In arthur miller's the crucible, a play about the salem witchcraft trials, the character of John proctor is portrayed as a God fearing and honest man. In the play, appears to be the protagonist in the story, and he is presented as a round character who encounters drastic conflict and change in his actions. Although, Proctor is portrayed as an evil man, there are explanations behind his ways. In a sense, Miller leaves it to the reader to question what drives john to commit adultery. Of course,there is no question that john had some serious character flaws. From the beginning of the play, Miller makes it clear that he is a tormented individual. When he first introduces John, Miller describes him as “powerful if body, even-tempered, and not easily
