Use Of Direct Characterization Of John Proctor In The Crucible

Johns honor and good name is what kept him from confessing to his affair with Abigail, when Elizabeth tells him to go to the court and tell the, Abigail is a fraud, but he refuses. But when Elizabeth is arrested he has to chose between his pride and his wife. He try's to fix it by bringing Marry Warren their servant to the court to confess that the witchcraft is pretend. But it fails when Marry Warren turns on John Proctor and says that john did witchcraft on her so she would go to the court and confess if not he would kill her. After that John must admit to his affair with Abigail. He is arrested for witchcraft, and when Elizabeth is question about his affair by Danforth. She tells Danforth that it is a lie, trying to protect his name, causing his arrest for prejudice and witchcraft. This proves that John is trying to do good, but his past keeps coming back at

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.

Elizabeth finds it difficult to forgive him, as she does not know whether she can trust him. Proctor also keeps it secret from the public of Salem, fearing the town will see him as an outcast for such a sin. However, Proctor reveals his integrity when he states, “Excellency, forgive me, forgive me. She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly, God help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat! But it is a whore’s vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands, I know you must see it now. My wife is innocent, except she know a whore when she see one.” (102). Fearing what might happen to his wife, or even the town due to these witch trials, John decides to reveal his ultimate sin of his adultery. By doing this, he hopes the town will see Abigail’s wicked ways and turn against her and the witch trials as a whole. By doing this, John reveals his willingness to give up his own reputation in the town, for his wife and all those the trial affects, displaying his true integrity. John reveals his integrity once again when he claims, “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man . . . My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man. Nothing's spoiled by giving them this lie that were not rotten long before” (126). John displays integrity here by being honest about his mistakes. He gives no justification for

John Proctor felt so bad for the way he acted and the things he had done in the past and would not give up until they were made up for. John made his sin right by convincing Abigail that their relationship was over and he could no longer have any contact with her because it was such a wrong thing (Miller 22). He was devastated and embarrassed after admitting this situation to the court but begged them for forgiveness because he knew how wrong he was. “A man may think God sleeps, but god sees everything, I know it now” (Miller 110). John himself was way too harsh on his situation, punishing himself far worse than he needed. He told the court he was not worth the dust of the feet on all of those who were hanged because he does not think he deserves as much as others due to his sin (Miller143). Even his wife Elizabeth knew it was not her who needed to forgive him, but it was he himself. “I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you” (Miller 55). John carried his sin with him until the very last scene of the play. As a hero, John made up for his bad ways. Towards the end of the play, when John had confessed to seeing the devil, he denied seeing anyone else there with him. John stood his ground, pleading to them that it was only him who was there (Miller 140). John made up his sin to his wife, Elizabeth, by fighting hard for her safety and for the court to let her go. He told them how much of an honest women she was, how their accusations were completely wrong (Miller 92). All of John’s heroic actions were to make up or the sin he knew he committed, which was the only way he could think to forgive himself. As readers could see, John’s self-assessment of himself was very wrong, he never saw how good of a person he really

“Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again,” happens to be a quote from John Proctor whilst he was speaking to Abigail Williams in Act One of The Crucible. John Proctor happens to be a hard-working farmer from Salem with strong Puritan beliefs. Although John is a religious Puritan man he has some downfalls within the play The Crucible. His first downfall would be him committing adultery with a seventeen year old named Abigail Williams, who was his servant at the time. After committing said adultery with the teenage girl, he keeps it a secret from his wife until she fires Abigail and kicks her out of their house. After that his wife is accused of being a witch by Abigail because of him not wanting to be with Abigail anymore. He finally tells the truth about the affair while in court and is accused of being a witch after screaming “God is dead,” he then was hung three months later. So, if there is one character I can most closely relate myself to it would be John Proctor. Three character traits that I share with John Proctor is that we are both honest, hard-working, and caring.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible it is clear that the development of the play is about John Proctor’s tragic condition. Miller uses this aspect to compel the audience to see why Proctor did what he did and to develop a sense of empathy for him. John Proctor overall is both flawed and honorable. He has a complete reversal of fate brought upon by his own flaw. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he contains all of the characteristics of a tragic hero, such as catharsis and hamartia, despite not being born into nobility, he has many noble characteristics.

Johns tragedy to his hero life was his lust for Abigail while married to Elizabeth. Abigail speaks of their affair when John comes to see what has happened with Betty and to send Mary home; “ABIGAIL: I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near! Or did I dream that? It's she put me out, you cannot pretend it were you. I saw your face when she put me out, and you loved me then and you do now!” (Miller 21), a couple lines later John tries to stop it, “PROCTOR: Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach of you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby.” (Miller 22). In Act Three, while they are in court John confesses. He says, “I have known her, sir. I have known her.” (Miller 102), that actually means he has had sex with her. After John confesses his ‘good name’ takes a turn for the worse, and he is no longer the John Proctor everyone trusted. “PROCTOR: … I have rung the doom of my good name…” (Miller 103), this is when John, and everyone else know he is no longer the ‘hero’ he is thought to be.

To live in a time where one is accused of something without hard physical evidence was time of fear for most people. You could be accused based on your looks, religion, even activities you may do on a daily bases. Arthur Miller Wrote the play “The Crucible” to open our eyes on what really happened during these witch trials and what measure was taken to really prove if someone was innocent or guilty. Characters in this play are seen as either static or dynamic. Did the witch trials change them, or did these characters stand there ground? One character from the play is John Proctor. John Proctor is a dynamic character because he begins as someone who is proud, prideful and aggressive yet by the end of the play he is accepting, courageous and regretful. .

During this time, John has been arrested for lechery and witchcraft, due to his admission of his affair with Abigail, and Mary Warren’s accusation. He is given the opportunity to confess to witchcraft, and save himself from hanging. At first, he confesses, as Elizabeth says that whatever his decision, it was made by a good man. However, as he further contemplates his decision, he rips up his confession, and says he can hang. Since Elizabeth forgives him, John is able to forgive himself, as he says “...for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor” (Miller, 144). This scene shows that The Proctor's relationship is a loving, caring relationship at the end, as opposed to a cold, fake relationship in the beginning.

Miller Arthur’s play “The Crucible” takes place in Salem, the event of this play is about the witch

John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is that brave man, who is aware of his tattered past, and resists being arrogant to become something much more. Affectionate and admired [sic]. John Proctor, was the town’s most arrogant, and sinful man. His character gets into trouble with a woman by the name of Abigail, his family’s servant. As his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is ill, John had an affair with Abigail

“Whatever you do is a good man does it.”(pg 109) This is when Elizabeth Proctor was telling John Proctor about himself. She points out the good that is within him that he himself does not see. John proctor is one of the only non-hypocritical men of salem.

The consequences of shirking accountability for ones actions are depicted through the tribulations John Proctor faced, in Arthur Miller's, The Crucible. Although John reluctantly became involved in the Salem witch trials, his initial silence proved to be the downfall of not only himself, but of his fellow townspeople as well. John Proctor remained silent for one reason, and that was to protect himself. As a result of his self-serving desires to avoid the consequences of his actions, innocent citizens were put to death.

Imagine, all those close to your heart, your dear friends, or the innocent are being accused and convicted of a horrible crime. Would you tarnish your own name if it would save them? In the American tragedy The Crucible by Arthur Miller, many readers consider the protagonist, John Proctor to be the tragic hero. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. The hero would rather die than to tarnish his name, dignity, and honor. The protagonist, John Proctor, is the embodiment of a tragic hero.

The character I have chosen to analyze is John Proctor. Throughout the course of the play,we find out more about his background. In the beginning we found out he had an affair with Abigail, but as the play progresses, he goes to court to fight for his wife. This shows me that he has become a more dependable person to rely on but, he is still feared by the many people in Salem. He is known to have a “sharp and biting way with hypocrites,” (pg16) but some don’t take him seriously anymore after his affair with Abigail Williams. The whole play pretty much revolved around him, him being the main character and the one who is the source of everyone's problems.