John Proctor was a hard man to characterize but i would mostly classify him as a stooge. Although the term is derogatory, the full definition is "a person who serves merely to support or assist others, particularly in doing unpleasant work". John has been characterized as a stooge because he does most of the things that lead to other using him.
In Act IV of the crucible John's "confession" of seeing the Devil and claiming he saw Nurse Rebecca made all the difference whether Rebecca lived or not. John's signature not only decided her death or not, but would stir the rally of the people that an icon like the strong-minded John Proctor even admitted to Witchcraft, and against the Nurse (Rebecca).
The Main part that John was characterized as a stooge is because of ABIGAL, Abigal was one, the reason John is guilty and upset at himself. John commits adultery with Abigal and Abigal seeks love from him. When she seen John's maid Mary Warren making a poppet (doll) she knew it was ultimately going to end up in the Procter's house, so she fakes injury and leads to goody proctor being arrested. When John tries to confess his affair with Abigal and what causes her to lie, he says his wife would never tell a lie, so when Goody proctor thinks she is protecting him, she actually gets him arrested which assists Abigal because she isn't going to get caught for lieing.
John is mainly categorized as a stooge because people value his opinions, but they use his pride to make a point or get what they crave, which is why he is unintentionally, easily stepped on.
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