When you do something bad you have to pay for it later. Every think will come back. In the Crucible by Artur Miller, John Proctor's biggest mistake is to have an affair with Abigail, what had an big influence at the story of the Proctors! The Crucible, a play about Salem Witch Trials, details the story of the Proctor Family, where John Proctor made a big mistake he had to pay for. Elizabeth life is fully changed because of John Proctor, her husband.…
John Proctor compromised the reputation of his name, and values that he cherishes by having an affair with Abigail Williams. This flaw will forever haunt him. Arthur Miller uses symbolism and irony to support the central idea that Proctor can either die honorably or live a lie.…
John Proctor is one of major characters in the Crucible. At the beginning of the play, he was introduced as a husband of Elizabeth and consider to have somekind of secret relation with Abigal, Reverend Parris's neice. He is a farmer. His family is not too wealthy, but it's consider to some kind of needed. He is a patriarchal man. He was regreting of cheating on his wife cause it again God, however he just woulden't admit that he cheat on her. and a man that is full of…
When the play sets into 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 name, and reputation.The affair between John and Abigail caused the start of chaotic witchery and accusation. After the affair, Abigail became horribly jealous of Elizabeth Proctor. Proctor realizes there is only one way to stop all the witch hysteria in Salem, and that would be to confess his sin of adultery. Although he knows he should, he continues to be determined not to confess. Reverend Parris is new to town, and John insist continually that he is only speaking of hell, and hardly ever of God, as Proctor goes on to say to Parris, "Can you speak one minute without we land in Hell again? I am sick of Hell!" In the drama, Mary Warren places a needle in a poppet she gave to Elizabeth; John firmly demands that Mary Warren tell the courts that she really put the needle in the poppet that day. Proctor says to her, "You're coming to the court with me, Mary. You will tell it in the court." Furthermore, at the end of the play Proctor is persistent by saying that no matter what anyone says to convince him differently, he would rather die an honest man and save his name. John Proctor took pride in his thoughts, feelings, values, and his name. It took persistency to make his intent clear to others.…
Forgiving yourself and not just others, can bring you peace. I believe john proctor could not forgive himself, which caused him to be prideful. Though Proctor had many flaws, I still consider he is the tragic hero of the play.…
“I may think of you softly from time to time but I will cut my hand off before I reach for you again.” -John Proctor. John Proctor slept with Abigail Williams and cannot forgive himself. In the Crucible John Proctor is the protagonist and the antagonist is also John Proctor. John can not forgive himself for what he did to his wife, god, and himself. He more importantly cannot forgive himself for hurting his love for god by committing this sin. Because of John’s inability to forgive himself, the antagonist is clearly his ability of being depreciate.…
John Proctor is a genuine man. Granted, he’s made a few mistakes, but that should not falter his overall character any. Proctor recovers his sense of dignity as well as his goodness by tearing up the confession paper that would have saved his life. Knowing John’s good conscience and the events that have led up to this moment, this act of morality is truly believable. This feat is also incredibly conscientious.…
sin of adultery. John is consumed by guilt; trying to decide if he should tell the truth about…
In the novel, The Crucible, John Proctor can be considered the tragic hero. He had all the components of a tragic hero, he had a tragic flaw which led to his tragic end. A tragic hero’s downfall is usually brought upon by his or herself by an error in judgment or a tragic flaw. A tragic hero is usually overcome by evil, but in the course of the struggle, the hero gains self-knowledge and wisdom. John Proctor is the perfect tragic hero because of his error in judgment, the fact that he is overcome by evil, and his courageous downfall.…
Accusations of witchcraft were common in the 1600s and people had to decide whether to confess to these accusations to save their lives or to not confess and be hung. These societies had strict ideas and rules on how to live life. Having a good reputation is the most important to people and individuality is not an option. John Proctor dying to save his good name represents Miller's idea of a tragic hero because he is willing to die for his personal dignity due to the fact that he feels responsible to save himself and others.…
First of all, John Proctor wants his name to be good and have a good reputation, but he ruins his life based on his public reputation. For example, Hale said " Good, then. In…
Integrity is achieved through the gaining of wisdom; the gaining of wisdom is a direct result of failure. Arthur Miller wrote the moralizing drama, The Crucible, in this play the main character John Proctor was wrongly accused of witchcraft and served the death penalty along with two others. The story of John Proctor was indirectly summarized by the American author William Saroyan when he said, "Good people...are good because they 've come to wisdom through failure," meaning that a person willing to sacrifice for his beliefs is good because although he has failed, by not according to his moral codes he has gained integrity and the ability to refuse to live a life of hypocrisy; further, John Proctor is good because he died refusing to lie in order to live. Proctor failed because his commitments wavered depending upon his…
At the end of the play he shows that he pays for the mistakes that he made, with his own life. We feel the empathy and the tragedy of the situation, because it shows that even a good person like John Proctor, can have a downfall as big as this. He shows that he is a tragic hero because his death, starts to bring things back to order in Salem, and people start to realise how unbelievable it is that these most respected people from the town, have been accused of witchcraft and hung. Proctor shows his heroism when he takes responsibility for his mistakes, and stands up against the court, risking his name, and essentially his own life to protect the innocent people who were wrongly…
Proctor had committed the crime of lechery and adultery with none other than Abigail Williams; before he knew it his goodly life was irrevocably corrupted. Proctor was a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct. Proctor began to view himself as the thing he hated most – a fraud and a hypocrite. He was caged by his own guilt. The emotional weight of the play rests on Proctors journey to regain his self-image, his lost goodness. It is indeed, Proctors journey from guilt to redemption which forms the central spine of The Crucible.…
When an individual sacrifices them self so selflessly to keep their name good, to save the ones they love, and keep their dignity dying for it, they must be remembered dearly. For what John has done for this village, he must be honored to have died a tragic yet heroic person. This man, John Proctor might be gone, but the work he has done will not take away respect for his name, but praise his name as what he’s done can never be…