Thursday, September 18, 2014
The Crucible
John Proctor is definitely not a hero in the “Crucible”. John Proctor turned against his religion and committed adultery with Abigail Williams. John Proctor decided to not follow a “Christian” lifestyle which led to the jealousy of his mistress, Abigail Williams's, of his wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail took advantage of the situation and accused John Proctor of devil worshiping. Abigail’s vindictive attitude was only out of spite due to being shunned for having an affair with John Proctor. Unfortunately by the time John Proctor confessed his affair publicly the rumor of him being a witch was already spreading, which lead to losing his proud and squeaky clean reputation. John Proctor was so concerned about what others thought of him after they knew about his affair with Abigail Williams that he did not consider the consequences he may suffer due to his Christian views. John Proctor is not a hero in my eyes because as a Christian I would not think to commit a sin that would not only embarrassed me but also my family. As John Proctor, an individual who was admired, a role model, and the head of his household, he should have known better to not live an ungodly life.
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I like your view of John's abandonment of his religion because it's definitely different than anyone's else's. I also like how you mentioned him living an ungodly life because that's what I thought.
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you when you say that he isn't a hero at all. Although he did commit adultery with Abigail, Proctor tried his best to save other people from being accused. When he chose to be hanged instead of continuing the cycle of blame, he showed a better side to himself.
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