Characters+John++Proctor

Wrestling with his own conscience || **John Proctor**
 * || ===** John Proctor **=== ||
 * Main motivation || To protect his wife and family after he feels guilty of committing Adultery with Abigail ||
 * Main conflict || He committed adultery.
 * Personality || Down to earth, forthright, courageous, not overly religious, outspoke, stubborn ||
 * Effect on plot || He has an affair with Abigail which she wants to continue. Her revenge and hatred of Elizabeth initiate the hysteria of the witchcraft claims ||
 * Quote || "You will not judge me more, Elizabeth. I have good reason to think before I charge fraud on Abigail, and I will think of it. Let you look to your own improvement before you go to judge your husband any more. I have forgot Abigail". ||
 * Role in the conflicts || Causes Abigail to initiate the conflict; as he would not leave his wife for he ||
 * Respected and feared for his independence
 * Stubborn
 * Demanding master
 * Uncompromising and quick tempered; capable of violence
 * Defensive – especially of criticism of his wife
 * Strong sense of conscience and remorse
 * Maintains a personal vendetta against Parris
 * Strong sense of principles and the value of integrity
 * Independent and open minded
 * Courageous in the face of his oppressors
 * An adulterer in his home and a rebel and sinner in the church
 * Reluctant to expose Abigail because to do so would reveal his adultery – inner conflict
 * The catalyst - the accusations against his wife spur him on to confess the truth
 * He is unable to make the court believe him is essential to his suffering. The conflict has gone to the point of no return. The court cannot accept Mary Warren’s confession or John’s claims because to do would prove the court is a sham.
 * The only resolution possible is to publicly confess and in doing so blot his reputation ad publicly denounce his integrity
 * Proctor’s reputation, in the end, is more important than his life. His wife cannot take that way from him.