Unhealthy Relationships In Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Abigail comes to John asking him to continue where they had left off with their affair but John refused. She offered to him to come to Barbados with her but he turned her down then, also. He told her in the movie, The Crucible, that he would not dare do unto his wife again what he once did to her. John Proctor said to Abigail, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time, but I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again.” This quote from the movie shows that John Proctor was once a sinful man, but now however, displays him as honest and loyal to Elizabeth

The affair and John’s inability to forgive himself leaves his relationship with Elizabeth strained throughout the majority of the story. The text alludes to this by reminding the reader of how “cold” the Proctor household is starting to become as John and Elizabeth exchange dialogue. He is mad at his wife because she cannot forgive him, he resents her for this and hypocritically he can’t even forgive himself. In the book, John Proctor is seen as a strong, logical man who isn’t afraid of hard work.

Many characters display acts of courage in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. Throughout the Salem Witch Trials, the characters are able to face the truth without the fear of losing. The three characters that show more courage than the others were John Proctor because he is honorable, Giles Corey because he is selfless, and Reverend Hale because he is brave. Throughout The Crucible, John Proctor showed immense courage when he stuck to his beliefs.

Closely following his act of adultery with Abigail Williams, we begin to see the cracks in Proctor’s persona and personal image. A veil of secrecy is apparent in John and Elizabeth’s marriage, with John covering up the truth whenever he needs to, and as Abigail catalyzes the witch hysteria, John is forced by society and self-preservation to continue with his incessant mistruths. Eventually we begin to notice that John grows heavy with stress and anxiety, and as he walks more deeply into this dark chasm of dishonesty, it gets more difficult for him to find his way out. One thing that remains constant, however, is Proctor’s sense of honor and the importance of his own

In The Crucible by Arthur Miller,there was guilt with a lot of different characters like John Proctor,Reverend Parris and Giles Corey. In Act 1, John Proctor had guilt for having an affair with Abigail Williams. Abigail still has feelings for, John and wants to get back together. John wants to put that behind him, and gain trust with Elizabeth again.

First, John has an affair with Abigail and discovers that it was a mistake. He ends the relationship with Abigail by saying, “no, no, Abby. That’s done with...put it out of mind Abby,” (p 1045) and fixes the relationship with his wife, Elizabeth. As Elizabeth convinces John to lie for his life, he says, “I am no Sarah Good or Tituba, I am John Proctor! You will not use me!”

Since Abigail and John Proctor had their affair, Abigail wants John Proctor’s wife dead so she can marry John. He accuses Abigail of being a whore when Danforth asks for proof, he says: “I have known her, sir. I have known her” (Miller, 85). His confession shows how much he truly loves his

Adultery and infidelity go hand in hand when the talk of being unfaithful comes up. In the Puritan religion, when having an affair with someone who’s not your spouse, there are no blurred lines. They’re known for their strict standards of all affairs in life, but especially in the area of sexuality. Meaning, anyone caught cheating on their spouse will be punished by the community; the punishment will be swift, harsh, and often times deadly. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, John Proctor evolves from the beginning, going from a liar, to telling the truth about his affair.

A lot of what John Proctor does in The Crucible is to save his wife Elizabeth. When John Proctor says, "I will bring you home. I will bring you soon."(Miller 77) he promises to save his wife from being hanged for witchcraft. This also shows John’s love for his wife, Elizabeth, and his choosing of this love over his lust for Abigail.

Proctor’s guilt is present when he, attempts to pay for his sins by giving his wife materialistic objects, hesitates to obey his wife's suggestion to accuse Abigail of false bewitchment, and breaks out in anger for not wanting to be judged any longer. The romantic relationship between the Proctor’s is undoubtedly extinguished, but even casual engagement cannot exist without tension since everything John Proctor says to Elizabeth is a symbol of repentance. He offers Elizabeth the possession of a cow and expresses “with a grin” that all he

Elizabeth is cold to John Proctor, cold enough to freeze beer. But she has good reason to be, considering her husband is a lecher and she knows it. “I should have roared you down when first you told me your suspicion. But I wilted and, like a Christian, I confessed” (pg.55). John verbally fights her frequently.

The Sins of John Proctor John Proctor Lust Wrath Pride John proctor, a quiet, yet respected member of the community in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, commits many sins such as lust, wrath, and pride. First, John’s foolish past comes back to haunt him when Abigail Williams brings up memories of their past love life, showing John to be a lustful and unloyal husband. When John goes into town to see what all the talk is about a flying girl. Abigail, Who is still in love with John, brings up past memories of the things they did together. John tells her “Abby, I never gave you hope to wait for me.”

”(Miller 220) confessing to lechery with Abigail Williams. Abigail Williams tries to deny knowing John Proctor, until a deleted scene from the play when Abigail says, “...your wife, your sniveling, envious wife!”(Miller 50) showing the reader Abigail is wanting Proctor’s wife to be gone, calling Elizabeth envious of

John Proctor is seen as an exemplary human being in the eyes of the Puritans. When his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is accused of witchcraft he rushes to the courts in an attempt to prove her innocence. However, in order to do that he needs to admit to an affair he had with the reverend’s niece, Abigail, who made up the lie that sent Elizabeth to jail. Proctor is unwilling to admit to adultery

The Crucible – Zaynab Zahra Choose a play in which there is a character important to the theme. Explain how this character effects the understanding of this theme. ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller is a play in which there is a character, John Proctor, who is important to the theme of reputation. Proctor, in the play faces a moral dilemma of whether to confess his sin of his relationship with Abigail Williams, or allow his wife and others accused of witchcraft, to die. Miller uses an allegory in this play, using Salem as a symbol of McCarthyism in 1950s America.