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This 3 page paper discusses John Proctor, the protagonist of Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible,” and argues that he is a tragic hero. Bibliography lists 1 source
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at the time of the infamous witch trials, and gets caught up in the hysteria that sweeps through New England. Although innocent of any witchcraft, Proctor is hardly an innocent;
he had an affair with Abigail Williams, a girl who would have only been 16 at the time of their involvement (Miller, 1952). Still, despite his weakness Proctor is a
good man, and both he and his wife understand that the witch hunts are immoral and vicious, and that they are destroying not only individuals, but the community as well.
The action of the play turns largely on the fact that Abigail, who was fired by Elizabeth Proctor when she discovered the affair, still desires him (Miller, 1952). Shes very
attractive -- Miller describes her as "a strikingly beautiful girl, an orphan, with an endless capacity for dissembling" (1952, p. 487) -- but in actual fact shes a viper who
will do anything to get what she wants. She is utterly despicable, and one cant help but question Proctors judgment in getting involved with the little monster in the first
place. Certainly his affair with her diminishes him. Unfounded accusations of witchcraft fly throughout the village and the atmosphere becomes one of complete madness, until at last Elizabeth Proctor,
who is completely innocent, is charged with being a witch (Miller, 1952). Not surprisingly, its Abigail who makes the charge, in a ploy to destroy the other woman and keep
Proctor for herself. Elizabeth is taken away to stand trial. John is furious. He has seen that the whole thing is complete idiocy, but the entire town is in the
grip of insanity with more and more people being accused every day (Miller, 1952). Proctor tells his servant, Mary Warren, a friend of Abigails, that she must go to the
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