Jessica Sulikowski
Take Home Essay 2
English- 10 D

Tragedy is defined as a drama or literacy work in which the main character is brought to ruin or

suffer extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weaknesses, or inability to

cope with unfavorable circumstances. This mainly applies to the central character, John Proctor, who is

the protagonist in he play titled The Crucible. Arthur Miller wrote the non fiction play in 1690 which

took place in Salem, Massachusetts where religion and corruption is strongly aggressive. Most of The

Crucible is about John Proctor's quest to regain his self image back from his mistakes. It is proctors

journey from guilt to redemption. “We born, we die, and in between everyone makes mistakes.”

John Proctor who is a husband, father, citizen, and friend is one character who contradicts

himself throughout the play. He is a man known to make good decisions . Proctor is first witnessed as

with an honest and respectful personality when he expresses his true feelings and affections towards

his wife Elizabeth Proctor. John Proctor is a proud who takes pride for his reputation and name. He

speaks his mind much and is never really afraid to take challenges. However, John Proctor has many

strengths, he also has a numerous amount of weaknesses which both make up and destroy himself and

his family. Proctor is a good man with fatal flaws but he could also be considered stubborn, arrogant,

and shameful or embarrassed about his decisions.

John Proctor's frailties are established early in they play when he commits adultery with Abigail

Williams. The crime started when young Abigail was a servent on John's farm as he seduced her and

started to have a lusty obsession with Abigail. “I know how you clutched my back behind your house

and sweated like a stallion whenever I came near.” The relationship between John and Abby was also

considered lechery because at the time, Proctor was in his fourties while Abigail was only seventeen.

“Ah, your wicked yet aren't you . . . You'll be clapped in the stocks before your twenty.”

Basically when Abigail became involved with John's life, his life dramatically changed from

good to bad. All it took was one shameful encounter to destroy John Proctor's most prized possession:

his self respect. John started to weaken himself because