A tragedy is a drama that has an unhappy ending that for the most part concerns the downfall of the main character. Obviously, This character is called a tragic hero. On the outside, an archetypal tragic hero is a stand-up, genuinely good person who people like or look up to. However, a tragic hero always has one characteristic that leads to their downfall, which is a tragic flaw. Consequently, Their tragic flaw counteracts against their well-polished, clean reputation. A tragic hero typically experiences a downfall brought on by themselves. After their downfall, they usually get punished in a very unfair, severe way. Even though the punishment exceeds the crime, they most likely learn something from it. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible John
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In The Crucible, John Proctor is the definition of your average Puritan man. He lives in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. At that time, religion dominated America and created a theocratic society. In the late 1600’s, John Proctor lives the american dream. He has huge amounts of land that he uses for farming. He has a plain, but manageable wife with a couple of kids. Most people in the town respect him and he had an unscathed reputation. Life was going his way, and nothing could go wrong. That is, until he has an affair with his young housekeeper, Abigail Williams, the antagonist. Everything changes for John Proctor after that. His wife, Elizabeth, throws Abigail out along with her trust of John. And since, he tries to have nothing to do with Abigail. Proctor says to Abigail, “...I will cut off …show more content…
After Abigail is helped by Elizabeth’s lie, she begins terrorizing Mary Warren, since she against her and the other girls. Mary Warren cracks under pressure and says about Proctor, “You’re the Devil’s man,” which means he is accused (Miller 52).Since he is now accused, he has to confess to a lie and go to jail, or he won’t confess, and he will then be hanged. Since this is a Puritan society, he will not confess, resulting in his possible death. After this he is confronted by Reverend John Hale. Hale wants Elizabeth to confront John about confessing, so Elizabeth and John have a private conversation. Elizabeth blames herself for the affair John had. John desperately seeks Elizabeth’s approval for him confessing, but she won’t do it. He inevitably decides to confess, but doesn’t go through with it. He wants to be good like the rest of those hanged, so he gets hanged. Before his death, Hale confronts Elizabeth and asks her to change her husband’s mind. She denies him by saying, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 63). He finally has his goodness, which he hasn’t had
In The Crucible, John Proctor is the definition of your average Puritan man. He lives in Salem Massachusetts in 1692. At that time, religion dominated America and created a theocratic society. In the late 1600’s, John Proctor lives the american dream. He has huge amounts of land that he uses for farming. He has a plain, but manageable wife with a couple of kids. Most people in the town respect him and he had an unscathed reputation. Life was going his way, and nothing could go wrong. That is, until he has an affair with his young housekeeper, Abigail Williams, the antagonist. Everything changes for John Proctor after that. His wife, Elizabeth, throws Abigail out along with her trust of John. And since, he tries to have nothing to do with Abigail. Proctor says to Abigail, “...I will cut off …show more content…
After Abigail is helped by Elizabeth’s lie, she begins terrorizing Mary Warren, since she against her and the other girls. Mary Warren cracks under pressure and says about Proctor, “You’re the Devil’s man,” which means he is accused (Miller 52).Since he is now accused, he has to confess to a lie and go to jail, or he won’t confess, and he will then be hanged. Since this is a Puritan society, he will not confess, resulting in his possible death. After this he is confronted by Reverend John Hale. Hale wants Elizabeth to confront John about confessing, so Elizabeth and John have a private conversation. Elizabeth blames herself for the affair John had. John desperately seeks Elizabeth’s approval for him confessing, but she won’t do it. He inevitably decides to confess, but doesn’t go through with it. He wants to be good like the rest of those hanged, so he gets hanged. Before his death, Hale confronts Elizabeth and asks her to change her husband’s mind. She denies him by saying, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 63). He finally has his goodness, which he hasn’t had