Of John Proctor As A Tragic Hero In The Crucible By Arthur Miller
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In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, not many characters would deserve the title of a tragic hero. Salem is filled with townspeople who search to sell out others to save their own reputation. Not a single man besides John Proctor would've ripped his signature to save his reputation and be hanged. Others didn't have what it took to openly refuse the court, but John Proctor did. In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible John Proctor was a tragic hero because he was first a selfish and adulterous man, to later becoming a selfless man who pays the price when falsely accused. John brought his troubles upon himself which allowed him to have an affair with Abigail Williams. This led to his own misery and sorrow within himself. John needed to tell the truth
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how john proctor was a tragic hero in arthur miller's play the crucible because he was selfish and adulterous.
- Analyzes how john proctor brought his troubles upon himself and had an affair with abigail williams, leading to his misery and sorrow within himself. tragic heroes often face a fault in their inner self.
- Opines that if it weren't for john proctor and reverend hale, the court would've gotten away with a lot of lies and more people wrongly accused.
- Analyzes how john proctor knew his fate and approached it with joy. he realized that if nothing else be remembered of him at least let him keep his name.
- Opines that john proctor was a courageous man who made the ultimate sacrifice. his fault with abigail, his defiance of the court's unlawful trials, and ripping his confession to shreds for the salvation of his name define who he was.
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In this essay, the author
- Compares the character of john proctor to willy loman in arthur miller's the crucible. he is a well-respected man of noble stature, conflicted because of his fatal flaw, and his downfall is due to his own choices.
- Analyzes how john proctor is a well-known farmer in salem and his reputation is important to him in the crucible.
- Analyzes how john proctor commits a fatal flaw in the crucible. he is unfaithful to his wife, abigail, and is guilty of witchcraft.
- Analyzes how a tragic hero's downfall is caused by their own choices and the punishment far exceeds the crime.
- Analyzes how john proctor decides to give up his life to save his own life if he falsely confessed to witchcraft. every tragic hero's life ends with their own choices.
- Analyzes how john proctor, a well-respected man of noble stature, commits adultery with his former servant, abigail, which leads him to worry about tarnishing his good name.
- Cites bergeron, david m. "arthur miller's" the crucible" and nathaniel hawthorne: some parallels.
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- Analyzes how arthur miller's the crucible is set in salem in a puritan community. john proctor is the tragic hero because he is loving, loyal, authoritative, but his tragic flaw is his temper.
- Analyzes how john is a loving husband. he tells elizabeth to "show honor now" as he is to be hanged in the gallows.
- Analyzes how john proctor proves he is loyal by telling abigail, "i will cut off my hand before i’ll ever reach for you again."
- Analyzes how john proves his authority when he goes to reverend paris' house to find out why there is talk of witchcraft in the town, and finds his servant, mary warren, who isn't supposed to be there.
- Analyzes how john proctor's tragic flaw is his temper. he was jailed for having an outrageous temper when speaking to elizabeth about abigail saying the dancing in the woods had nothing to do with witchcraft.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that arthur miller's the crucible explores the madness of the salem witch trials in great detail.
- Analyzes how miller's the crucible takes place in salem, massachusetts, during the 17th century, when jealousy and suspicion poisoned the thinking of an entire town.
- Explains that john proctor faces many decisions in response to his moral dilemma to try to save his life.
- Analyzes how john decides not to reveal to the court that abigail has admitted to him in private that they were just sporting in the woods.
- Analyzes how john decides to give the supreme court a false confession to save his life, but his standing and reputation in the community is ruined.
- Analyzes how john must decide whether to die an honest man, true to himself or to give in and confess to witchcraft in order to save his life.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how john proctor, a proud and frustrated farmer of salem, dies rather than confessing to witchcraft in arthur miller's the crucible. it is the height of human stupidity in the face of vanity and pride.
- Analyzes how john proctor possesses a fateful attribute known to fall fatal to many human beings — pride. he wrestles with the realization that one more sin heaped upon the rest of his life will make precious little difference.
- Analyzes how proctor's pride seizes hold of him as he is told that his confession will be posted in the church, signed for all to see.
- Analyzes how human pride demands one last shred of dignity for john proctor. it boldly refuses to live without it because the loss of this life will throw others into turmoil.
- Analyzes how john proctor reverses his inner arguments between his sense and his pride. he convinces himself that life is not worth living without a certain amount of pride and dignity.
- Describes the legacy john proctor left to his wife, left homeless, without a husband, and his children, abandoned by their father in selfish vanity. what memory would he leave to the world which could not save him?
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that a tragic hero is someone who has courage, and faces downfall, but confronts the situation with courage. aristotle came up with six characteristics that all tragic heroes have.
- Analyzes how john proctor is portrayed as an ordinary man with the right outlook on life and has many tragic flaws that lead to his death. adultery is committed by john with abigail williams which creates a strain in his relationship with his wife elizabeth.
- Analyzes how john decides he should confess to witchcraft in order to stay alive for his family, but this is not what happens. he makes the mistake in not signing for the confession and this represents the trait hamartia.
- Analyzes how miller creates john proctor to represent a tragic hero through his flaws of not signing his name on the paper and by confessing to adultery and this led to his death.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller's play, the crucible, portrays john proctor as a puritan, husband, and highly respected man. he is faced with intense dilemma and commits adultery.
- Analyzes how john proctor and abigail williams had an affair in the play. john is horrified when he realizes that his wife, elizabeth, is put into danger by getting arrested by the court marshals.
- Analyzes how john is a tenacious man in efforts to save his wife and his most prized possession, his name.
- Analyzes how proctor is a dynamic character. he doesn't want to be involved in the witch-trails but ends up being associated. abigail keeps pressuring john but this makes him feel responsible for elizabeth's imprisonment.
- Analyzes how john proctor is an honest, tenacious, and faithful man. he doesn't confess to witchcraft, crusade to free his wife and expose the children as frauds.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that john proctor is the true hero of the crucible, since he tells the truth and ends up being condemned for refusing to admit to witchcraft.
- Analyzes how john tries to tell the truth about the girls pretending and being under abigail's orders without revealing that he used to have an adulterous affair with mary warren.
- Analyzes how john proctor refused to admit to witchcraft after being condemned for lying about his lechery to save his reputation. he believed that he shouldn't sacrifice his soul by lying.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how john proctor from arthur miller's the crucible is an excellent example of an anti-hero because of the hardships that he has to go through as the story progresses.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how arthur miller's play, the crucible, is set in salem, massachusetts, during the 1600s. john proctor, a man who was even-tempered and not easily led, experienced changes that led to his death.
- Analyzes how john proctor grew to be a short-tempered man, though once placid. he wilted, confessed, and was quick to lose his temper.
- Analyzes how john proctor's prideful attitude changed many lives by the end of the crucible, when he was accused of practicing witchcraft.
- Analyzes how john proctor lacked self control, a major imperfection that he had. he cheated on his wife, elizabeth, with abigail williams, and said to his ex-servant, "wipe it out of mind."
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how elizabeth proctor is a tragic hero in arthur miller's "the crucible".
- Opines that elizabeth deserves more credit for her heroism in "the crucible." she is dependent on her husband and has the same rights as a child.
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