John Proctor
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- Created on: 29-03-15 16:08
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- John Proctor
- "Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties."
- "I'll show you a great doin' on your **** one of these days."
- "Her concentrated desire destroy his smile."
- "Gently pressing her from him, with great sympathy but firmly."
- "I look for the John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart!"
- "Gently pressing her from him, with great sympathy but firmly."
- A tragic hero
- Has good morals, although they don't all correlate with the beliefs in Salem.
- Committed a sin (lust) and broke one of the ten commandments through his affair with Abigail, but also died for a sin (pride).
- Lies easily, shown at beginning of act two
- Proctor still feels affection towards Abigail despite his insistence that he doesn't to Elizabeth.
- There is still a bond between him and Elizabeth despite his affair, although they are both aware that it is not the same. They are brought together by the accusations.
- There is tension between Proctor and the Putnams, as he is accused of stealing land.
- He has friends in Salem, such as Giles Corey, who support him.
- "A Proctor is always marked for calumny therefore."
- "With a quiet confidence and an unexpressed, hidden force."
- "It's winter in here yet."
- "Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!"
- Commanding (e.g. over Mary Warren)
- Tension between him and Putnam over land.
- He acts aggressively towards Mary Warren
- There is still a bond between him and Elizabeth despite his affair, although they are both aware that it is not the same. They are brought together by the accusations.
- Proctor still feels affection towards Abigail despite his insistence that he doesn't to Elizabeth.
- There is tension between Proctor and the Putnams, as he is accused of stealing land.
- He has friends in Salem, such as Giles Corey, who support him.
- There is tension between Proctor and the Putnams, as he is accused of stealing land.
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