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Aspects of characterisation of John Proctor - Coggle Diagram
Aspects of characterisation of John Proctor
POV and narrative voice
John Proctor is one of the main characters
Description
a mix of positive and negative descriptions about Proctor
Farmer in mid 30s
"he had a sharp and biting way with hypocrites"
"powerful of body, even tempered, and not easily lead"
"In Proctor's presence a fool felt his foolishness instantly"
"He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own vision of decent conduct"
"Proctor, respected and even feared in Salem, has come to regard himself as a kind of fraud"
Action: Narrative events
Talks to Abigail in act 1 after their affair and Abigail tells him what occured the night before
They end up kissing even though John is remorseful of what occured
Proctor agrees with Rebecca Nurse with the Devil not actually possessing Betty Parris and Ruth Putnam
Was very protective of Elizabeth when Abigail was talking about her
Elizabeth and John were talking about what is going on in Salem/ Elizabeth found out what Abigail told John and she said that he should tell the court that Abigail and the girls are frauds
When John tells Elizabeth that he was alone with Abigail, there is suspicion and doubt that is evident from her and it makes John feel guilty
When Mary Warren comes home from the proceedings in the court of Salem, Proctor threatens to whip her for not obeying his orders but then she finds authority over John due to her being part of the official court
Hale came to the Proctor's house hold to question Elizabeth and Proctor was really mad that Abigail accused Elizabeth of witchery
Proctor, Francis and Giles came to save their wives from the false accusations and Proctor ended up admitting to having an affair with Abigail
Mary Warren also ended up betraying John by saying that he has done the Devil's work
In the end John Proctor ended up being hung
John Proctors motivations when he and his friends went to court was to save Elizabeth and did not care what happened to him for he knows that he is a fraud. He'd rather dying knowing that he spoke the truth than lies. He cared a lot about his integrity.
Dialogue
In the dialogue in the court scene where he is trying to save Elizabeth and others from Abigail and the girls false accusations it is clear that he cares about his reputation and his integrity and this clashes in most situations.
In his conversation with Elizabeth at their home it is clear that there is guilt coming from John and he regards himself as a fraud due to what he did. Plus it is clear that there is a person vs person conflict occurring in the scene.
Setting
The time that this allegory is set is in the Salem witch trials era
John was living in Puritan society meaning that they took all the commandments very seriously and you had to go to church oftenly. If you didn't know the commandments by memory they were suspicious.
Minor characters
Elizabeth
Is John Proctors life and she has a big influence on his life and this is seen in act 4 where he chooses to look good not only in his eyes but in God's eyes. He doesn't want to lie about dealing with devil because he knows he didn't.
She never lies and John knows that so when she says that she is pregnant John believes her because she wouldn't tell a lie