...In conclusion, The qualities of a tragic hero are being well respected, having a tragic flaw, redeems himself, but sadly dies at the end. John Proctor shows that you don’t have to be a all around good person to be a tragic hero. He shows to us how he is well respected. John Proctor was well respected around the village even thought that he see himself as a fraud. John didn’t think he got lots of respect, but we surely seen him as being respected. John Proctor also goes through a tragic flaw. During the story, John and Elizabeth gets into an argument about the affair that John had with Abigail. John tells her that he was alone with Abby. This is his tragic flaw because now his wife does not know what to do or say to him. John Proctor also...
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...will stand by the truth and plead innocence. The play follows John Proctor and the question I will answer is if Proctor could be considered a tragic hero. One quality a tragic hero must have is a “tragic flaw” or a flaw that will cause the character’s downfall. John Proctor’s flaw is excessive pride, one example of this is his commanding nature toward his wife. He tells his wife she is being cold and she must forgive him as if he didn’t do much to hurt her but he doesn’t realise that he is the one at fault. Proctor also does not go to church even though everyone in the town were supposed...
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...as a tragic hero.The tragic hero in this story is John Proctor. This is because John displays all the qualities of being a tragic hero, such as a tragic flaw. Tragic heroes are supposed to arouse pity and fear in the reader or audience. John Proctor shows all qualities which are: mighty figure, reversal of fortune, Uncommon suffering, recognizes the consequences of his actions, and his plight ennobles the reader. John Proctor is a mighty figure because he had helped to build the church. In the Book John had said “I nailed the roof upon the church, I hung the door,” (Miller 32). This shows how, in the theocracy the live in, which is a government run by religion, John would be a mighty figure. It also shows how it leads to his downfall, and his recognizing of his actions. This is because he is so full of pride that he thinks no one will suspect him, and he can get away with adultery. Also in the book John says “ How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name,” (Miller 62). This shows how John has recognized his mistakes, and is recognizing...
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...November.11.2015. The Crucible: Is John Proctor truly a tragic hero? A tragic hero is a person with admirable qualities yet they have a tragic flaw that leads them to their downfall. In Miller’s play “The Crucible,” the protagonist, John Proctor, is a tragic hero known for his good reputation yet commits adultery with Abigail thus making it a tragic flaw that leads to his death. John Proctor is a tragic hero because he is a well-mannered person that has a good reputation. John strongly believes in Elizabeth’s good morals by proving his honesty and bond towards Elizabeth and speaks up for her as he tries to get her and his friends’ wives out of jail. He tells Danforth...
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...must risk their reputation to do what is right. This is what made John Proctor a hero, despite the flaws he had. The Crucible by Andrew Miller is a play about the Salem witch trials during the Puritans era. John Proctor is a hero in The Crucible because he believes in justice, values his reputation, and is fallible. John Proctor believes in justice for the people accused of witchcraft. He is willing to put himself on the line so others can be free. When John was at the courthouse, in front of all the judges—trying to save his wife’s life, he admits to his affair with Abigail. It does this so he can end the wrath of Abigail. John said—admitting to his faults “I have known her, sir; I have known her,” (Miller 1309). Another example would be when he is not willing to give the names of others away, because he wants to be the good person that he was always inside. He says when the towns’ men are questioning him for other “witches”. Danforth asks him if there was...
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...questions based on your knowledge of the drama. Write a response on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Where does Tituba think that the Devil is going to take her? 2. Give one example of how Abigail shows her dishonesty in this act. 3. What effect do the trials have on Salem? Use three details from the drama to support your answer. 4. When first arrives at the Salem jail, Danforth complains, “There is a prodigious stench in this place.” How might this line be read to mean something besides a comment on the smell? 5. How is Giles Corey’s character reflected in his death? Use one detail from the drama to support your response. 6. What qualities does Proctor find within himself that prevent him from at last saving himself and signing the confession? Use details from the text to support your response. 7. Explain how Proctor is right or wrong for refusing to sign the confession. Use details to support your response. 8. A tragic hero’s fate, according to Aristotle, inspires pity and horror. Name the tragic hero in The Crucible, and describe how his or her fate inspires both pity and horror. 9. People accused of being Communists had a difficult time getting jobs; some even moved out of the United States in order to try to resume normal lives. How is Proctor’s situation like that of the people accused of Communist activities? 10. Based on the conversation involving Tituba, Sarah Good, and Herrick at the beginning of Act IV of The Crucible, what obsession...
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...Proctor is known to be an upstanding member of the village, but he has some flaws. He had an affair with Abigail Williams, and he didn’t want the Puritans of Salem to know about it. Proctor was embarrassed about the situation and he wanted his wife and Abigail to forget about it. He wanted everyone in the village to continue to think of him as a good man. When trying to save his wife from being killed, he ended up getting questioned for having conspired with the devil. He refused to sign the written confession to show proof to the village. Proctor stated, “How may I leave without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (143). John Proctor does not want his name to be left with a lie, so he did not sign the confession to save his name. He wanted to die with a name that was honest, and not stay living a lie. John Proctor then got hung for his...
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...Proctor was the flawed hero of the Salem witch trials, his condemnation of ‘secular’ decisions and frustrating fabrications resulted, in the end of unruly executions and the revealing of concealed truths. Foremost, in most communities the government is the cornerstone which underpins morality and eliminates hysteria; consequently, the theocracy operating in Salem further encouraged the debacle. Judge Danforth’s fear tainted his proceedings; he did not interrogate Abigail, which allowed him to remain ‘unafflicted’ and Abigail to continue her demonstrations. In light of this situation, Proctor’s moral uprightness coerced him to criticise the oppressive regime. Foremost when his wife was incarcerated, Proctor did not remain silenced. He realised, his salacious slip up underpinned her arrest and would cause her execution. Consequently, Proctor summoned courage- but his courage was like a diamond very brilliant and unchanged by fire. He did not allow for Abigail's intimidation to unravel his ethical ideals, he unwaveringly advocated his wife’s innocence and accused Abigail of sporting; despite the risk of being charged with contempt of the...
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...In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, innocent people are hung because the citizens of Salem avidly protect or improve their reputation. John Proctor displayed his blackened, but courageous reputation through sinful actions and sharp witted words during exchanges of towns members about witchcraft. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, innocent people are hanged because the citizens of Salem avidly protect or improve their reputation. In the early pages of the book, Thomas Putnam subtly accuses Proctor of being overly worried about the witchcraft occurring when he hadn’t been “at Sabbath meeting since snow flew.” In a town that is so religiously based as to not allow dancing, the comment alerts the reader that Proctor is considered a black sheep amongst...
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...Kenya Finch Mr. Osborn Per. 7 March 17, 2012 Character Analysis Essay The world is made of all different types of people with different qualities. Some qualities we all share and some we don’t. We value some more than others and look down at some. Often the qualities that are look down on is what society seems to create the most around and pay the most attention to. Throughout the reading of The Crucible there are many characters that have been introduced with different qualities. One of the characters that have been introduced that has qualities that stands out more from others which are manipulative, devious, and inconsiderate. The character I’m talking about is Abigail Williams. All throughout the story Abigail displays all these qualities and many other but those three are the ones that are displayed the most. Out of all qualities Abigail displays devious is the one greatly revealed. Throughout the story there are many events that happen that Abigail had something to do with, with each event Abigail always has a different story from what actually happens and convinces people that her story is the truth. One event that happens that displays this would be when Abigail was in the woods with the girls dancing and took it to the next level by drinking blood and taking off her clothing. Before the questioning of what happen in the woods Abigail states “Shut up! All of you. We danced. That is all, and mark this, if anyone breathe a word or the edge of a word about the other...
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...Wow!! Look what we have here. I think it’s crazy how Abigail did things and tired to lie about it. She blame it on everyone like she wasn’t quality and her group of friends falsely accused innocent citizens of witchcraft. She was trying to harm a lot of people when the community was the type of community that always be there for each other. Abigail is a very evil girl. In the beginning of the story on page 1130 Miller explains that Abigail was in the forest dancing with a group of girls her age. Abigail tell her uncle “ we did dance and when you leaped out the bush Betty was frightened and she fainted”. But we all know that wasn’t true. I feel that she was saying that to cover herself up because that’s not the only evil thing...
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...are out of their wits’” (Kent 194) and the actions of the court that follow. Unjust authority subjecting innocents to harsh condition, unlawful trials, and executions during the Salem Witch Trials worked to inculcate and divulge three major characteristics among the people in both The Crucible and The Heretic’s Daughter: deceitfulness, intolerance, and forgivness. The poor conditions of the jail cells during the Salem Witch Trials made deceitfulness a common trait in The Crucible and The Heretic’s Daughter. John Proctor of The Crucible knew his wife, Elizabeth, was suffering in the Salem jail cells. In a hopeless, fruitless attempt to save her, he, for the first time in his life, told the truth about his affair with Abby. John’s thinking was the statement would discredit the accuser, Abigail herself. Though Elizabeth knew the truth about John and Abigail, she lied to protect him claiming, John was “‘a goodly man’” (Miller IV). The deceitful person in their relationship, John, made a liar out of his wife in an attempt to set her free. Similar to this, poor cell conditions in The Heretic’s Daughter led a starving, desperate Sarah to mislead Sheriff Corwin’s wife in order to receive food. Thanks to Andrew Carrier, Sarah’s brother, some people around the “‘good cell’” (Kent 251) were led to believe Sarah had the power to heal others. Convinced by her husband, the Sheriff, Goody Corwin was one of these gullible souls. Sarah mislead her to believe she could save her child order to “‘never...
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...Crucible. John Proctor is most affected by the thought of maintaining an acceptable reputation for his name. Throughout The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor made many mistakes, one such as committing adultery, which made his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, lose his trust. Although he made mistakes, the town still saw John as a respectable man who cared immensely for his family. In the end, John did admit his sin of adultery and was hanged. Through “Aristotle’s Poetics” it is proved that John Proctor is the tragic hero of The Crucible because his true character comes out and he becomes a good man in the end by admitting to his wrong-doings, committing adultery, in order to save his reputation and family. John Proctor ruins his reputation within the change of fortune, or catastrophe, appeal of “Aristotle’s Poetics”. A change of fortune is explained as “occurs when a character produces an effect opposite to that which he intended to produce…”(McManus). John Proctor did not want his reputation ruined or his relationship with his wife ruined, however the complete opposite happened to him creating a major problem. The change of fortune is when John is finally forced to admit to the court about his sin (Miller 119). John Proctor commits adultery with Abigail and is compelled to admit this sin to his wife and to the town. John first admits to committing adultery to his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, after she had suspected something was going on between John and Abigail. John tells Elizabeth...
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...23). The Crucible by Arthur Miller holds a description of the Salem Witch trials. Arthur Miller lived in the “McCarthyism” era, in which people had accusations thrown at them that they might possibly be communists in the way that the accusations of being witches could be thrown at innocents in 1672 Salem. Miller himself carried the accusation of being a communist, which happened to be one of the reasons he wrote this play, in theory; to display what mass hysteria can do to a community or nation. Even though Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are both opinionated, only one holds something that is purely opinion whilst the other holds a solid basis upon faith....
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...action rises to a crescendo and comes to a dramatic climax at the end, and thus ensuring the audience or reader of the play is gripped by the story throughout the whole play. The incident begins with the girls dancing in the forest and soon escalates into a huge witch hunt. There is sufficient conflict to keep the reader or audience member's interest aroused. There is a great deal of of tension and suspense in the story. It essentially covers basic human instincts and qualities. It depicts the human necessity for survival, and the lengths at which a person will go to save his life, and also the treacherous nature of many. There is also the idea of honor and truth. Proctor tries to keep his reputation but gives it up to reveal the truth. Through his struggle he achieves righteousness. All these things keep the plot moving. Proctor's relationship with Elizabeth can be seen to grow and mature. He continually grows more pure in Elizabeth's sight until she is able to forgive him in act four. Proctor character also attains a kind of moral supermeminence - He does not want to get involved in the court proceedings in act two but stands up for the truth in act four, and this was reflected by his wife's final statement which we look at the end of act four: "He has his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him" It is understood that Miller's intent in this was to portray the innocence of those falsely accused in the McCarthy trials. Setting The play takes place in...
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