Essays on John Proctor

Defying authority is hard. Religious laws with strict death penalties for those who defy authority are even harder. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller, a brave and stern character named John Proctor dwells within the plot of the play. Proctor was one of the few sensible people in the town of Salem to…

John Proctor, in The Crucible, was considered a god-fearing man, self-sufficient, strong-minded, and had a good reputation. But in Salem, he was accused of witchcraft. If he “confessed” to it, he would be permitted to life, but if he did not, he would be hanged. Proctor took his penalty without confessing to the courts. In…

Dear my lovely husband John, Today I am writing to you, thinking about all of our lovely memories we have had in Salem as a wonderful married couple. I am writing this letter to you because I wanted to day my last few words to you before you are hanged. How did everything go from…

John Proctor is a tormented individual. He believes his affair with Abigail irreparably damaged him in the eyes of God, his wife Elizabeth, and himself. True, Proctor did succumb to sin and commit adultery; however, he lacks the capacity to forgive himself. Unsurprisingly, his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play….

John is a man of strong moral beliefs, who is concerned only for the safety of his family and personal welfare. He does not care about the beliefs of any of the other people in the town and what his supervisor which is the Reverend, thinks either. After trying to avoid involvement in the witch…

The Crucible is a drama of the Salem witchery tests that took topographic point in Salem Massachusetts. The villagers suspect witchery after happening out about a miss who is non reacting to anything. she seems to be ill. Abigail Williams had an matter with John Proctor. Abigail shortly wishes Elizabeth Proctor were dead. Abigail turns…

A tragic event should bring fear and pity to the reader and the hero should be courageous and noble, hence when combined a tragic hero is presented.The protagonist, John Proctor, portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible.His hamartia of treachery caused great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and encountered catastrophe as the…

Abigail Williams “Why are you concealing? Have you sold yourself to Lucifer?” (Miller 1106). Abigail Williams is a seventeen-year-old niece of Reverend Parris. Abigail lies to conceal her affair, and to prevent charges of witchcraft. In order to avoid severe punishment for casting spells and adultery, Abigail shifts the focus away from herself by accusing…

In 1692, in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, a few young ladies encountered an invoked sickness, setting off the start of mass agitation in the town. The unexplained illnesses were believed to be the devils doing; utilizing witches to recolor the town.The bits of gossip spread inside the entirely religious town and took into consideration…