Crucible John
John Proctor: A farmer in Salem, Proctor serves as the voice of reason and justice in The Crucible. It is he who exposes the girls as frauds who are only pretending that there is witchcraft, and thus becomes the tragic hero of the tale. Proctor is a sharply intelligent man who can easily detect foolishness in others and expose it, but he questions his own moral sense. Because of his affair with Abigail Williams, Proctor questions whether or not he is a moral man, yet this past event is the only major flaw attributed to Proctor, who is in all other respects honorable and ethical. It is a sign of his morality that he does not feel himself adequate to place himself as a martyr for the cause of justice when he is given the choice to save himself at the end of the play.John Proctor was a farmer in his mid 30's. He was married to Elizabeth Proctor, and they had 3 kids. The Proctor's lived on the outskirts of town and were, for the most part, good Christians. John was a very proud man, who was considered a leader by man
On the day he was supposed to be hanged, he was asked to confess to witchcraft. If he confessed, his life would be spared, but if he refused, he would hung. At first he verbally confessed, but when he asked to sign a written confession, he refused and ripped up the confession. John Proctor's one big mistake was having an affair with their servant Abigail Williams. Although he confessed the affair to his wife, she never fully forgave him. Even though Abigail still lusted for John, he said that he would "cut off his hand before he'll ever reach for her again." (Act 1) John Proctor's wife. Elizabeth fired Abigail when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth is supremely virtuous, but often cold. Giles Corey, Francis Nurse and John Proctor all went down to the courthouse to try to save their wives, but instead of getting them freed, two of them were arrested. Giles was arrested on attempt of court, and John was arrested on charges of witchcraft. John Proctor was content in staying away from t
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