John Proctor was a fictional character in the Crucible play, written by Arthur Miller in 1953. The play focused on the witch trials in an allegorical manner and the rising communism in that era.
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The play is basically divided into four acts revolving around the Protagonist, John Proctor. In Act 1, he denies his abstract relationship with Abigail to save his reputation. In Act 2, John’s wife, Elizabeth, got arrested for her involvement in witchcraft. Act 3 includes the drama of who accused whom, who is the real liar, and John’s affair with Abigail. And in Act 4, the last part, John gave a false confession to save his family and was sentenced to be hanged. Each Act reflected different sides and emotions of John Proctor.
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- John Proctor Quotes the Crucible
- John Proctor Quotes about Elizabeth
- John Proctor Quotes about Guilt
- John Proctor Quotes about Abigail
John Proctor Quotes the Crucible
In the Crucible play, John Proctor was a tragic hero who was an honest, upright, blunt-spoken good man with fatal flaws. Check out John Proctor quotes from the Crucible.
“If the girl’s a saint now, I think it is not easy to prove she’s a fraud.”
JOHN PROCTOR
“Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!”
JOHN PROCTOR
Source: DEATH OF A SALESMAN
“Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers?”
JOHN PROCTOR
“… Vengeance is walking Salem… We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law!”
JOHN PROCTOR
“Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched Abby.”
JOHN PROCTOR
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