Monday, September 22, 2014
John Proctor: Hero or Stooge?
John Proctor: Hero or Stooge? We all know that John was a respected
man; a man that was looked up to but is that enough to conclude that he
should get the title of "Hero". In my opinion I thought that John was
both a Stooge and a Hero. Why is he a Stooge? Even though he knows that
he has no more feelings for Abigail, he still tells her that "he may
think of her softly from time to time". That gave Abigail the thought
that their could still be a chance for them to be together. John was
being played by Abigail, she knows that if John confesses about his
crime of adultery he would face the consequences. John is hesitant
whether or not he should confess or not. Time goes by and countless of
people have been drag into this chain of accusations and all he to do to
stop it was to confess and face whats coming for him. If he had
confessed before all of this happened, this chain of accusations could
have been prevented. The title Stooge fits him well at this time of the
play. Time has passed and a number of people have been already sent to
the gallows and when his wife had been accused of witchcraft, he knew he
needed to put a stop to this. He confesses to his crime of adultery to
save wife, Elizabeth. He knew what he had to do to save his wife and to
show her that he loved her. John Proctor deserves the title of hero for
his noble act.
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Nicely written, I agree with your stand on the controversy of whether John Proctor should be thought of as a hero or stooge. You had good reasoning to your opinions, but if you had to choose one answer: hero or stooge, which one would you pick? It seems like there's more evidence for Proctor to be considered a stooge.
ReplyDeleteI like how you said the John Proctor was a stooge in one part of the play and a hero in the other. This shows that there is change in the character and we can't just label him one or the other because he's made some bad choices as well as good choices. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I not only found your perspective on how John Proctor was both a stooge and a hero interesting but also the exapmles you used to prove that. You did a fantastic job of getting your point across in a clear and understandable way. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Proctor being both a stooge and hero. Perhaps if he wasn't to have given false hopes to Abigail, this all could've been avoided...possibly. I like this though, it was sweet and straight to the point, no sugar coated needed.
ReplyDeleteThis was a very well written argument. Very direct where you stood and I agree with you wholeheartedly.
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