In The Crucible, the Character John Proctor is introduced in the play on page 20. John Proctor is a respected farmer who is in his mid-thirties and portrayed as a sinner. The reason why Proctor is made known to be a sinner, is because in the past he had an affair with his servant Abigail Williams. In the play, The Crucible, author Arthur Miller describes the admirable behavior of John Proctor to reveal a larger message that even if people have made tresspasses in the past, they have the opportunity to redeem their image once again. John Proctor is the most admirable character because he turned down his mistress’ amorous exchanges, was willing to standby the truth, and chose to die with honor to his name. Miller’s purpose is to show the audience
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Early on in the play, Abigail flirts with John and reminds him of their past together; and proceeds to hint towards having a future together (page 22). Rather than giving the response that Abigail was expecting and hoping, to receive from him, Proctor ignores what she said and proclaims that they’ll have no future ahead of them. In a scene that was omitted from Act 2, Abigail mentions of how good of a wife she’ll be, and as a response John Proctor ignores her words (page 150). Instead of acknowledging what Abigail has said, John decides to disregard her statements and instead mentions his wife during their conversation. This is significant because the message that Arthur Miller is wanting the reader to know, is that even though they may encounter temptations and fall into sin they can comeback from their mistakes and change how they act under similar …show more content…
The larger message behind the admirable character John Proctor in the play, The Crucible, is to show the reader that they can redeem themselves even though they’ve made mistakes in life. Early on in the play, John Proctor has rejected the flirtatious remarks that he has received from Abigail Williams. In the courtroom, Proctor was accused of lying while he was fighting for the truth. Then later in the play, he openly admitted to lying during a confession which resulted in him being executed. All of these actions that John took in order to correct his past mistakes are what make him the most admirable character. The reason why Miller had John Proctor be a character in The Crucible was to show that there is still hope for humanity regardless of past
Early on in the play, Abigail flirts with John and reminds him of their past together; and proceeds to hint towards having a future together (page 22). Rather than giving the response that Abigail was expecting and hoping, to receive from him, Proctor ignores what she said and proclaims that they’ll have no future ahead of them. In a scene that was omitted from Act 2, Abigail mentions of how good of a wife she’ll be, and as a response John Proctor ignores her words (page 150). Instead of acknowledging what Abigail has said, John decides to disregard her statements and instead mentions his wife during their conversation. This is significant because the message that Arthur Miller is wanting the reader to know, is that even though they may encounter temptations and fall into sin they can comeback from their mistakes and change how they act under similar …show more content…
The larger message behind the admirable character John Proctor in the play, The Crucible, is to show the reader that they can redeem themselves even though they’ve made mistakes in life. Early on in the play, John Proctor has rejected the flirtatious remarks that he has received from Abigail Williams. In the courtroom, Proctor was accused of lying while he was fighting for the truth. Then later in the play, he openly admitted to lying during a confession which resulted in him being executed. All of these actions that John took in order to correct his past mistakes are what make him the most admirable character. The reason why Miller had John Proctor be a character in The Crucible was to show that there is still hope for humanity regardless of past