Examples Of John Proctor's Dilemmas In The Crucible
How does John Proctor’s great dilemma change during this play?
Proctor and his Dilemma is very interesting because all his Dilemmas are pretty much a sequel to the first. His Dilemmas are a more advanced version of a lot of peoples’ dilemmas in Salem, which go from adultery to religion and then witchcraft. Proctor is respected in the town as a very honest man but his problems with adultery, religion and witchcraft really change him throughout the story.
Proctor is well respected in Salem but one of the problems that is seen by his wife is Adultery. In the beginning of The Crucible, Miller calls him a sinner. “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. I have forgot Abigail, and-” Proctor thinks before he charges Abagail because he has to prove she is either innocent or not. Abagail has a thing for John and he has a hard time with that temptation so it is difficult for him to charge Abagail. “It [Abigail] is a whore!” What is hard for John …show more content…
It is the hysteria that Proctor says everyone will go to hell for. Proctor must confess to witchcraft to save his own life but he can’t. “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!” His name is his identity and he can’t give it up. Proctor considers Abagail to be a whore and doesn’t like that she accuses everyone of witchcraft. “You are pulling down heaven and raising up a whore”.
Although Proctor had huge dilemmas in adultery, religion and witchcraft, he was still respected even when he died. With this, Proctor had a very successful life. He was a good farmer and had a good
Proctor and his Dilemma is very interesting because all his Dilemmas are pretty much a sequel to the first. His Dilemmas are a more advanced version of a lot of peoples’ dilemmas in Salem, which go from adultery to religion and then witchcraft. Proctor is respected in the town as a very honest man but his problems with adultery, religion and witchcraft really change him throughout the story.
Proctor is well respected in Salem but one of the problems that is seen by his wife is Adultery. In the beginning of The Crucible, Miller calls him a sinner. “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. I have forgot Abigail, and-” Proctor thinks before he charges Abagail because he has to prove she is either innocent or not. Abagail has a thing for John and he has a hard time with that temptation so it is difficult for him to charge Abagail. “It [Abigail] is a whore!” What is hard for John …show more content…
It is the hysteria that Proctor says everyone will go to hell for. Proctor must confess to witchcraft to save his own life but he can’t. “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!” His name is his identity and he can’t give it up. Proctor considers Abagail to be a whore and doesn’t like that she accuses everyone of witchcraft. “You are pulling down heaven and raising up a whore”.
Although Proctor had huge dilemmas in adultery, religion and witchcraft, he was still respected even when he died. With this, Proctor had a very successful life. He was a good farmer and had a good