Proctor is a hardworking, pious individual who values his reputation and uprightness. Proctor is a dynamic character that undergoes internal moral conflict growing into a morally honest individual despite the contradiction in his life. However, Proctor’s character comes into question when his faith and disposition are tested as he is accused of being involved in witchcraft. Proctor is a local farmer and a respectable member of the Puritan community in Salem due to his authority and individuality. Miller utilizes the protagonist, John Proctor, to explore the impacts of false accusations and blind faith and how to overcome such trials by being composed. Similarly, Miller also illustrates the McCarthyism hunt that saw many communist influences and sympathizers being blacklisted and hunted. Miller effectively depicts the effects of false accusations founded on blindly following religious faiths and cultural norms. During the time, social norms were founded on strict values that had grave consequences for those who dared to challenge them.
The play was influenced by the Salem Witch hunts in 1962, which targeted individuals suspected of practicing witchcraft. The Crucible is a play by American author and playwright Arthur Miller in 1953.
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