“True redemption is when guilt leads to good” as said by Khaled Hosseini. In other words one must realize his wrongs and act upon them to make a difference. Sadly, this was not done by John Proctor due to his lack of honesty and integrity in Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible. He must stop the Salem witch trials but fails to do so. Although, Arthur MIller states Proctor is a tragic hero, John Proctor is a failure because of his inability to bring justice to Salem.
For starters, John Proctor is indeed a sinner like all people, but, hides it in such a way that the people of his town, Salem, beleive him to be a good man. “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man. My honesty is broke… I am no good man.” (Miller 136) Proctor finally accepts that this is who he is and is trying to make amends in order to sympathize with his wife, whom he had cheated on, before he is to be hanged. John Proctor had also called for his own …show more content…
Many citizens were offered the choice of confessing, where if they had claimed to be possessed by the devil they would be released from custody and free of all charges. John Proctor was also given this choice but instead proclaimed that his name is more important than his life and that if he were to die that at least his name would not be soiled. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” (Miller 143) Proctor states this to the court as to why he prefer to die than to give in. This, however, proves to help Salem none due to how no one seems to be fighting the court besides John who was the only one with enough sense about him. Not only by failing Salem did John Proctor come to be a failure but by also defiling his marriage. “John you are not open with me.” (Miller 55) He had caused distrust in his marriage and a lack of faith towards John’s
For starters, John Proctor is indeed a sinner like all people, but, hides it in such a way that the people of his town, Salem, beleive him to be a good man. “I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man. My honesty is broke… I am no good man.” (Miller 136) Proctor finally accepts that this is who he is and is trying to make amends in order to sympathize with his wife, whom he had cheated on, before he is to be hanged. John Proctor had also called for his own …show more content…
Many citizens were offered the choice of confessing, where if they had claimed to be possessed by the devil they would be released from custody and free of all charges. John Proctor was also given this choice but instead proclaimed that his name is more important than his life and that if he were to die that at least his name would not be soiled. “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” (Miller 143) Proctor states this to the court as to why he prefer to die than to give in. This, however, proves to help Salem none due to how no one seems to be fighting the court besides John who was the only one with enough sense about him. Not only by failing Salem did John Proctor come to be a failure but by also defiling his marriage. “John you are not open with me.” (Miller 55) He had caused distrust in his marriage and a lack of faith towards John’s