In Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible, John Proctor has been in many conflicts though the book like dealing with the court, his wife might die for being accused witchcraft, religious beliefs, and himself. Thought out the entire book it was about John vs Abigail. In act one John bumps into Abigail when he went to visits to Parris to talk about the rumors about witchcraft. Abigail start throwing herself onto John Proctor Abigail also start telling him how much she misses him and how she still want to be with him but John is married with Elizabeth. John rejects her be saying “I will cut off my hand before I'll even reach for you again” (Miller 22).
ohn Proctor is an aggressor who employs gaslighting. Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible in the 1950s as a way of pointing out the insanity of the Communist Red Scare. During the Red Scare the House Un-American Activities Committee, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin, would predatorily target and accuse American citizens of being communists. In The Crucible, I argue that John Proctor could have prevented the widespread panic in Salem by confessing his crimes earlier, avoiding Abigail, and speaking out publicly against the allegations. John Proctor is to blame for every issue within The Crucible because he refused to accept accountability for his own behavior and instead placed the entire blame on Abigail when the text says”if she is
The events in Salem can be attributed to many people, as the town became a hysteric place, with no room for judgement or reason. The people who were at the center of the blame are fairly obvious. The lust and jealousy that filled A. Williams made her a main instigator of the salem events, along with J. Proctor, as he was the one to cheat on his wife with her, starting this whole situation. The other main instigators are the Putnams, who quickly escalated the hysteria by having their daughter testify against people of the town and pushing others into accusations.
Is she to blame? In The Crucible there are several people that could be blamed for the unfortunate events that happened in Salem. However, as usual there is this one character that takes part in more than one incriminating situation. For instance, Abigail took part in an affair with John Proctor.
John Proctor, a character from the play The Crucible by Arthur Miller, is aggressive, caring, and brave. We can see that Proctor is aggressive because in act III he tells Mary Warren, “I’ll whip the Devil out of you!” This is not the first time we have seen Proctor threating to whip somebody we also see it later inside of act III when he threatens to whip the girls when they start lying inside of court. This demonstrates Proctor’s aggressiveness towards other people.
A reputation is the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. In fear of tarnishing one's reputation, individuals tends to go to extreme lengths in order to protect it. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the actions and choices of John Proctor, Reverend Samuel Parris and Abigail Williams serve to prove this to the audience. First of all, John Proctor will protect his reputation at all costs, even if it ultimately ends his life. Second, Reverend Parris will stop at nothing to keep his authority, even if he has to sacrifice his faith.
John Proctor, throughout The Crucible struggles to overcome the burdens that not only he, but those around him have lain upon his chest. The eventual martyr of John Proctor was necessary to prove him a tragic hero, but it was also a bit unbelievable considering human nature. As a human being one faces many struggles and problems, and on many occasions one makes choices that only benefits them. As such, they show their selfish nature. This isn’t true of a single person, or just a group of people, but all people.
Destiny Santiago Laurence English 11 14 May, 2018 Pride got in the Way Imagine being a well-respected man in Salem and making one mistake that threatens your name as well as your reputation. Everyone makes mistakes and sometimes it leads to the end of a good reputation for yourself and could even lead to a tragedy. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, lies the most tragic character of them all who is known as John Proctor who portrays all the elements of a tragic hero being one that was very well-respected and has personal dignity in his name that he would do anything to hold onto. John Proctor took a great amount of pride in his name which lead to his tragic flaw in which he would die in order to keep his dignity.
Proctor’s reluctance to sign his confession shows how highly he views his reputation and friends, and because of this, he is willing to die to keep his honor intact. As the fourth act comes to a close Proctor cannot get himself to give his signature even though the judges have almost brought it out of him. He decides he cannot go through with it and exclaims: “Because it is my name! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”(Miller 143).
Compromising one’s integrity is untenable for many, who believe in an ethical and just society. Consequently, death in certain situations is a more favorable path than an immoral life. Reputation is the way others perceive you, while integrity is the way one perceives ones self. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor faces a stark choice whether to protect his reputation by falsely accusing others of witchcraft or to preserve his personal integrity by choosing death and in so doing, helping to rid society of the plague of hysteria. Set in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts, this staunchly Puritan community, with a strict set of social and political laws, is embroiled in witchcraft frenzy.
JOHN PROCTOR: TRAGIC HERO Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is a greatly revered work, and it reflected the times of America in the days of McCarthyism. Perhaps the character that connected to the audience most was John Proctor, the protagonist of the play. He reflects the mistakes that we have made in our lives, and the struggle that some of have while trying to take the blindfold off of other people. He should be considered a hero because he feels guilt, and therefore tries to make up for the fact that he once had an affair.
Does your word mean anything to you? Does what you stand for as a person mean anything even when someone tries to take it away from you? A word John Proctor lived by, integrity, which stands for honest and moral. The religious background adds to more for their moral compass so they will go to heaven and not be sinful. The author of this play Therefore, to die for the truth is better than to live a lie.
Having a good reputation in town can change in a snap of a finger with things such as the sins of someone that you would least expect it from. All the sins of someone wouldn’t matter because what matters is the bigger picture which is the confession! The worst sin in the judge's eyes is a lie because it leads those surrounding them to be harmed, which would be selfish of someone that denied it all until it overthrew him and his name didn’t matter anymore in town! In a novel called, “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller, a guy named John Proctor in a small town called Salem, had a good reputation in town but truthfully was a sinner all along. John Proctor is a sinner because of his affair with Abigail Williams who is a minor, his standards in the
Reputation is the belief or opinions from others based upon your character .I s a good image more important than telling the truth? Reputation is important in the strict Puritan way of life town Salem. Public and Private moralities are equal in importance in the Crucible. Several Characters base their actions to protect their reputations.
John Proctor, the protagonist of The Crucible, qualifies as a tragic hero because he has a tragic flaw, is ethically superior to the other characters in the play, and struggles to find peace with himself in midst of the lies and chaos during this play. John Proctor possesses a tragic flaw that forces him to hide his prideful mistake, which eventually brings about his downfall. I guess the old saying is true, “Pride comes before the fall”. John Proctor’s tragic flaw is his excessive pride, and he expresses it abundantly throughout the play. In Act I, it states, “ Proctor: Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time.
