John Proctor's Responsibility In The Crucible
John Proctor’s Passion and Responsibility in The Crucible
In The Crucible, Arthur Miller creates a strong and persistent character named John Proctor. Throughout the play, John portrays a conflict of passion through experiences that test his true character. John’s flaw of being true to himself forces him to face a consequence to redeem his Puritanical faith. His passion for being a good man shows in his strong emotion and his courage to take responsibility for his actions. John Proctor is a dynamic individual due to his internal conflict of passion and responsibility. Despite having a paramour, he finds redemption through self-forgiveness, atonement and sacrifice.
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At first, John was a hard working farmer who was not much involved with witchcraft. The affair causes John and Abigail to interact with each other and is the reason for John’s actions later in the play. Abigail’s affection for John is greater than his as she says “And you loved me then, and you do now!” (Miller 22). John cuts off interactions with Abigail in order to turn his life around. Abigail’s influence on John lead him into the hysteria and caused him to get involved with the court. The actions following the accusations cause changes in John’s character and make him a target for …show more content…
His strong mind and willingness to be a good man is exposed at the end of the play. Passion and responsibility cohere after he tears his confession and chooses death over being accused. He believes that his integrity to be a good man will lead him to heaven and allow him to redeem himself. He knows that his name is good in the church and people will remember him as a strong member of the town. Elizabeth eventually forgives him and admits to her own faults. Her words allow John to forgive himself and gives him the courage to go to his death. Elizabeth says “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 145). Elizabeth forgives John for his sins and knows that he has fulfilled his passion for being a good man. John’s death symbolizes humanity and is a turning point for people realizing the insanity of the accusations. John’s passion directs him to take responsibility and follow his moral beliefs and redeem himself of his ultimate vice of
In The Crucible, Arthur Miller creates a strong and persistent character named John Proctor. Throughout the play, John portrays a conflict of passion through experiences that test his true character. John’s flaw of being true to himself forces him to face a consequence to redeem his Puritanical faith. His passion for being a good man shows in his strong emotion and his courage to take responsibility for his actions. John Proctor is a dynamic individual due to his internal conflict of passion and responsibility. Despite having a paramour, he finds redemption through self-forgiveness, atonement and sacrifice.
John Proctor’s passion of integrity is reflected in his responsibility to …show more content…
At first, John was a hard working farmer who was not much involved with witchcraft. The affair causes John and Abigail to interact with each other and is the reason for John’s actions later in the play. Abigail’s affection for John is greater than his as she says “And you loved me then, and you do now!” (Miller 22). John cuts off interactions with Abigail in order to turn his life around. Abigail’s influence on John lead him into the hysteria and caused him to get involved with the court. The actions following the accusations cause changes in John’s character and make him a target for …show more content…
His strong mind and willingness to be a good man is exposed at the end of the play. Passion and responsibility cohere after he tears his confession and chooses death over being accused. He believes that his integrity to be a good man will lead him to heaven and allow him to redeem himself. He knows that his name is good in the church and people will remember him as a strong member of the town. Elizabeth eventually forgives him and admits to her own faults. Her words allow John to forgive himself and gives him the courage to go to his death. Elizabeth says “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 145). Elizabeth forgives John for his sins and knows that he has fulfilled his passion for being a good man. John’s death symbolizes humanity and is a turning point for people realizing the insanity of the accusations. John’s passion directs him to take responsibility and follow his moral beliefs and redeem himself of his ultimate vice of