What Is John Proctor's Role In The Crucible

First, Abigail’s heart is filled with lust after her affair with John Proctor. As a result of this action, Abigail “wait[s] for [John] every night” (Miller 23) and hopes that he “look[s] up at [her] window” (24). Abigail had this affair while aiding as a servant to the Proctor family. She fell in love with Proctor, but once Elizabeth found out, she fired Abigail. However, this did not stop Abigail from wanting Proctor, but in fact made her want him more. Her lustful desire stops at nothing and wants to marry Proctor. Proctor, regardless of what Abigail was feeling, did not want to continue their talks and denied their affair by saying: “I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. (…) We never touched, Abby” (24). She did not listen to him and continued to listen to her heart.

John Proctor has a dark secret, He possesses a major flaw he has had an affair with Abigail Williams, and eventually he realizes what he has done to Elizabeth, He has committed adultery against his wife. Due to the fact that Proctor has committed adultery against Elizabeth, he becomes a tragic hero, and Abigail Williams shows that when she says “I know how you clutched my back behind your house and sweated like a stallion whenever I come near” (Act I, lines 423-425). John broke his marriage vows, but even though he regrets he has become a tragic hero. It’s too late to regret he has sinned, he has ruined his marriage with Elizabeth and now she is not pleased with him. Due to the fact that he has cheated on Elizabeth, his outlook in life is negative, when He tells her “I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you” (Act II, lines 159-161). The affair also caused Elizabeth to distrust John, who for seven months was trying to get into her good graces and is tired of her suspicion. Because of John's inability to control his desire and resist temptation, his life is being turned upside down by the jealousy and need for revenge of Abigail, marking the beginning of his downfall and path to becoming a tragic hero. As a result, the need for revenge of Abigail marks the beginning of John downfall.

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John Proctor is a good and honest man inside but everyone has some darkness in him or her, just like John Proctor. He committed adultery which he truly regretted, he died because of this sin, and he tries to ratify his sin as best as he can. He sacrificed his life to save his name and to keep his honor. John Proctor also sacrifices his life so that his children can look up to him as an example which is why he is a tragic hero. To be a Tragic Hero, a person has to make a judgmental error which is why John Proctor is a tragic hero.

John Proctor is married to Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail Williams was their maid for many months before Elizabeth kicked her out. John had cheated on his wife with Abigail, and Elizabeth had somehow found out. He knows what he’s done was wrong, but some nights he finds himself outside of Abigail’s window. Abigail knows this. She becomes obsessed with him and the idea that they’re going to be together. “But I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again.” (pg 839). John realizes what he’s done is wrong, and tells Abigail they can no longer be together. He’s starting to

In act three, John Proctor admits to having an affair with their servant Abigail, seven months before the trials had started while John Proctor’s wife was ill. John Proctor admitted to this affair during the trial and explained that, “Excellency please forgive me. She thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave.”(Miller 110) He admits to the affair to show that he is an honest man and is tired of living with this lie and guilt that was given to him for his actions. John Proctor also confesses in the court when Abigail was making false accusations about the affair. John Proctor replies to Abigail with “I would cut off my hand before I would ever reach for you.”(Miller 115) John Proctor explains in this quote that he would never make that mistake again and if he does he would rather cut his hand off.

Throughout the play we see instances where Abigail shows she still has feelings for John saying things like “ Give me a word, John. A soft word.”, but she is only met with rejection from John “ No, no, Abby. That’s done with.”. (Miller 22) as he has moved on and is trying to live a more righteous life. Even though John has made his intentions clear Abby continuously attempts to sway him “...do you tell me you’ve never looked up at my window?” (Miller 23) believing he will still come back to her. After still facing rejection from John, Abigail believes the only reason he denies her is because of his wife. Knowing that she has the power to condemn people by accusing them of witchcraft, Abigail decides that it is the only option she has to be with John. As time goes on the Proctor family is torn apart when Cheever, a clerk of the court, comes with a warrant for Elizabeth. The Proctor’s find out the reason for the arrest is because of attempted murder through the use of witchcraft. It is to our understanding that a poppet that is in the possession of Elizabeth, given to her by their servant, Mary, was used to attempt to murder Abigail . As the situation goes on we discover the entire ordeal was an elaborate plan by Abigail when Mary says “...she saw me sewin’ it in court. Or better still: Ask Abby, Abby sat beside me when I made it.” revealing that it was a plan by Abigail. Abigail saw Mary making a poppet for Elizabeth and came to the realization that it would probably be her best chance to get Elizabeth out of the picture. By placing blame on Elizabeth, Abigail is able to further her own personal goal of being with

When the play sets in action, John has had a past affair with his servant, Abigail Williams. His wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is very forgiving of his sin, but John has his mind set that he will not confess to anyone else, in fear of ruining his good

In the beginning of the play, John and Elizabeth’s relationship was awkward and strange. A quote from the story “Spare me! You forget within and forgive nothin” (Miller 54) which means, John Proctor to Elizabeth is explaining how she doesn’t forgive him, but in reality he doesn’t forgive himself. This quote shows his true guilt and how he hasn’t forgiven himself. Another quote that he says “You were alone with her” (Miller 53) means the lack of trust in the Proctor marriage after John’s affair with Abigail. John is upset that Elizabeth won’t forgive him and move on past the affair and Elizabeth is upset and suspicious of the fact that John was alone with Abigail. The suspicions between John and Elizabeth’s relationship, weaken and drives them apart.

Many men don't think things through before acting, so it is believed John Proctor was an impulsive character throughout the story. "You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here- but I know what you are". John Proctor did what he felt was right by having an affair with Abigail but he wasn't thinkingof the concequences. Elizabeth knew all along and acted different around her husband. The outcome of John Proctors choices turned out to be a horrible mistake since his reputation and life were put on

Proctor chose to have an affair with his servant, Abigail and develops a temper when his opinions are questioned or argued upon. John when arguing with Elizabeth, says, “you will not judge me more, Elizabeth. I have good reason to think before I charge fraud on Abigail, and I will think on it. Let you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more” (Miller 1294). John is snapping on his wife for being mad at him about the affair, when she has the right to be mad as he betrayed her and she is upset. Johns temper is portrayed more so in the first half of the play, as he is concerned of himself, but as the plot thickens he realizes that there are others who need help. John's temper causes him to snap in other instances with Danforth and Abigail causing their decisions to have been affected by what John said. When speaking to Abigail in Act I, John says, “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. Wipe it out of mind”(Miller 1270). John realizes after the affair, that it was not a good decision and that he

John Proctor is in pain. He believes his affair with Abigail has damaged him in the eyes of God. Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however he lacks the ability to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly, his relationship with Elizabeth remains broken throughout the play. He resents Elizabeth for not forgiving him, though neither can he. His own inability to forgive himself merely intensifies his reaction to Elizabeth’s lack of forgiveness.

After having an affair with John Proctor, she couldn’t accept not being without him. Abigail also admires “how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife” like Elizabeth be unaware of the affair she had with John Proctor(act1pg#). As a result to the affair, Proctor is trying to rebuild his marriage with his wife. Abigail continues to intervene in John Proctors marriage and attempts to manipulate Proctor so he would confess his love for her. Proctor admits his love for her, but does not continue his affection because Abigail seeps of vengeance for other individuals. He portrays her “as a lump of vanity” who thinks to dance on his “wife’s grave!”(act 3). For her own selfish desires, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft and tries to intentionally sabotage her. She does this for the purpose of her own selfish and fictitious relationship that she has with Proctor. Abigail believes she has the capability to influence Proctor, but her egoistic actions to win his undefining love makes her appear as the criminal in the

Although John Proctor is a man of stature, he does suffer from a tragic flaw. His tragic flaw is sin. His sin is the affair he had with Abigail when she was working for him as a maid. It becomes evident in the first act of the play that when Abigail and John speak he committed adultery. Abigail says “I know you clutched my back behind your house”(22). This sin weighs very heavily on his conscience and causes problems between him and Elizabeth, his wife. At the beginning of Act 2 conversation between the two of them is very strained but eventually

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.

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor the protagonist during the Salem Witch trials is created to sympathize and recreate Arthur Millers experience during the scare of McCarthyism