Honest and upright, John Proctor was a good man, but one with a secret, fatal flaw. There are two choices to portray John Proctor in The Crucible. He is seen in my opinion as a tragic hero because of how he saved his wife and confessed about his adultery trying to stop Abigail's crazy rampage. It requires a lot of courage to confess that you actually had an affair with someone. Also, he tried to keep himself away from Abigail knowing that he did wrong before the trials. Even though the truth was told, the timing was wrong and nobody believed him. His betraying servant, Mary, blamed all the "devil's company"on him. Sadly, he was located in a unfortunate situation where nobody believed the truth when he wanted to admit and everyone accusing him. Knowing that the only way to survive was confession, he directed all the witchcraft doings to himself. After forcing him to confess and sign the confession, the court still wanted to post it on the church. Nobody would want their shameful secrets made public. It would have humiliated him and ruin his reputation for the rest of his life. Such an ugly scar is unjust for a man who took a little stumble and once had a great reputation. Why was that even necessary?
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