Sunday, March 3, 2013
Tragic Hero
John Proctor is seen to be very a good man besides the one mistake that he committed with Abigail. Here Proctor is shameful of his sin but is more worried about his reputation than his integrity. Although at the end of the play Proctor chooses to be true to himself by not confessing to witchcraft making him a tragic hero. If you were put in this situation what would you do? would you save your life by confessing to something you didnt do or would you do what Proctor did and keep your integrity. YOU DECIDE!!!
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I think part of the reason proctor could not admit to witchcraft was he would have had to confess in a lie about Rebecca.If I was in the place of Proctor I might have confessed to it in order to save my life but i would not have blamed anyone other then my self.
ReplyDeleteI'd do the same as Hamza. I would confess and lie about practicing witchcraft in order to save my own life.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to think I'm as good a person as Procter, but in all honesty, if I were in that position I probably would lie to save my life.
I wouldn't lie about other innocent people though, like Rebecca Nurse. That would put their death on my conscience and I'd feel guilty about it forever if I did that.
I would have to disagree. In my personal opinion, I don't think I would confess to witchcraft if I did not do it, even if telling a lie could save my life. I don't think I would be able to live with a gulity conscience and I think thats why Proctor did not confess. He knew that confessing would leave him with a hard heart and be more of a disappointment to the good innocent people who died for not confessing...
ReplyDeleteI also believe i would end up lying in order to save my life even if it meant dealing with the guilt for the rest of your life
ReplyDeleteI would agree with Jorge. I would lie to save my life because I'm too weak to be able to face my death. It's a difficult thing to give up my life for a judgement like that, even if my name becomes tainted. In my opinion, life is more important than a reputation becausr God gives life and people give titles.
ReplyDeleteI would confess to save my life as well because I would rather live to fight another day. People can say whatever they want about me but I know who I am and that's what matters. Life is more precious than a title.
ReplyDeleteIf I were in that situation I would confess to a lie. When it comes to life or death I think that the idea of conserving your pride becomes a lot less important. If I were John I'd confess and tell Elizabeth to do the same then I'd take her and move to a place less corrupted by nonsense and superstitions.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sierra. For me this turns into a conflict because I would not want to make Danforth and all of them feel as if they were right and judge me for something I did not commit. This would only give them more power but at the end I would decide to confess. Proctor has a family to take responsibility for therefore, as Sierra stated about the idea of moving to a different place.
DeleteI would have to say that even though my life was at stake I wouldn't lie to save myself for a number of reasons. First I'm too proud to confess for something I did't do. In addition I think it's better to die on your feet than to live life on your knees. Even though Proctor is giving up his life he's doing it to send a message and to help save the name of the people that died before him. If he would have saved himself I would see him as selfish and a coward. A false admission would also dishonor him, staining not just his public reputation, but also his soul. By refusing to give up his integrity Proctor proclaims his conviction that such integrity will bring him to heaven. He goes to hang redeemed for his earlier sins. Elizabeth says to end responding to Hale’s plea that she convince Proctor to publicly confess: “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”
ReplyDeleteIn all truth I would like to say that I would remain strong and take my death but can we really know what we would do in a situation like that? I value my life but I have my pride same as Bethany why would you let anyone trample all over you like they had the right to. On the other hand, I would probably do the same thing as Alex, Janeth, Jorge, Hamza, etc. I would lie to save my life and then do something about what was going on, if you didnt do anything you are making the sacrifice of all the innocents that didnt confess meaningless.
ReplyDeleteIf i were put in this situation, I believe I would lie to save my life. It would give me an opportunity to redeem myself. As many said life is more precious.
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