Hale after forgetting the commandment about adultery, “I think it may be a small fault.” This shows that John Proctor may indeed have been caused to forget this commandment because of the stress caused by his sin of adultery. For example,on page 64, John Proctor says to Mr. He is respected in Salem and his worst nightmare is to have his reputation be looked down upon. Initially, Proctor absolutely refuses to let the stress of his sin get to him.

In The Crucible, through the actions of John Proctor, Arthur Miller shows how stress can cause a person to be in denial, have pride, to confess his or her sin, and to see the positive consequence of confessing the sin. John Proctor is one of the characters suffering from stress because he initially refuses to admit his sin of adultery which would cause his good reputation to go down the drain. The whole town of Salem, Massachusetts, is stressed because of the frightening witchcraft, however, each character also has to deal with their own individual stress for various reasons. Stressed is a feeling that one can sense throughout Arthur Miller’s famous play called The Crucible.

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