John’s Sinful Confession!
Did you know that 17 percent of divorces are caused by cheating? It is estimated that 30 percent to 60 percent of all married individuals will cheat during their marriage. About 70 percent of married men admitted to cheating on their wives. More studies found that ⅔ of these wives aren’t aware of their husbands cheating. Many of these women found out that the people they were being cheated on with were close friends or someone they knew. In the Salem witch trials in the play The Crucible John Proctor keeps a secret. John Proctor is a sinful man. He confesses to adultery and it leads him into a world of trouble.
John confesses to adultery because he wanted his name to be cleared for good. He states in the play “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life.” He was considered to be an honorable man and was once well respected. John wanted to keep his good name forever, he wanted his baby to have a cleared name. His wife Elizabeth knew nothing about her husband’s affair until he finally opened up and told her. Abigail Williams was the person he had the affair with, and she was once a servant of the Proctor’s. Abigail was obviously someone that was under the same roof as Elizabeth, it is amazing how Proctor was able to cheat on his wife with the same person that lived in their household. In addition, Elizabeth holds an everlasting funeral …show more content…
He knows he will have to pay for his sins and dark secrets that he’s kept. In my opinion, John wants to sin, but doesn’t want to face the consequences for it. “God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!” said Proctor. When asked by Reverend Hale to recite the ten commandments John ironically “forgets” to mention the one regarding adultery. Furthermore, John’s life is basically full of sin, but he never wants to admit to it and the only reason he does is because he believes it will keep him from
Did you know that 17 percent of divorces are caused by cheating? It is estimated that 30 percent to 60 percent of all married individuals will cheat during their marriage. About 70 percent of married men admitted to cheating on their wives. More studies found that ⅔ of these wives aren’t aware of their husbands cheating. Many of these women found out that the people they were being cheated on with were close friends or someone they knew. In the Salem witch trials in the play The Crucible John Proctor keeps a secret. John Proctor is a sinful man. He confesses to adultery and it leads him into a world of trouble.
John confesses to adultery because he wanted his name to be cleared for good. He states in the play “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life.” He was considered to be an honorable man and was once well respected. John wanted to keep his good name forever, he wanted his baby to have a cleared name. His wife Elizabeth knew nothing about her husband’s affair until he finally opened up and told her. Abigail Williams was the person he had the affair with, and she was once a servant of the Proctor’s. Abigail was obviously someone that was under the same roof as Elizabeth, it is amazing how Proctor was able to cheat on his wife with the same person that lived in their household. In addition, Elizabeth holds an everlasting funeral …show more content…
He knows he will have to pay for his sins and dark secrets that he’s kept. In my opinion, John wants to sin, but doesn’t want to face the consequences for it. “God knows how black my sins are! It is enough!” said Proctor. When asked by Reverend Hale to recite the ten commandments John ironically “forgets” to mention the one regarding adultery. Furthermore, John’s life is basically full of sin, but he never wants to admit to it and the only reason he does is because he believes it will keep him from