John Proctor “Tragic Hero”? I believe that John Proctor is the tragic hero in the play “The Crucible.” I feel that his tragic flaw is the reason he became the tragic hero. He was trying to win back the trust of his wife and to do this he became the hero. By showing he was a good and decent person‚ this exemplifies he is a tragic hero. I see to prove his love and dedication to Elizabeth that John would do anything she told him to‚ in a way
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Seham Mohammed English 11 F December 7th‚ 2010 Character analysis: John Proctor John Proctor John Proctor is the leading role‚ also known as the protagonist‚ in The crucible by Arthur Miller. John Proctor is the play’s tragic hero; a good man with one fatal flaw that eventually leads to his fall. John Proctor is honest‚ resolute‚ & upright. He is a man with pride. At the opening of the play‚ the narrator portrays the real direct characterization of John‚ "The steady manner he
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John Proctor “I say I say‚ God is dead”. John Proctor said this in Act 4 when John refused to give his written confession to Governor Danforth John Proctor is a middle aged man who was married to Elizabeth Proctor. He is a hard worker and a sinner but he’s also loyal and a good leader at times. I think of myself as John proctor when it comes to his traits because I am hard working‚ loyal‚ and a good leader. One way i’m like John Proctor is by hard work. John has worked all of his life even on Sundays
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Truthfulness in Speech (Speaking the truth) Truthfulness is one of the main foundations of the Druze Tawhid religion. It is the most important quality that a good person possesses‚ and it complements all other good qualities. It is the mother of all good in a person’s character‚ and it is the source of all other virtues. All religions advocate truthfulness and urge us to be truthful. In the holy Quran there are many verses that call for truthfulness and warn us from lying (not being truthful):
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Elizabeth Proctor was an important part of the Salem Witch Trials. She was accused along with John Proctor‚ Abigail Hobbs‚ Mary Warren‚ Elizabeth Howe‚ and many others. Her story is only part of the long history told. She was convicted of doing witchcraft and was able to avoid execution longer than most were able to. Elizabeth Proctor was John Proctors third wife they were married 18 years and they were running the well known family tavern. Elizabeth Proctor was first seen as a witch when Mary Warren
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John Proctor‚ A True Man of God? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based on the Salem Witch Trials. The people behind the Trials‚ the Puritans‚ were used as the characters in this work‚ and one of them‚ as well as their partly fabricated background‚ struck me in particular. John Proctor was an average Puritan man‚ decent amount of land‚ livestock‚ and Christian. John Proctors‚ entry into the story starts with his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ being accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams‚
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The Crucible was a controversial piece of literature by Arthur Miller. The main character Abigail Williams demonstrates that Unjust people or pride will attempt to break them down by pointing fingers‚ turning Salem people against each other‚ running away‚ and stealing money from her Uncle “Reverend Parris” to defend her mistakes. Abigail is in love with John Proctor‚ whom she has an affair with. John is married to Elizabeth and when she finds out that John is sleeping with another woman‚ Abigail
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John Proctor is the tragic hero of The Crucible. Although he can be cast as the hero‚ John Proctor causes his tragic face by the end of the play. He had risked his life for others. Caring for others and he had risked his life for someone really important then him. Even his wife‚ Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor had risked his life for the people who were in penitentiary. He could have said he seen the other penitentiary who was in jail. That has seen them with the Devil like what Betty‚ Abigail and
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is an Aristotelian character. He is a character with a tragic flaw and is also a tragic hero. A tragic hero has many distinctive characteristics such as nobility and hubris. A tragic hero also has a fatal flaw‚ experiences tragic things‚ falls and is destroyed‚ and at the end of a play there is catharsis. John Proctor had a mixture of good and bad characteristics. His bad characteristics included having an affair with a girl named Abigail who used to
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John Proctor - Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a very favored person that suffers from a downfall which leads to their death. John Proctor like many others is a tragic hero. Proctor is a very respected man in Salem but he also has a few flaws that have proved him to be a tragic hero which are prideful‚ lustful‚ and well respected. Later in the play The Crucible‚ Proctor realizes his flaws and tries to fix them but it is too late. One of Proctors tragic flaws is that he was prideful. While Proctor is in
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