In “The Crucible”, Arthur Miller portrays John Proctor as a tragic hero. Giles Corey does not want to accuse innocent people for something that they do not do and is therefore stoned to death. John Proctor does not want his reputation to be ruined and is ultimately hung. These two characters are John Proctor and Giles Corey. To prove this Arthur Miller creates two similar characters who would be judged by the audience based upon their actions. Within his quote he implies that tragedy is thinking about the worst that could possibly happen and he compares it to comedy. He also shows characters who are very courageous. He sees that In “The Crucible” his intention was not to rewrite the history of the Salem Witch Trials but to create characters to show how people were falsely accused and have been hung as a result. Many people believe that in a tragedy a person in the play must die unexpectedly for the person that they love. He put his name and life on the line to save Elizabeth and the others.Arthur Miller believes that the idea of tragedy is often misinterpreted. He does it in order to save the lives of those accused but more specifically his wife. John Proctor admitted to the one thing many other Puritans wouldn’t.
“I have confessed myself!… God sees my name: God knows my how black my sins are”, he has confessed to his unholy sin. He has confessed to lechery, knowing he’ll go to jail for this.
In the process he also damns himself to jail for his sin.īy the end Proctor can be seen as a good man or a hero. Adultery is a big sin to commit as a Puritan, John confessed his sin to the court to prove that there are liars among the court. I have known her”, this gives evidence that Abigail isn’t as truthful as she should be, now that she is a member of the court. While there confessing to the cour John confesses to his biggest sin adultery. He goes to to the with a friend, Giles Corey to prove the innocence of those accused including Elizabeth. Proctor makes the decision to come out to the judge and spill the truth. Now that Elizabeth has been accused he will do whatever necessary to get her back. Proctor tells of a conversation he had with Abigail in private. “Abigail Williams told you it had naught to do with witchcraft She told me the day you came sir”, she uses her word to damn others. Therefore making the girl’s testimonies more believable. It’s a hard task to take on considering some of the accused have confessed to witchcraft. In order to do this he has to provide crucial evidence that the jury full of girls are liars. John Proctor needs to prove his wife’s innocence to halt her approaching death.
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