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John Proctor - Coggle Diagram
John Proctor
Context / Summary
working-class farmer
tragic central protagonist
trouble with neighbours - dislike his bluntness
impatient with the foolishness of others
realistic charcter - human flaws
Purpose
: personal integrity in the bleakest of worlds
"sinner against his own vision of decent conduct"
Evolution
degree of consicence
better understanding of himself and the events around him at the end
controls his anger
ultimate refusal
sense of responsibility
rather hang than participate in the false judgment of others
heroism - martyr
sacrifices himself for community
Relationship/Interactions
Abigail
lover
Elizabeth
wife
Giles Corey
friend
death of Giles crushes Proctor
well-respected + feared by Salem community
Quaker
egalitarian outlook
less rigid than Puritans
less scrupulous in their religious devotion
Physical description
mid-thirties
powerful body
Personal attributes
Weaknesses
his own harshest critic
grown man - more responsibility than a teenager
unable to control his temper
tears up warrant
physical threats
deep passion
affair
rocky relationship with Elizabeth
deeply solicitous
furiously angry
attitude towards women
dictatorial
man of his time
Strengths
straightforward man of common sense
free thinker
moral man
works hard
values friends
feels guilt
man of principle
rejects Parris
commited to his marriage
confesses
makes vow
tries to make amends
tries to please his wife
"quiet confidence" + "unexpressed, hidden force"
Purtitan
strong disciplinarian
prepared to beat Mary
expects his wife to forgive him
head of household