Proctor, hero or Villain? Essay

follow chooses the easy way to escape troubles, as it is a chance to avoid facing up to his responsibilities. He limit his give birth reputation above the healthy being and happiness of his family. As he cries out Because it is my name because I ignorenot have another in my vitality Which finally returns that reminder is apprehensive towards his reputation in the community much than anything else. It is at once visible that monitor lizard is showing definite signs of being a villain and not of a hero.It is clear that antic has committed the criminal offence of lechery however when approached by Abigail again, john rejects her advances despite her insistence he is mulish to remain loyal and faithful to his wife, despite Abigails reminders of the past. Give me a word john. A word No, no Abby. Thats d champion with. Abby, Youll put it out of mind. Ill not be coming for you more Which indicates that proctor clearly regrets his past with Abigail and wants Abigail to put it ou t of mind. As john regrets his skirmish with Abigail he tries to make amends to gain Elizabeths trust.The attempts to amuse Elizabeth are clear, as is sh stimulate when the compliment about the cooking and his tell to buy George Jacobs cow proctor replies to the taste of the rabbit It is swell up seasoned If the crop is good Ill buy George Jacobs heifer. How would that please you? This implies that john is determined to gain Elizabeths forgiveness. Despite the occurrence that Elizabeth has forgiven him. basin struggles with forgiving himself, this suggests a more strong conscience on proctors part, and put more readily founding in a hero not a villain.Although Proctor calculates to dislike reverend parris thought the play. It would appear he had valid reasons. Reverend parris does indeed appear selfish hypocritical and preoccupy with financial gain. Upon discovering Abigails disaperance, Parris is more concerned with the loss of his money than the item that his niece has absconded as he clearly shows as he replies to Danforth, Thirty one pound is gone. I am penny less Proctor sees through and through Parriss charade, whilst the rest of the village appear to be blinded.It is proctor who recognises and voices the fact that stack seeking revenge walk the town Salem and not the devil. Proctor attempts to warn the village he does not keep this instruction to himself theses are clear works of a hero an a attempt to relieve those who even would not be saved John Proctor may not have attended church for the last seven months but he has good reasons for his absence. Notably, his wife Elizabeth had been sick and proctor being a dutiful husband he turns his total devotion to care for her well being. John is conscious of his absence and ensures hale that he.Surely did come when he could and when he could not he would pray in his house Proctor has alike been dutiful regarding his responsibilities to the church. He has made his contribution as he has Nail ed the roof upon the church and hung the church door proctor can now be seen in a new light, his acts of helping the community show that Proctor cannot be classed as a villain but a hero. Even though Proctor realises that admitting to his act of adultery with Abigail volition break away his reputation, He does so in order to save his wifes life.Proctor accepts what he has done and he is prepared to come prior to the court and face the consequences of his actions, the destruction of his good name To Danforth It is a working girl I have known her, sir. I have known her. softly excepting his fate. Heroically He puts others first even when offered the life of his wife in return for dropping his charge against Abigail and the girls he considers the lives of the many and not him self, such(prenominal) braveness in a man can only come from a hero not a villain.Proctor does not alone get for his name which he admits is already stained, he then later on in the withstand remembers his friends and suggest that if he confesses he will also be unfaithful to them as well as him self , And I sold my friends Beguile me not I blacken all of them when this is nailed to the church the very day they hang for silence. This quotation suggests that Proctor is alarmed that if he confesses that he will also blacken the names of his friends. Proctor recognises that many people will innocently and needlessly die if he gives a false confession.A true hero puts aside his own needs in order to serve the greater good. Proctor is for the most part concerned for his sons and the example he is setting them. I have 3 children-how may I teach them to walk like men in the world This quotation is saying that if he gives his confession he will be shamed as well as his sons, this courageous and elevated decision reveals that proctor is a caring family man that cares for his friends and puts other people first a type of man that cannot be classified as a villain in any respect. Conclusion It is difficult to be whether Proctor is a hero or Villain.The evidence is contradictory on the one hand Proctor can be seen as a villain for his wrong doings in the past which involved an affair with a teenage girl named Abigail Williams, This selfish and thought less action precipitates much of the chaos in Salem. Perhaps ultimately he is simply human and has made the mistakes of many. But on the other hand proctor can be seen as a hero to his wife and to his friends, this is shown nearly to the conclusion of the story when he confesses to the crime of lechery to save his wife and his friends when stressful to prove that the girls are lying and it was pretence.In the opinion of the viewers of the book would like for proctor to be a courageous hero, but he only starts to show signs of this during the end of the book but if viewing it as a puritan in the Salem society proctor would seem to be a villain as the amount of evidence shown in the textbook Show preview only The above p review is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our GCSE Arthur Miller section.