The Tragic Hero In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, the small town of Salem is full of hysteria due to accusations of children that many people in the town are witches. One of the accused is John Proctor, a strong, steady farmer. John Proctor fulfills the requirements of a tragic hero by his actions throughout the story. His tragic hero status is proven by his efforts to save his wife from being put to …showed first 75 words of 474 total…

…showed last 75 words of 474 total…gave his soul to leave his name. With this plea Proctor eliminates all hopes of living and has established himself as a tragic hero. It is evident that John Proctor is the tragic hero. This is demonstrated by his relentless crusade to free his wife, expose the children as frauds, and not confessing to witchcraft. Arthur Miller chooses John Proctor to be the tragic hero of the story because Proctor has so much to lose.