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John Proctor is a good and honest man who throughout the play has been trying to find a way to forgive himself for committing adultery. He displays each characteristic of a tragic hero at one point in the play. Arthur Miller's play The Crucible contains a number of characters that all progress in the own unique ways. There is one man in particular that stands out among all others as being the most dynamic and that man is John Proctor. Over the course of the play John evolves from an uncaring individual, to a self-conscious, caring, and just man.
In the beginning John Proctor appears honest, but seems to only be worried about himself and his reputation. His affairs with Abigail without remorse, or thoughts of his faithful wife Elizabeth show his selfishness. Further into the play John shows that he truly regrets his action and tries to prevent it from happening again. John shows us this when he says "Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my......

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