The Crucible John Proctor Analysis

John was a cherished man, a man that no one can replace. I stand before thee to bid my beloved John Proctor one last goodbye. John if you are listening to this, let me tell u, I had never seen such goodness in this world till the day I set my eyes on you. God has you in his arms now John and I in my heart. Oh the sorrow of bitter justice, if only there was such a thing, my husband would still be alive and well today to see his creation brought into this world. He is under gods wings now, a white knight who stopped the pillars of Salem from crumbling down to the cinders of hell.

John was a admirable Christian and an integral part of Salem. We are all flawed and imperfect in some way but I know that John was drenched in the grace and mercy that is found in Jesus Christ. God was John’s backbone as he was to the church or Salem. He "nailed the roof upon the church and hung the door."(pg. 64)The days John strayed from church for me, he became closer to God. We are blessed with three divine boys,

our greatest asset and they all looked up to John as their gallant father. John taught them to "walk like men in the world,"(act 4) and to live by faith, not fear. Like the blood that flows through our veins in all direction, John's legacy will exude.

We are all mistaken sometimes; we do wrong but it does not mean we are evil. John made one mistake and that one mistake should not bury his commendable actions. I am aware of my own mistakes now that John is no more. It were a cold house I kept."(Act 4 pg. 119) No honest love could come to me as I kissed suspicion upon my John. Even-though I never completely understood my husband, now I come to know that through his silence he protected my reputation from ever being questioned. “You take me sins upon you,"(act 4) John. Why? I have done naught to deserve your affection and respect. Like any man sitting here today, John put great emphasise on his good name. John would give up his soul but his name he would not, as he could not have another in his lifetime. John went to the gallows instead of signing a confession so that he could relinquish Lucifers hold upon the town and conclude the hysteria that has this community. John did not fear the courts judgement as he knew another judgment awaited him high above the skies.

My dear husband confessed in court to put an end to the Devil that lived inside of Abigail Williams.

Yet he refused to sign the paper that would hang on the church door that would blacken the names of all those who are at blame. He did not confess till then and this speaks great goodness in him. The convicted witches “think to go like saints and John like not to spoil their names,"(act 4 pg122) by hanging up a false pretence all in the name of living a life based on a lie. John kept his integrity intact by not wiping the black grease of the devil on his friends. By undertaking such a conduct he showed great pride and courage and that the Lucifer himself would not shatter his will. An eraser is not needed to wipe John's name out of the black book as he was not in there in the first place. I know my husband and his hunger for truth and justice still lived till the very end. John gave them no tears as tears gave them pleasure and with their stony hearts they all sank with

him.

The court has laid a calumny on my John, like a shadow it sticks to him but listen not to the court. John stays a good man and the court's judgement wrong. I am now safe under John's wings as he looks down upon me and protects me from any preying beasts. “He have his goodness now." (pg126)