The True Tragic Hero: The Crucible’s John Proctor
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The true tragic hero: The Crucible’s John Proctor
A tragic hero is a noble man who commits a fatal flaw. The hero’s downfall is a result of their choices which leads to a punishment that exceeds the crime. “The difference between Proctor and Willy Loman is enormous; the former is the rather typical tragic hero who is defiant to the end, the latter is trapped in submission and is living a lie” (McGill 4). John Proctor is one of the main characters in The Crucible. he is married to Elizabeth Proctor and they live in Salem. In Arthur Miller’s famous play, The Crucible, John Proctor represents a classic tragic hero because he is a well respected man of noble stature, he is conflicted because of his fatal flaw, and his downfall is a result of his own choices.
First, in The Crucible, John Proctor is very well known in the town of Salem. “John Proctor was not simply a farmer but a man of significant wealth derived from diverse sources: inheritance, farming, rents, tavern keeping, and commercial ventures” (McGill 5). The Proctors get their wealth from many sources which has caused them to be very high in the social class. “Miller does refer to Proctor as a farmer, notes that he has followed the family tradition of tinkering with inventions, and consistently implies that he and his friends represent a social element inferior to the Putnams” (McGill 5). During The Crucible John Proctor is constantly faced with the problem of preserving his good name. “Previously preferred over truth, his good name is now preferred to life itself” (Popkin 7). John Proctor’s reputation is very important to him and he consistently tries to maintain his status in Salem. When it comes to his trial he chooses to give up his own life rather than tarnish his ...
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...ctor represents all the elements, therefore he is a true tragic hero.
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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.
- 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 john proctor does not attend church regularly because he doesn't like the ideas and doings of reverend parris.
- Analyzes how john proctor threatens mary warren at the end of act 2. he tells her that all the witchery was pretence.
- Analyzes how mary warren and john proctor turn on mary and make the court believe that she is the devil. elizabeth lies to save her husband's name, which pushes her deeper into problems.
- Explains that proctor knows he has done wrong and feels very guilty. he can never feel good about himself again.
- Analyzes how proctor and elizabeth have trouble starting off the conversation and start asking each other more personal questions to make sure the other is okay.
- Analyzes how elizabeth's reply to john shows that she is not judging him as much as she was.
- Concludes that although john proctor has committed adultery, he is a good father and cares for people.
2068 wordsRead More - John Proctor: A Character Analysisanalytical essayIn Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, various characters, whether it is from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. There are those who spend every day in fear, wondering whether or not they will be falsely accused of witchcraft. There are others who struggle with more internal trials, such as forgiving those who have hurt them. The protagonist, John Proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution, and held himself to a high standard for the sake of his good name and family. As a result of this, he struggled with a major internal conflict throughout the play.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes arthur miller's the crucible, where various characters, whether from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. the protagonist, john proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution.
- Explains that proctor was a strong, hard-working, and revered man in salem. he was an honest man who always spoke his mind and followed his own moral standards.
- Explains scheidt, jennifer l., and denis m. calandra. cliffsnotes on the crucible.
- Analyzes arthur miller's the crucible, where various characters, whether from physical trials or unseen personal struggles, experience some kind of major conflict. the protagonist, john proctor, was a man of strong moral constitution.
- Explains that proctor was a strong, hard-working, and revered man in salem. he was an honest man who always spoke his mind and followed his own moral standards.
- Explains scheidt, jennifer l., and denis m. calandra. cliffsnotes on the crucible.
- Analyzes how john proctor's morals and inner qualities add to his character. he held himself to a high moral standard because he felt like it was the right thing to do.
970 wordsRead More - The Tragic Hero of The Crucible by Arthur Milleranalytical essayA tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. A man in this tragedy should not be exceptionally righteous, but his faults should come about because of a certain irreversible error on his part. This man should find a bad or fatal ending to add to the tragedy of the story, for this man in the tragic hero. The protagonist John Proctor portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible; his hamartia of adultery causes great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and he encounters catastrophe through recognition and reversal.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that a tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. a man's faults should come about because of an irreversible error on his part.
- Analyzes how john proctor's betrayal of his wife causes internal struggles and ultimately causes his catastrophe at the end of the drama.
- Analyzes how john proctor exposes hubris through his hatred of reverend parris, which is a necessary trait of the tragic hero.
- Opines that a tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. a man's faults should come about because of an irreversible error on his part.
- Analyzes how john proctor's betrayal of his wife causes internal struggles and ultimately causes his catastrophe at the end of the drama.
- Analyzes how john proctor exposes hubris through his hatred of reverend parris, which is a necessary trait of the tragic hero.
- Analyzes how john proctor's sudden change through recognition and reversal is a major crisis in the play, and from this stems his catastrophe.
- Analyzes how the catastrophe reveals the tragedy and integrity of john proctor, making him a tragic hero through his struggles within the play.
- Explains miller, arthur, and ellen bowler's the crucible. upper saddle river: prentice hall, 1999.
- Analyzes how john proctor's decision to choose a death of honor over an honorable death is the major reversal of the play.
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