John Proctor

Proctor feels that Parris is a lousy minister and is rarely positive. When Thomas Putnam confronts John Proctor about hardly coming to church, Proctor demonstrates that feeling because he “[has had] enough trouble without [coming] five mile to hear him preach only hellfire and bloody damnation. [Parris] hardly ever mention[s] God anymore” (Miller27). A main reason Proctor goes to church is to learn about God as well as strengthen his relationship with him. Since Proctor is not able to…

sincerest form of flattery”, and Arthur Miller must have taken this to heart when he wrote his play, The Crucible. The story arc of John Proctor, the male protagonist from The Crucible, has many striking similarities to that of Reverend Dimmesdale, the male protagonist from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s magnum opus, The Scarlet Letter. The Crucible tells the story of John Proctor, a farmer who gets caught up in the Salem Witch Trials after he has an affair with a young woman from the village, Abigail…

John Proctor a Powerful yet Powerless Man Is a life in which everything is predestined for failure in spite of any effort to change it worth living at all? This is the question raised when reading the story “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. This is the story of the quiet town of Salem during the colonial period. The town is quickly thrown into uproar due to wild claims of dancing and witchcraft, and the situation quickly spirals out of control. In this story it seems as if every step the main…

John Proctor was given the chance to be free, but he did not take it “because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! [...] How can I live without my name? […] Leave me my name!” (Miller 133). I understand how important a name is. I believe they are important. Names give people an identity. It is almost like a form of comfort. In contemporary times, I believe dying for a name is idiotic. There are things someone can do to make his or…

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible many characters go through obstacles between themselves and others that they have to conquer. John Proctor is one of the characters that dynamically changes throughout the course of the play. John Proctor is a diligent, well respected man throughout Salem who has one weakness: being inundated with guilt. Proctor had a discord with himself to forgive and move past his sin. His name in the town of Salem is good but could be ruined from the juvenile actions of the…

as Rebecca Nurse and Elizabeth Proctor, were falsely accused and condemned of witchcraft. The aftermath of the trials affected the children, cattle, crops, and the reputations of the accused. Reputation in the Puritan society was highly valuable, as seen in the play, such as John Proctor’s confession. Because of this, change in opinions and .. (help) in a Puritan society was unlikely. Change, however, demonstrates character development. Characters such as John Proctor, Reverend Hale, and Mary…

For example two characters in the book, John and Elizabeth Proctor. John and Elizabeth Proctor are a married couple going through a lot of difficulties on their commitment to each other. In Act I, Elizabeth is not present, although Abigail brings up her name only because she is having an affair with John Proctor. John evidently loves his wife and is very protective of her when she is referenced to cold. When Elizabeth finds out that Abigail and John are having an affair,…

dignity or uphold their image. However, the two people most dedicated to protecting their reputation are Abigail Williams and John Proctor, although for completely different reasons. John Proctor attempts to preserve some aspect of his reputation throughout the entire play, however, the most noticeable and important occurrence of this is found near the end of the play. When John first hesitates before signing the warrant that will say he has done the devil's work and condemn him to a life of…

In the story The Crucible John Proctor asked for forgivness when he did something wrong. In the story John Proctor had an affair with Abigail Williams and Elizabeth ended up finding out about it. Elizabeth was mad and was holding a grudge against John because she was mad at him. To make up for it, John tries to beg for Elizabeths forgivness by saying he would buy her a cow. Elizabeth says no about that so he asked her if she wanted to take a walk through the fields. He always says he would get…

John Proctor and Arthur Dimmesdale John Proctor in The Crucible and Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet Letter follow a similar course throughout both of their stories. Both men are of similar age and stature, and hold respected roles within their communities. Be it an act of lust or an act of love, both committed adultery, because of their high social status both try to hide their sin. This then leads to their internal conflict, but it is resolved after they make peace with themselves. Their…