Who Is John Proctor's Responsibility In The Crucible

Throughout the course of the story, John Proctor witness and undergoes situations that defines his sense of justice. In Act Two of The Crucible, John Proctor is faced with the potential prospect of his wife, Elizabeth, being jailed for witchcraft. He attempts to save her by stating, “Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? I’ll tell you what’s walking Salem-vengeance is walking Salem …

John Proctor is a very friendly man. Everyone likes being his friend. He is open, kind, helpful, upright, blunt-spoken, and just a good, hard-working man. John has lots of faith in God but little in humans. He knows that mankind is good but he also knows that they are weak and imperfect. “Proctor: I’ve heard you to be a sensible man, Mr. Hale. I hope you’ll leave some of it in Salem”.

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.

John Proctor was Salem’s good guy farmer, excluding taboo affair with Abigail Williams, he had the everyone's respect. Once the witch trials began spiraling out of control and even going as far as accusing John's wife, goody Proctor as a witch. By going against the young girls, and denying everything they claimed, Proctor was not only seen as going against the catholic church (which dominated this society) and its very own people, in addition, he failed to falsely admit to any communications with the devil. While John's purpose was good, in wanting to stop the madness, this untimely resulted in his

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, various characters, whether it is from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. There are those who spend every day in fear, wondering whether or not they will be falsely accused of witchcraft. There are others who struggle with more internal trials, such as forgiving those who have hurt them. The protagonist, John Proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution, and held himself to a high standard for the sake of his good name and family. As a result of this, he struggled with a major internal conflict throughout the play.

John Proctor was the most courageous character in the play The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, because he stood before the court and admitted his sin. John Proctor confessed to adultery, this is proven when he stated “ I have known her, sir. I have known her” (Page 1088). This shows great courage because in the

As Arthur Miller states “the commonest of men may take on that [tragic] stature to the extent of his willingness to throw all he has into the contest, the battle to secure his rightful place in the world.”(Source B) It is John’s courage that inspires us to fight the battle for our own beliefs even though the fear of losing is, among us, what makes us human. John Proctor, the protagonist and tragic hero of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” succumbs to his own flaws and yet earns the respect of the

The importance of reputation in Salem is illustrated through John Proctor’s personal struggle. Proctor is conflicted with the two options he encounters- telling the truth, or confessing to a crime he did not commit. This opposing conflict is displayed through ethos within the play The Crucible. Arthur Miller establishes this fundamental concept of reputation by applying anaphora as well as characterization to his writing.

Since Parris is the reverend and has a very high position in Salem, the judges almost always favor his side of the story. When the person at stake was John Proctor, accused of adultery and being on trial for the claim that his wife never lied, Parris interjected him and argued,”Such a Christian that will not come to church but once a month!” (116 Miller). Although being a christian has no relativity to the court case, Parris interrupts him to save his own reputation that he had earned with the judges. Subsequent to the first rebuttal, Hawthorne begins to question Procter further on his Christianity well being. He asks if he reads the bible, in which he quickly replies that he does. Nevertheless, Parris compares Procter to Cain from the biblical story of Cain and Abel, suggesting, “Cain were an upright man, and yet he did kill Abel” (132

John is a character that over all tries to make things right in spite of his wrong doings and sacrifice. His Affair with abigail is the source for all of abigail's intentions and it haunts the Proctors throughout the entire play. Mary Warren- “ She’ll kill me (abigal) for saying’ that! Abby’ll charge lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!”(pg.85:10) when Mary informs John of this it's a Conformation of Blackmail. Abigail has Framed Elizebeth to dispose of her and take the prize. (John Proctor). John doesn't do what Abby expects however and admits to it. The only problem is that the only one to confirm of his crime of adultery is Elizabeth, trying to help “Danforth:. “ To your knowledge, has John Proctor .. committed … lechery?” Elizebeth: “No, sir.” (pg.116:6-7) Seals the deal instead and john is

John Proctor may seem like an innocent man that you should feel sorry for when he is accused. He has two children, a beautiful wife and a bunch of land. But, he has a secret. A secret with Abigal WIlliams. I feel that John Proctor was the reason the Salem Witch Trials started, because he had an affair with Abigal and kicked her to the side afterwards causing her to seek revenge.

John Proctor could also be considered to be the person most responsible for the chaotic witchcraft situation by the end of act 1 in The Crucible. Many people argue that Proctor is responsible because he has an affair with Abigail behind his wife's back. She was his family servant. John is an adult and Abigail is just a teenager. When Elizabeth Proctor finds out about the affair, she ends up firing Abigail. Proctor told Abigail, “Abby, I never give you hope to wait for me” (1099). John does not want Abigail in the way that she wants him. His words affected Abigail in a way that caused her to want to get rid of Elizabeth so she can have his attention. John is a grown man that should have known better, therefore Abigail wouldn't of felt the pain

In amidst of the hysteria of witchcraft, John Proctor, husband to Elizabeth Proctor, is guilty of adultery and compliance to witchcraft. Just a few moments ago, Abigail Williams admitted that John Proctor and she had intercourse behind Elizabeth Proctor’s back. She described that Mr. Proctor “sweated like a stallion whenever [she] comes near” (Miller 21). Mr. Proctor also confessed to his wife of having an affair with the young child of seventeen years old, Ms. Williams. He tells Mrs. Proctor, that “like a Christian, [he] confessed” (Miller 52). Mr. Proctor, still keeping his loyalty to his religion, feels the guilt of committing such a betrayal towards Elizabeth Proctor that he does not forgive himself even after his confession.

John Proctor was a man of logical thinking, he thought out ideas and was never afraid to say those things. While speaking with Elizabeth about the falseness of the witch trials Proctor says, “Fear nothing. I’ll find Ezekiel Cheever. I’ll tell him she said it were all sport” (Miller 1298). Though others believe him to be too bold and outrageous, John Proctor does not fear Abigail and he doesn't fear what others think about him for going against the consensus. He doesn't believe in witches. He sees through the jealousy and lust for power, he sees the real motives of those around him. In fact, he isn't afraid to tell others so. While being questioned in court Proctor says, “I have wondered if there be witches in the world--although I cannot believe they come among us now” (Miller 1303). Proctor does not deny the bible when it speaks of witches, but he believes that the girls that accuse others of being witches are false. He is logical and bold with his righteous convictions.

Many people know about the witch trials in Salem, they are very well known across the nation. Saying that it caused terrible hysteria, it is hard not to hear about it. There are several figures that are to blame for this chaos but some that really seem to stick out the most are, John Proctor, Judge Danforth, and Reverend Parris.