John Proctor: Hero or Stooge?

John Proctor, a married farmer with three healthy kids seems like a former Salem resident, but he is much more than that. In the Crucible he plays much more than just a pawn in other Salem resident`s ploys, but he he`s a hero. Although John Proctor might be perceived as a villain for committing adultery by cheating on his wife with Abigail, he is a hero. In court Mr. Proctor did the right thing by confessing about his affair with Abigail. Elizabeth, John Proctor`s wife lied for him, to save his good name. For Elizabeth to have lied in court for John`s name he must have been doing right. The day of John Proctor`s execution he was forced to sign a contractor stating he was compacting with the devil and that he had broken his pact with Reverend Hale. This act makes him a hero because he stood up to the ignorance of the witch trials and the lack of actual justice coming from the trials. John took the hanging like a saint, he didn`t fight it, he accepted his mistakes and faced the consequences. Albeit I consider John Proctor a hero, i don`t consider him a good Puritan, He didn`t follow the Puritan rules, but there is a very big difference from a religious man and a hero. You can be both a good Puritan and a Hero, but John Proctor couldn`t be both.He lied to his wife, he didn`t  go to church regularly, his son wasn`t baptized, and he committed adultery, but his heart is in the right place.