John Proctor

The Crucible: Allegory, Or Just Befunky? Was the events in the Crucible a witch hunt?, crusade?, or just plain lust-lead Manslaughter? The Crucible by Arthur Miller is an allegory for the Red Scare in the McCarthy Era because Abigail had no solid evidence that those she accused were actual witches (she only had her own word), Mccarthy accused hundreds of being Communists, and Mccarthy had a claim that the only proof was on a piece of paper, Abigail Williams had no solid evidence that those…

topics. Infidelity & Jealousy : Pg. 54, 55, 67 ; They lead to resentment, vengeance, and bad deeds. Self-respect and Reputation: Pg. 10, 11, 26 ; In a theocratic Salem, to be associated with witchcraft would hurt your reputation. At the very end, John refuses to sign his testimony because of self-respect. If he dares to sign, he will lose the only thing he has which is his name, he has already given up his soul. If he…

Glory, God, and Gold. Rohinton Mistry once said, “Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder.” Throughout history, humans have witnessed injustice due to social and political hierarchy and though they know the implications of injustice they have conformed to societal norms. Society in The Crucible by Arthur Miller shows how the sociopolitical structure affects the outcome of the Salem Witch Trials. The most noteable injustice in today’s society, the time…

Both main characters in The Crucible and Guilty By Suspicion, John Proctor and David Merrill respectively, have similar character traits. Some obvious similar traits can be seen without much insight into the characters themselves or even deep insight into the plot. Both Proctor and Merrill are middle-aged family men with children and both of their marriages are strained, though due to different circumstances; Proctor had cheated on his wife with Abigail when she was their servant and Merrill was…

that will positively develop their identity, which otherwise would remain dormant in prosperous situations. John Proctor, the protagonist, is an independent and respectable farmer in a struggling marriage because he was unfaithful to his wife. Unfortunately, this mistake haunts him when he tries to distance himself from his past lover, who grows uncontrollably envious. This causes the…

recently was John Proctor’s mistress, but rather as one who is taken advantage of an older man. Instead of being shamed and shunned by society, Abigail is actually seen as the victim in the situation, which provides her with the communities sympathy. Also, a 17-year-old young woman is usually one who is pure for the better part, rather than a manipulating psychopath. This can be seen when Reverend Hale questions Abigail as she attempts to get her revenge on Elizabeth Proctor for taking John from…

The Crucible would want the good people of their town to die just because they were accused of being a witch. For example, Mary Warren was originally lying then John Proctor convinced her to tell the truth, but then as she is telling the truth she switches her story by saying that Proctor is making her say these things, “Let me go, Mr. Proctor, I cannot, I cannot--” (Miller 109). During the early 1950s, McCarthyism had the media against the people being accused and everything was sided to the…

realization that they caused their lot (anagnorisis); they ultimately receive a fate much harsher than deserved due to their hubris. John Proctor, the protagonist of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible is this American tragedy’s tragic hero. Because John commits adultery in a rigid theocracy he suffers a dramatic fall in social status resulting in his death; thus, John Proctor is a by Aristotle's definition a tragic hero. Prior to the beginning of the play, it…

JL The Crucible, by Arthur Miller displays many themes throughout the play. Faith and truth is one of the play’s most intriguing theme throughout the whole play but also hard to perceive. The meaning of faith and truth can be interpreted in different ways and depending on people 's beliefs it could mean something different for each individual . Differentiating on what Arthur Miller is saying about this two terms and what the characters of the play make it ought to be can be hard, but not…

The play The Crucible is written by Arthur Miller. It’s main focus is on the psychotic Abigail Williams and the effects of her false accusations of witchcraft against various members of Salem. The play has several different themes throughout, but three major ones can be singled out. These three themes are mass hysteria, groupthink, and abuse of power. The first theme to be discussed is mass hysteria. This theme fits the story very well, since a major part of the story is the imaginary threat…