The fate of each character is exactly that of his historical model, and there is no one in the drama who did not play a similar -and in some cases exactly the same -role in history.
However, I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history. Dramatic purposes have sometimes required many characters to be fused into one the number of girls involved in the “crying-out” has been reduced Abigail’s age has been raised while there were several judges of almost equal authority, I have symbolized them all in Hathorne and Danforth. Due to all the events John Proctor went through, he changed into a better person.A NOTE ON THE HISTORICAL ACCURACY OF THIS PLAY This play is not history in the sense in which the word is used by the academic historian. He showed responsibility and no fear as he scarifies his life for his family. John Proctor says this while being at the courthouse, “I have three children, how may I teach them to walk like men in the world, when I sold my friends.” This quote shows us how John wants to set a good example for his kids. Because of his wife, Elizabeth, John has become a violent and angry man at this point in the play.Īt the end of the play, John Proctor changed to be devoted to his wife and family and he transformed into a courageous man. John Proctor say’s this to Elizabeth and his servant, “I’ll whip you if you dare leave this house again.” Him saying that was prime evidence that he turned ill-tempered and violent. John Proctors, weakness changed into him being a bad-tempered man who was violent and aggressive when his wife was being cold with him. This quote shows that John Proctor is guilty for having an affair and that he is worried that his mistake will stay with him for eternally. John Proctor says this as he is feeling guilty about having an affair with Abigail, “But I’ll plead no more! I see how your spirit twists around the single error of my life, and I will never tear it free”. The beginning of the play, John Proctor is not presented as a good man, he is portrayed as weak and unfaithful.
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