcraft” took over the town everyone started pointing fingers at anyone they could lay their eyes on. Unfortunately John Proctor was one of the victims to get accused of witchcraft and had to be put in a position of choosing between death for something he didn't do or living for the truth. While some may believe that John Proctor does the wrong thing because he left his family behind and everything he had to die for something he didn’t do, I believe Proctor did the right thing and I would stand by him with the decision he made to not confess and be hung for something he did not do.

John Proctor lived in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem had been struck with witchcraft rumors that were started by a manipulative teenage girl named Abigail. He knows that the girls were sporting, and blaming innocent people of supernatural crimes that cannot occur. John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth had been accused of witchery, as a form of revenge from Abigail. Abigail had strong feelings for John Proctor, and wanted to get rid of Elizabeth. In the end John Proctor tried to do the right thing by saving his wife from his own sins. Therefore his sins put the love of his life in a great risk of dying. Throughout The Crucible John Proctor was seen as a smart, argumental and brave man. However, the town did not see him as a puritan or a good

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller one person who was a decent human being throughout the play was John Proctor. He was faced with the greatest test of his moral values when he was confronted with signing a document to save his life by lying. Although John Proctor is a courageous person, Elizabeth Proctor is also very courageous. At the end of the play, even though she would love to see John alive, she refused to get him to change his decision from not signing the document. However, John Proctor was the most courageous in The Crucible.

In “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, the plot focuses on the mass hysteria fueled Salem Witch Trials. John Proctor, the protagonist, ultimately becomes a victim of the trials which leads him to fit the requirements of a tragic hero. Proctor fits those requirements by showing the qualities of hamartia, peteperia, and anagnorisis. To begin, John Proctor showed Hamartia in which he had a brief affair with Abigail William. John quickly leaves her but Abigail formed an attachment and can’t seem to let John go.

A tragic hero is someone of once noble stature brought down by his own flaw, a defect or strength that becomes a weakness, this applies to the character John Proctor. John Proctor became a tragic hero when his power and respect he had was the reason he died in The Crucible. John got his power from his name which was highly looked upon and he destroyed it when he made multiple mistakes over a year that ends getting him hung.

When we are introduced to his character, it is apparent that he has been unfaithful to his wife (Elizabeth) with a lady named Abigail. Following this, we see that his wife has been accused of witchcraft, and it is Abigail who made the accusation. Proctor realizes that it is because of his actions that his wife has been accused and he

During the time period of the Crucible it was hard for the people to feel safe in Salem, everyone was accused of witchcraft. For John Proctor it was a little more complex since he was in jail because of Abigail William. Not for the reason of witchcraft but because she was in love with him and he didn't feel the same. Throughout The Crucible John Proctor shows sacrificial actions that come out heroic for not only him but also his friends and family.

John Proctor is one of the primary people responsible for the massive witch hunt that took place. He had had an extramarital affair with Abigail Williams months before the trials. This left Abigail believing that they were meant for each other and that she needed to replace Elizabeth Proctor as John’s wife. Proctor did little to cut ties with Abigail until it was too late and she had already set her mind to replace Elizabeth. Abigail says that “[She is] waitin’ for [Proctor] every night,” shortly before she begins accusing Elizabeth and the others (Miller 39). This clearly shows her immoral attachment to proctor and her willingness to do whatever she must to take Elizabeth’s spot. Proctor’s