Elizabeth sees his inner goodness shine when he refuses to lie about being involved in witchcraft, and she realizes how unfair she has been. John Proctor saves the lives of the others who are accused when he unselfishly declines to save his own. He acts as a martyr when he places others before himself. He would rather die an honorable death than live a dishonorable life, which is what precedes him to be the tragic hero of the play. John Proctor, being a very complex character stuck in a world full mischief, madness, and chaos shows a major change as the play unfolds.
He would not be able to live with himself knowing that he lied. He saved his reputation, and the tremendous act to do so was very noble. He knows what it takes to have a good name. The importance of reputation was displayed at the end of the play. John ends up confessing to having an affair with Abigail because he is trying to get his wife, Elizabeth or goody proctor out of prison.
Explain John Proctor's Struggle with his Conscience Conscience The conscience, the knowledge of right and wrong that affects actions and behaviour; the senses of guilt or virtue indeed by actions, behaviour etc. An innermost thought. (PH English dictionary) John Proctor has a terrible struggle with his conscience, particularly towards the end of the play. John proctors conscience is tell him that he shouldn't give into the pressure of the court, that he should stand proud and not tell the court lies. His conscience is telling him he shouldn't lie or defy the court and then his death, hanging from the noose, can be a proud one, accepted with honour after making his love and more importantly his peace with God.
In the crucible, John Proctor from the outset appears to be a hardworking, independent-thinking man. However, he is haunted “by the judge that sits in his heart” which reminds him of his past affair with Abigail. When Abigail maliciously pursues the townspeople and his wife, he decides that in order to rescue those from the court he must admit to the whole town his sins. This great test of honesty shows how a conflict can precipitate great changes in character. The audience is shown that fundamentally, John Proctor is an honest man.
The townsfolk of Salem feared having their own reputations tainted by the sins of others, that they distant themselves and even accused others in order to protect or promote their respective reputations. During time of hysteria, old grudges and jealousies flared, adding to the atmosphere of tension. 4. Characters Transformation: John Proctor (Protagonist) - John Proctor sees himself as a strong, stern, honest man except for one affair incident with Abigail that haunts him. Early in the play, he could’ve prevented the spread of the hysteria by testifying against Abigail’s accusations.
- He realizes Danforth will post confession on church door, so his reputation, his family and unborn child will be ruined. • Another, proclaims, “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” - Significant, will not allow Danforth to use him and ruin his honorable name. - Proctor continues, knowing twelve other innocents already been executed rather than confess to a lie. - Could save his life by an untrue statement of being involved in witchcraft.
Mr. Utterson likes this letter because it says that his friend Dr. Jekyll is not blackmailed and the evil person Mr. Hyde will not distract Dr. Jekyll again. Also Mr. Utterson feels guilty and blames himself for his past suspicions, for Mr. Hyde does not intend to blackmail Dr. Jekyll at all. By contrast, Mr. Hyde fully realizes his unworthiness of inheriting Dr. Jekyll’s properties. However, Mr. Utterson is upset with the fact that the letter was from Dr. Jekyll as well after he lets his clerk compare the letter with Jekyll’s own handwriting. His interest and involvement in Dr. Jekyll’s affair contradict with the introduction of his personality in the very beginning of the book, which shows his indifference toward immorality and lack of social skill.
Macbeth does not believe the witches’ predictions until he does become Thane of Cawdor; then he begins to contemplate if the rest will become true as well. Here Macbeth’s emotions first start taking over and being the foremost factor on why he does the evil actions. His wife succumbs to this quite a bit quicker than Macbeth does because she was less restrictive, morality wise, on her free will. After Lady Macbeth heard the witches’ prophecy she believed that Macbeth deserved to be king and should do anything to become it, including murder. “Still it cried 'Sleep no more!'
He didn’t want everyone to believe that. Mary Warren is dishonourable to the court because she has lied in court, and is an unreliable witness. She is also dishonourable to John Proctor because she says she is on his side, but during act three, she decides that Abigail was right all along and she tries to go back onto Abi’s side. However john proctor pulls her back. Abigail is a very dishonourable person.
John will not confess and he is hanged for his refusal to publicly admit to conspiring to witchcraft. Because of his affair with Abigail Williams John Proctor is wrongfully hanged. John felt too ashamed about his affair to immediately go to the court and testify against Abigail. John is forced to chose to blacken his good name or to be hanged for a crime he never committed. John chooses to die a courageous death instead of tell lies.