Characters: John Proctor (Leaving Cert English): Quizzes
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What is John Proctor's role in The Crucible?
What is John Proctor's role in The Crucible?
Central character and tragic hero
What is John Proctor's occupation in Salem?
What is John Proctor's occupation in Salem?
Farmer
What is John Proctor's major transgression that haunts him throughout the play?
What is John Proctor's major transgression that haunts him throughout the play?
His affair with Abigail Williams
What internal conflict does Proctor face?
What internal conflict does Proctor face?
Reputation vs confessing sins
What profound feelings does Proctor's affair cause him?
What profound feelings does Proctor's affair cause him?
Guilt and self-loathing
How is Proctor's relationship with Elizabeth affected?
How is Proctor's relationship with Elizabeth affected?
Strained by his infidelity
What is crucial to Proctor's final act of integrity?
What is crucial to Proctor's final act of integrity?
Elizabeth's eventual forgiveness
What triggers Proctor's determination to expose the court's falsehoods?
What triggers Proctor's determination to expose the court's falsehoods?
When Elizabeth is accused
What is Proctor willing to sacrifice to expose Abigail's lies?
What is Proctor willing to sacrifice to expose Abigail's lies?
His reputation (admitting affair)
What does Proctor refuse to do at the climax of his character arc?
What does Proctor refuse to do at the climax of his character arc?
Sign a false confession to witchcraft
What does Proctor choose over a lie?
What does Proctor choose over a lie?
Death
What is John Proctor's fatal flaw as a tragic hero?
What is John Proctor's fatal flaw as a tragic hero?
His affair with Abigail