John Proctor Flashcards
‘I speak my own sins’
Confession
To Danforth
Talking about he refuses to judge the sins of another
So he goes to his death
‘Elizabeth, I’ve confessed it’
Confession
He is being taken out of the house just after Elizabeth lies to protect John
His guilt gets the better of him
‘Striving against his anger’
Characteristic of anger
Stage direction
He gets angry very easily
‘You will not go to court again, Mary Warren’
Reputation
He has the power to stop her from going to court
He stops her because it benefits him
He doesn’t want her getting them in trouble
‘I’ll not be coming for you more’
Guilt
To Abigail
When he tries to turn her down and she deperately wants him
‘Your spirit twists around the single error of my life’
Pride
To Elizabeth
He believes that his affair with Abigail is the only thing bad thing he has ever done
He is broken inside
‘I have confessed it’
Protective of Elizabeth
He confesses to save her
Everything he does, he thinks he does for her
‘It is a whore!’
Yellow birds scene
To Abigail
He is fierce, trying to get rid of her as she is possessed
He loses his temper
‘A fire, a fire is burning. I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face!’
Passion
To Danforth
Proctor feels so guilty that he gives up his pride and lumps himself in with his enemies
He self inflicts punishment for his sin of adultery
The Devil resides in us all
‘laughs insanely’
To Danforth
Passion
Self inflicting pain, this is before his speech about Lucifer
‘I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again’
Rejection of Abigail/Guilt
To Abigail
He feels so badly about the affair with her that he describes this in vivid detail
‘pressing her from him, with great sympathy, but firmly’
Rejection of Abigail
Stage direction
To Abigail
He doesn’t want to leave her but feels so guilty about the sin that he must
‘I may blush for my sins’
Ashamed
Proctors strong guilt complex means that he believes that he deserves punishment for his sins
