John Proctor

The play is set in Salem, Massachusetts in the spring of 1692. Before the play begins John Proctor has an affair with Abigail Williams, the niece of the town’s minister Reverend Hale. Shortly after, Reverend Hale sees Abigail and some other girls dancing around a pot in the woods. There was a frog in the pot and some of the girls were naked. Abigail claims that she was trying to practice witchcraft to get John Proctor’s wife Elizabeth killed. To avoid getting in trouble for practicing witchcraft…

tragic ending of a protagonist dying and reflecting upon his own mistakes. It begins in the year of 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, consisting of mainly Puritans. One of the main characters, John Proctor, has an affair with a girl named Abigail. This results in the start to her obsessive feeling towards Proctor, ultimately creating the witch trials in Salem to officially begin. According to Literary Devices, tragic hero is defined, ¨The term “hero” is derived from the Greek word that means a…

For example in the Crucible John Proctor is recognized as a proud strong and honest man. The town sees him as a good citizen. Before the play begins we find out that John Proctor has committed adultery with Abigail Williams. Here John is as his punishment-avoidance and obedience stage. The affair made Abigail jealous of John’s wife, Elizabeth, who later on in the play is imprisoned because of an accusation. Abigail and the affair with John is mainly to be blamed…

characters in the crucible show a theme of wanting this good place in Salem and two characters who strongly intend for a good reputation are: John Proctor and Abigail Williams. John Proctor was a man who worked hard for his good name; he wanted a good name not only with the other characters in The Crucible but he also wanted a good name with God. John Proctor is a man of strength, and he showed this throughout the play when he continued to choose what was right for him based on the effect it…

against. John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor were suspicious of the accusations and knew some things that the court was not aware of. Giles Corey was also suspicious of the trials, he believed that people were using these trials to kill off other families because of a feud they had had over land. To try and prove that these trials were unfair and Abigail was faking, all three characters sacrificed something…

convict Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of the protagonist, John Proctor. However, our protagonist has actually committed a sin: adultery. This affects his relationship with Elizabeth and disorients himself, despite his morally good…

John Proctor’s death is ultimately caused by many things. Many of these things include John Proctor, the Proctor family name, and Abigail. John Proctor at the end of the play ends up dying with a good soul and forgives himself for the sins he has made. Over the course of the play, John Proctor grows and realizes all the mistakes he has mad. The first main contributor to John Proctor’s death is himself. One of the many mistakes Proctor has made was committing adultery with Abigail Williams. In…

Woman. (She turns to him.) I'll not have your suspicion any more. Elizabeth . (a little loftily). I have no— Proctor . I'll not have it!”. We can say that anger and pride get along in this part of the play, because Proctor is holding his pride with anger . Lastly, we have sloth or laziness. This sin is not related at all to the rest, and it was hard to find it in the play. But we have Marry Warren, committing sloth …

girls to dance in the forest. She gets an unexpected visit from John Proctor a local farmer she used to work for. She no longer worked for him because they had an affair and his wife Elizabeth had found out. So by John visiting her she catches those feelings again but he wouldn’t budge. She wants John…

throughout the play. This is shown through characters like John Proctor and Mary Warren. John Proctor and his problems with Abigail Williams are a big part of the play. Not until about the end of the play does Proctor start feeling guilty. Proctor realizes, in act three and four, that he cannot lie any more. He has to tell the truth about what he has done in regarding with Abigail. Abigail would always say that Proctor was lying, and then Proctor would say she was lying. When Danforth questioned…