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    How far do you agree that John Proctor in “The Crucible” is a tragic hero? In Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” John Proctor is portrayed as the tragic hero throughout most of the play. The character of John mirrors both Aristotle’s definition of tragedy and Miller’s account of “Tragedy and the ‘Common Man’”, therefore John Proctor is a tragic hero. Proctor struggles against society during the play whilst portraying nobleness and wisdom, and reveals hamartia, his tragic flaw of adultery. One could

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    John Proctor, in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, has a crucible moment and passes. Although John and Elizabeth are married, he cheats on her with Abigail. Proctor’s crucible moment within the play happens when he tells the court that he had an affair with Abigail. John brings the affair up in the court because he thinks that it will help put an end to Abigail's lies. John tells his wife before the court trial even happens. Proctor was all alone with Abigail so it would be the perfect time to do whatever

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    John Proctor, a grown man, is displayed as an innocent guy although he commits adultery and is proven guilty. Throughout the story John goes into a predicament in which he commits adultery with Abigail Williams. Near the end Proctor was proven guilty and the result was him being hanged. In the novel, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor was thought to be innocent by some and guilty by others. Proctor is morally corrupt throughout the novel but some portray him in a positive way. John

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    John Proctor: A Tragic Hero Arthur Miller introduces a dynamic character, John Proctor, in his play The Crucible. John, known for his loyalty and detest of hypocrisy, is involved in the adulterous action of cheating on his wife Elizabeth with their housekeeper, Abigail. The question of if John Proctor is a tragic hero surfaces as his downfall is followed by the very truth of his hidden affair. In Miller’s essay, Tragedy and the Common Man, he challenges the basic definition of a tragic hero and

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    John Proctor: The Respectable Sinner John Proctor was an honored Puritan settler in the town of Salem. Abigail, whom is the antagonist of the story, pleads witchcraft against John Proctor’s wife as well as states her love for John Proctor. Throughout the story, the Proctor has major conflicts inflicted upon him, yet he still retreats back to his values. Arthur Miller demonstrates his self-respect, honesty, lack of forgiveness, and integrity in The Crucible to portray the corruptness of the Salem

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    In the crucible the characters tested and brought down to their essence They have a main character that are the main key of this story John proctor, Elizabeth and Abigail, etc. and they all have a different disposition and thinking so that they make a story more fun and it Enticing to follow First John Proctor He act that he is a very good person in the Act I He is the one who doesn’t want to participate anything He realize that There is crazy thing all around the Salem. He realized that his affair

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    The Imperfect Hero The Crucible is a great tale that shows us not to believe others just from the words they say, but by the actions and evidence for the claim. John Proctor was a huge supporter of this. Though John had done some bad deeds in his past, his actions during the end of his life prove that he is good man. John Proctor is the ultimate example of a man can still be a hero in spite of his flaws. John Proctor was the hero in Arthur Miller’s Crucible, because he overcame his shame from being

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    John Proctor, in terms of the conclusive evidence based from the Crucible and evidence drawn from archives of the Salem events, had some slight similarities between his Crucible counterpart. But, of course while they have similarities, it is incredibly important to mark the differences as the lines between the dramaticized and the actual truth of John Proctor can be hard to distinguish to some. John Proctor in real life was 60 years of age, he was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He moved to Salem

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    In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, citizens of Salem, Massachusetts undergo an unfair tragedy many refer to as the Salem Witch Trials. Innocent people were sentenced to death for a sin he/she did not commit. With this, many tensions rose in families and friends, changing relationships over the town. One of these relationships were between John Proctor and Abigail Williams. Originally, readers learn that the two have feelings towards one another. When Proctor comes to town to learn what the gossip

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    Miller, the author of the Crucible and the Tragedy and the Common Man, said these words to prove that a tragic play is not meant to be pessimistic, but more optimistic. In The Crucible, John Proctor, a farmer that proves to be the protagonist, goes through a dramatic change throughout the play; learning to forgive himself for his flaws, and in the end to have pride and stand up for what is right. John Proctor, like any other human, had flaws from the mistakes he made. Proctor shortly realized that

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