In some situations, like John Proctors, you can be honest, and protect your name at the same time, but, a lot of the time, you will be faced with a decision: honesty, or protecting, Proctor redeems himself and provides a final criticism of the witch trials in his final act.
John Proctor also sacrifices his life so that his children can look up to him as an example which is why he is a tragic hero. At first he began to lie, signing the false confession, then he snatched it back, I have confessed myself! John Proctor is fundamentally a good man, with respectable intentions and an appropriate moral code. At the end of the play, John makes the selfless and brave decision to die a martyr by tearing his confession. Download the entire The Crucible study guide as a printable PDF! These motivations lead to many deaths. Unsurprisingly, his relationship with Elizabeth remains strained throughout the majority of the play. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania M.A. So he starts a witch hunt to find the communists in the United States and he targeted celebrities of Hollywood such as Helen Keller, Langston Hughes and Charlie Chaplin put them all on trial for been associated with the Communist Party.
They were always wondering why everyone was getting tricked into believing that witches existed and it was because they were all just trying to get themselves out of trouble. One of the characters Abigail Williams affects is John Proctor. Miller writes based on the popular interests of the people during the 17th century and characterizes John as a persistent man who has pride in who he is. The three characters are John Proctor, Abigail Williams, and Reverend Parris. John Proctor A farmer, and the husband of Elizabeth. Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback.
He later on changes from this cheater, hot-headed adulterer to a saint who tries to save the lives of the falsely accused by admitting to his sins and fighting for the truth until his very last breath. He has Mary Warren, who was working in the Proctor house, confess that she was the one who made the doll and stuck the needle in it.
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