John Proctor Sins Of Adultery

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The similar tale of the book from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne about sins of adultery. John Proctor's weakness was the sin of adultery with Abigail Williams behind Elizabeth Proctor’s back, his christian wife. John’s weakness defined him as an unloyal, dishonest husband for breaking the laws of marriage. Eventually, he confesses to his sin and overcomes it by sacrificing himself for his wife and the town of Salem.
John Proctor’s sin of adultery had defined him an unloyal husband because of his lustful times with Abigail Williams as his and Mrs.Proctor’s housemaid. The Proctors had hired Abigail as a housemaid that soon later to be a disturbance in their marriage. This rose suspension and dishonesty, like when Elizabeth asked Proctor

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