Who Is John Proctor Honest In The Crucible

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.

The crucible, a play by Arthur Miller, a story about adultery, false accusations, and forgiving. The story is a real life based event that happened in the 1600’s when people were falsely being accused of being “Witches”. Along with the false accusations, it led to punishments such as death. In The Crucible, John Proctor’s reputation around the town is known as an Adulterer, he was also victim of false accusations brought against him, and he was forgiving of his sins.]

The Crucible is a lengthy theatrical that delves into the time of the Salem witch trials. The author, Arthur Miller, depicts a dark time in which no one is safe from the questionable accusations of a few girls caught in a lie and trying to save their own skins. Miller introduces the protagonist, John Proctor, as a “sinner,” while some critics view him as a Christlike figure. John Proctor is a good man because he supports his family, practices his religion, and never fell for the witchcraft insanity that the rest of Salem fell for.

After the court sentences him to hang, the only way Proctor can survive is by saying he participated in witchcraft. However, he decides not to sign his name stating, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (133). He has given up his reputation in the trials for the sake of the town. Now all he wants is his name, all he wants is a shred of respect. He wants people to remember him as a good man, not an adulterer who practiced witchcraft. Elizabeth, now realizes what John has done as she proclaims, “He has goodness now. God forbid I take it from him” (134). She sees what John has done; he has given up not only his reputation, but his life for the people of the town. For if he admitted to witchcraft, the town would have yet another reason to believe in it and join in the hysteria. In conclusion, Proctor’s pride makes him a tragic hero because by not signing his name to the papers, the court sentences him to death. However, through his pride Elizabeth learns to forgive him of adultery, seeing what he has done for the people of Salem.

John Proctor was a truly honest man, as his personality continued to remain unwavering, even when confronted with the harshest situation. Honesty can be defined as the pursuit of vindicating the innocent and ending the Salem Witch Trials. Arthur Miller explores Proctor’s honesty and its consequences in his play The Crucible. Aggravated by his wife’s false condemnation for witchcraft, Proctor demonstrates his resolve to help her, which will cause the court to antagonize him. Additionally, his desire to stop Abigail’s rampage leads to his imprisonment for witchcraft. Guilty of lechery, Proctor embarks on his final path to redemption, which will lead him to his death. Ultimately, John Proctor’s honesty leads to his downfall.

John Proctor uses his honesty and good moral values to withstand the chaos of the trial, however a tragic mistake he made a couple of months ago lead to his death.

In the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor shows that he is the most blameworthy by having an affair with Abigail Williams and making her believe that he has made a promise to her. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1692. At this time, Betty Parris, daughter of Reverend Parris, is thought to be bewitched after Reverend Parris caught her and the other girls dancing in the woods. Abigail Williams is the niece of Reverend Parris and she used to work for Elizabeth Proctor, but she was fired. As Abigail is working for the Proctor family, John Proctor is having an affair with Abigail. Abigail wanted Proctor to herself, so she claims to be bewitched by Elizabeth and Danforth puts her in jail. John tries to defend her but Mary Warren says John works for the devil, so he confesses lechery but is called a liar because his wife lied about knowing. John will not ruin his name and falsely confess to working for the devil, so he is killed for lying. John Proctor is the most blameworthy character.

Elizabeth Proctor and I “If you think I am one, then I say there are none”, this quote was said by Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth said this when she was accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Although Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft she was not hung. Elizabeth and I have very similar personality traits such as honest, unforgiving, and loyal.

The reader may see Abigail williams put her lust for John Proctor ahead of honesty when ABigail states “ I know you clutched my back like a stain behind your house… you love me” (76). What this is declaring is that abigail did have a affair with john and she is trying to persuade him to love her. This can relate back to why abigail has blood on her hands because later she uses this to get revenge on john which means she has the blood of john on her hands. Another way Abigail puts her lust with john in front of honesty is when she tells the court that john had intercoruse with her. What this means is that she is continuing to put blood on her hands instead of trying to fix her problems. As you can see Abigail puts blood on her hands by putting her lust for John in front of honesty.

Arthur Miller in the 1950s wrote a historical fiction play called The Crucible. he wrote this play as a disguise for what was going on his the 50s. The play is compared to the Red Scare or Red Hunt. The story revolves around a little town in Massachusetts in 1692 were the people in the town go crazy and start accusing random people of witchcraft for multiple reasons: selfishness, to save themselves, and revenge. While the play can be called historical fiction, it can also be described as a tragedy because the main character (John Proctor) dies at the end of the story. One common theme the play revolves around is lying about selfishness. These characters accusations all come from their thoughts of hatred towards other characters. This theme is a focal part of the plot.

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

John Proctor’s Faithful Life John Proctor is known throughout Salem for being one of the most honest people to live in the town. Even when he does something wrong, he always admits to it, even if it puts his life in danger. John is a farmer in Salem, that does not go to church much, but still holds strong to his christian beliefs and his honesty. John also has a wife and three sons within the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is easily the most honest person within the play, The Crucible.

Lying can cause a town to fall apart leaving nothing but corruption. In the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller the small town of Salem, Massachusetts is ravaged by lying, greed, and corruption. Abigail Williams is the seventeen year old orphaned niece of Reverend Parris that corrupts the town by spreading lies and rumors that people in the town are practicing witchcraft just so she can get her way. In the play Abigail tells the other girls to lie in court and accuse people of Practicing witchcraft. John Proctor is a well respected farmer in the town who realizes that all the accusations of witchcraft are false.

John Proctor has a terrible struggle with his conscience towards the end of the play. John Proctor’s conscience is telling him that he should stand up to court and to not fear them. Furthermore it is telling him he shouldn't lie to the court and then his death can be a proud one because he spoke up. However his natural instinct, is telling him to lie. It’s telling him let people loose respect for you at least you will be alive. If he lied he will be able to grow old with his wife, see his children grow up, but he will be forever disrespected.

The Crucible book written by Arthur Miller  based on a real life story that happened in 1692 to 1693 In Salem Massachusetts was based on lies and injustice, genre is play, The author's purpose is to inform the audience about what happened during the witch trials .  The Salem Village was full Puritans and they was very strict based on church rules. People that missed church regularly will be justified as a witch or malignant and will be put to shame on a stockade. People that break the rules of the strict religious town will hang or live if such person decides to confess, If they confess the accused person will still be imprisoned and not killed. Also if you was accused of practicing witchcraft you will be accused by the people and go