How Tragic John Proctor is a righteous man who seemed like he had it all together, yet his life came crumbling down. Within literature, we see 4 main types of heroes, and John Proctor fills the role of a tragic hero right down to a tee. John supposedly had his life figured out, and he was ready to be the person everyone looked up to within the town, but his one little flaw that he overlooked for so long finally came back around and punished him. Soon after facing this weakness, John’s world comes
philosopher, Aristotle, in 350 BC, a tragic hero must contain three qualities. The first is that the hero must be a prominent member of society, however that doesn’t always mean affluent. John Proctor, our tragic hero, was an outspoken member of society, and a respected member of society. However, he never amassed a huge wealth. Secondly, a tragic hero has a tragic flaw, John’s flaw is pride, and lastly, the hero must have a fall from his status in society. John falls from the good graces of society
In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible; John Proctor, a tortured individual and valued member of the community shows several traits of a tragic hero. He demonstrates hamartia, experiences a reversal of fortune which leads to his downfall, and suffers a terrible fate which strikes pity and terror into the hearts of the readers. John Proctor is a member of the Puritan religion and community of Salem, Massachusetts. He was a hard working and highly respected member of his community. ¨I nailed the roof
The Tragic Downfall of John Proctor Aristotle said, “A man cannot become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall” (Aristotle). Author Arthur Miller wrote an allegory play titled The Crucible in 1953. Miller intended for the play to represent the Red Scare a modern witch hunt that toke a toll on his career. In the play The Crucible Miller creates John Proctor a character who is well respected and honorable so the tragic hero Proctor may seem. Although Proctor is the hero he is the root
Tragic heroes are heroes, that among many things have hubris (Excessive pride), are prominent members of their society, and something bad happens to them in the end. There have been many tragic heroes throughout history and stories, one prime example is John Proctor from The Crucible. John Proctor has excessive pride when it comes to his good name and reputation, he is a fairly well known respected member of his society, and in the end he is executed. In his community, John Proctor is considered
more to finally use their life’s work, he didn’t. John resisted and his moral superiority showed through. Even though the people of Salem don’t know this about John, it is this aura around him that shows where he has been and what he has done that makes these people look up to him. The next characteristic of a tragic hero is that the hero is observed struggling with a fatal flaw. Although a stereotype of men of God is that they are seen as perfect, John has several struggles in the play, many of which
is deserved is the main trait of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero. John Proctor- the main protagonist in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible - is the quintessential Tragic Hero. His error of judgment, his pride gets in the way of good choices, his weaknesses only serve to engender empathy to the audience, his spirituality gets wounded by his experience, and he, in the end, make a decision, usually involving life or death. Although a good, Christian man, Proctor is tempted and gives into that temptation when Abigail
their future. Three characters, John Proctor, Thomas Danforth, and Reverend Parris all wish to maintain an upstanding reputation in Salem, because of their self pride. John Proctor is a rightious man who is willing to take his life if that means keeping a good reputation. Proctor has been a well respected and trustworthy citizen in Salem for so long; this is why it would be hard for him to give up his good name. He is also considered to be a tragic hero, his tragic flaw being his self pride this
comparison to John Proctor in “The Crucible” based on Arthur Miller’s 1953 play. Gatsby is a rich racketeer who uses illegal means to amass wealth which is emphasized by his huge appetite for making money. He spends most of his time trying to impress people he barely know and especially the rich, who he lavishes with big parties. However, he is genuinely in love with Daisy Buchanan, which later makes him a sympathetic character when he takes the blame for her hit-and-run accident. Proctor is the play’s
The Final Chapter of John Proctor’s Life Why does it seem that most people would do the wrong things to save their necks? Which includes, people standing for what they believe in, and get punished for it? In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, this principle comes into play all over the place in the 1800’s salem witch trials. John Proctor, being one of many falsely accused of witchcraft in the salem witch trials, is condemned to death for not confessing. He would lead some to believe him to be a scoundrel