What Are The Challenges John Proctor Faced In The Crucible

There were many trials and challenges people faced in The Crucible. Everyone in the town were holding on to survive through the “witchcraft” that was going on in Salem. Many were being falsely accused and challenged, especially a man by the name of John Proctor. The crucible of the play is all the challenges John Proctor faced such as watching his wife go to jail, deciding to tell the truth of his lechery or not, and deciding whether or not to confess to witchcraft. John Proctor was first challenged by watching his wife being put in jail. John deep inside knew that his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, was innocent. What must have hurt him more was her willingness to take the fall for him despite everything he had done. Proctor knew that Abigail was behind all of this, but he couldn’t prove it. Proctor was being challenged pretty hard in this case; he had to make a quick …show more content…
It had to be hard choice considering the crime of lechery was considered almost as bad as that of witchcraft. On top of that, John Proctor held a good reputation in Salem but it would be tarnished with his confession of being unfaithful to his wife. Another one of his worries was confessing the truth, but others still doubting his word for him to save his wife. Confessing to lechery wasn’t the easiest thing, John Proctor had to deeply think about the decision he was making. Another major challenge John Proctor faced was deciding whether to confess to witchcraft or not. If he confessed he would be set free and avoid death. If he decided to not confess and be true to himself and God he would be hanged in front of the people from Salem. If he did confess to witchcraft he would be confessing to a lie he did not commit and he would not be able to live right amongst the other people knowing he lied to himself and God. He chose to not confess, it was probably the hardest choice of all, but at least he stayed true to