The Crucible: John Proctor And John Hale - Good Citizen Vs. Good Person
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In The Crucible, Arthur Miller portrays the two main characters, John
Proctor and Reverend John Hale as “good men”. The term “good men” in this play
is ambiguous. Reverend John Hale was a good man in the sense of being the
perfect and good citizen of Massachusetts in the 1600's. He was p ....
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.... out. It didn't matter how much trouble he would
bring himself into, his philosophy was “I may speak my heart” (Miller, p.30).
Proctor's honesty eventually lead to his downfall and death.
The first incident in the play where we see Proctor's honesty is after
the affair he had with Abigail. He realized his mistake and was honest and
admitted it to his wife Elizabeth. In the next situation where Proctor is
involved he tells the Reverend Parris why he does not like him, and it also gets
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