John Proctor Sacrifice In The Crucible

A man in Salem have died tragically, although some might consider this heroic; nevertheless it was his actions that have saved the town; this man is John Proctor. Salem is known for having Puritans, a conservative religious and Puritans value their privacy as well. John Proctor is one of the main characters in The Crucible, made by Arthur Miller. Since John Proctor is motivated by his honor his decision to refuse confession in the court creates a catastrophe by the end of the play.

While John Proctor is a very honorable man, to himself he feels a tremendous guilt for committing adultery with Abigail and cheating on his wife, Elizabeth. Throughout the entire play, Elizabeth is very cold and bitter to Proctor, while Proctor wishes that she may forgive him for what he had done. At that moment, Elizabeth's name was called to court, for she was suspected of being a witch. To restore his guilty conscious, Proctor decides to testify in court to prove that Elizabeth is innocent. His loyalty to his wife encouraged him to stop the

town's madness. Having his integrity insulted, Proctor tries valiantly to prove his goodness in his name, even so, as to confessed his affairs with Abigail and rely on his wife's bitter honesty. Unfortunately, Elizabeth had a change of heart and lied in order to save his name,
resulting in disaster. Proctor was accused of witchcraft instead. His efforts were paid in full though, as Elizabeth was able to walk free from being hanged, but despair had only set in for his numbers were almost up.
John Proctor feeling as though he had finally was able to atone for his sins, he had a chance to join with his wife to raise their children.

In order for him to do so, he had to sign the written confession that would be release to the public. Proctor at first, was willing to sign the confession until he was overtaken by his pride and had refused to give it up, for his name would be insulted. "No more! I should have roared you down when first you told me your suspicion. But I wilted, and, like a Christian, I confessed. Confessed! Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you're not, you're not, and let you remember it! Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not."(Act II 77-82) Proctor being a righteous Puritan had also had a part in this, for his personal life would be blasted to the public. It was his vanity that had doomed him, he couldn't turn back from this point forward, progressing his fate even

faster.
John Proctor had nothing to him except for his name, and as a righteous man, he kept it with him until the very end. It is very admirable for Proctor to keep striving for his best even when his life depended on it. At first, Proctor was ashamed of himself for he committed adultery and he had lost his trust from his bitter wife. Proctor has change immensely throughout the entire play and became one of the strongest characters because of that. Proctors integrity and his heroic deeds is what made the whole town realize their faults, and if it weren't for his honor and pride, many people would've been falsely accused of, making John Proctor a hero to all
People.
Since John Proctor is motivated by his honor his decision to refuse confession in the court creates a catastrophe by the end of the play. Just like the honor system a school. In which teachers could leave the room and trusted the students to not cheat on a test. While cheating is wrong, would it be honorable to tell the truth and receive severe punishment regardless of what you choose? The Tragic Hero, John Proctor had became the honorable man he wanted to be.