John Proctor Tragic Hero Essay

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Analysis of John Proctor A Tragic Hero
A tragedy in literally work simply implies situation where there is a hero whose basic morals are destroyed by character flaw beyond their control. In most of the literary works, the hero is often a person whom we always admire through their courage and ability to succeed despite the challenges they are going through. The Crucible is a play authored by American author Arthur Miller in 1953. The plays talks about the Salem Witch Trials. In the play, John Proctor is a true representation of a tragic hero through his inner struggles and flaw in the desire to do what is right. John Proctor is a good, humble hardworking man whose actions of saying the truth made him to be loved by almost everyone. He has a lot of faith in God and little faith in man. Apart from knowing that human beings have morals and are good, he also argues that they are imperfect and weak. Despite being weak, he tries his best to seek forgiveness and confession in his quest to lead an upright life.
In the play “The Crucible” John Proctor definitely meets the stage of making the play a contemporary tragedy through Miller’s criteria. John Proctor after having an affair with Abigail seven months prior to him entering and featuring in the play The crucible, he is seen as a flawless man in a society that regarded adultery as a very serious witchcraft. The affair with Abigail is running his life. When called upon to answer allegations about adultery he finds it hard to confirm the story but asks for forgiveness from her wife. When Abigail accuses Proctor of the affair, she says, “I look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these Christian women and their covenanted men! And now you bid me tear the light out of my eyes? I will not, I cannot! You loved me, John Proctor, and whatever sin it is, you love me yet!” (Act 1). In this heavily worded statement, Abigail accuses Proctor of having an affair with her. H...