After John’s affair with Abigail Williams he realizes how painful it is to sin. He spends the rest of his life up until his execution trying to amend his sins and bring his family back together. “I would have your forgiveness,…
They was going to have mercy on John and his wife. His wife being the good wife she was even lied to the courts the for him, trying to help him keep his good name and how do he repay her by letting her die. I think the only reason John didn’t want to take his wife home and be free was not because…
Honestly, it gets to be obvious that dynamic individuals most every now and again never get the acknowledgment they worth amongst their lifetime yet they developed the path for the future era. This very compassion is demonstrative of John Proctor. Living in a religious society, where any kind of disobedience is thought to be a disgraceful demonstration against God and at last an unforgivable sin, remaining to one's actual abilities is verging on abnormal. However, John Proctor in the end finishes to make up for himself by holding fast to his beliefs as opposed to the social weights. This demonstration of most extreme confidence is one of a kind and symbolises the honesty and sensibility in persons.…
Out of all the well liked characters, John Proctor is the most admirable. There are certain actions that portray him as this. Proctor holds himself with his honesty and integrity, and in the end always does the right thing. Witchcraft started to become the talk of Salem in the 1690’s. John Proctor’s wife was one of the women accused of witchcraft.…
When faced with adversity, John Proctor shows courage. For instance, Herrick arrives at the Proctor’s house to arrest Goody Proctor but John refuses to let her go because she is innocent. Once she is taken, John promises her she will be safe. He calls, “I will fall like an ocean on that court! Fear nothing Elizabeth,”…
With all goodness in her heart she would not judge John, she lied to protect her husband but it was too late. The truth killed him. She did not want to persuade him to sign the papers to save himself. She could not, as much as…
John Proctor is a dynamic character that changes to a person that admits his mistakes and takes the fall for other people.…
Reputation is the common opinion held about someone based on their behavior and character. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, reputation plays a huge role in the characters’ actions. The characters are overly worried about maintaining a good reputation within their community which ends up affecting their well being. In Salem a bad reputation can result in social or even physical punishment. John Proctor, Reverend Parris, and Abigail Williams are all characters who choose to lie, and even face death instead of ruining their name.…
This amplifies Proctor’s desire to move on from his affair and focus more on maintaining his good name through the means of providing liberty for some. Closer to the end of Act III, Proctor admits to Danforth “ I have known her, sir. I have known [Abigail]”. Proctor’s unexpected words came at the judges as a huge surprise, The book shows that his willingness to save someone else’s life for the cost getting himself arrested makes him excellent example of heroic character. Proctor’s ability to take such a risk in order to redeem himself was one that is only seen in a leader, but also emphasizes why John Proctor was a tragic…
Here John is laying down his pride and making it known that he has sinned. He has come to terms with his mistake to save his wife. “I have made a bell of my honor! I have rung the doom of my good name … ” (221). Although this plan ultimately fails and leads to his destruction, it is still a moment of relief for him.…
Proctor attempts to convince the court that the girls are lying by using Mary Warren, who recently told john the truth, but even that didn’t work as Mary was overwhelmed by the constant pressure both sides were giving her to tell the truth. John knew now that the only way he can convince the court is by confessing his affair with Abigail, as he tells Danforth that a man will not cast away his good name (Miller 102). John proctor showed us that he is willing to risk his integrity, not to save himself, but to save other people’s lives, including his wife. He finally admits to the court of his sin as he states, I thought of her softly as she wishes to dance on my wife’s grave, and well she might (Miller 102). Proctor put himself in the hands of god and finally relieved himself of his sin.…
John Proctor wants to save the women who were accused and bring honor to his reputation by saving the lives of the accused women. “I have a bell my honor! I have rung the doom of my good name-you will believe me, Mr. Danforth. My wife is innocent, except she knew a whore when she saw one (111).” The previous quote is said by John Proctor in hopes that the court would see the fault in the accusations and the Elizabeth will not be punished for a crime she did not commit.…
John Proctor ripped the Elizabeth 's arrest warrant, and after Hale tells him that they will prove Elizabeth innocent, he said, “If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigale? Is the accuser always holy now?” (Miller 204) In…
John automatically denies that his name is not going to be thrown away by one tragic flaw. Proctor knows that if this is seen by the town his guilt is just going to double in value and overwhelm him. He finally has to respect himself and trust in himself that he is a good man. He also doesn’t want his wrong doings to make Elizabeth reputation bad. John regains his trust in Elizabeth and this allows John to feel free and he is self respecting himself again.…
John Proctor is a farmer in his mid-thirties. He is married to Elizabeth Proctor and had an affair with Abigail Williams. John is a very honest and blunt-spoken man. He lets people know when they are wrong and will debate against them until he has proven his point. Ironically, he has sinned and isn’t fully honest to Elizabeth about his interactions with Abigail.…