In Arthur Miller's, "The Crucible," protagonist John Proctor is the epitome of a flawed, anti-hero. Miller creates a main character that an audience can connect with thus are able to experience a town where fear is more abundant than reason. Millers play is a modern adaptation of the classic tragedy as defined by Aristotle. John Proctors character, escaping a past of misdeeds, is unable to reason with the town of Salem and the fate of him and his town is that of tragedy. The girls in the play, particularly Abigail set their town onto a path of destruction through the fears of witchcraft, repelling their own crimes in a Puritan world. The judges, foreigners in Salem, abuse their own power by perpetuating such fear through their excessive mulishness and strong pride causes them to be accessories to the downfall of Salem. "The Crucible" exhibits a society that destroys itself through panic and narrow mindedness resulting in the deaths of many including the innocent John Proctor. The fates of both John Proctor and the town of Salem are portrayed through the concept of a modern tragedy based on the Aristotle's classical form. The tragedy, introduced by Aristotle followed a strict structure that was used by many playwrights over history, including Shakespeare, and through his play "The Crucible," Arthur Miller. Tragedy follows the downfall of a hero due to their own flaws and outside forces beyond the hero's control; the hero does their best to overcome their struggles however encounters limits as they are depicted as an everyday human. Within "The Crucible," John Proctor is the hero thus fights against his fear driven society however because he is "a sinner against his own decent conduct he is afraid if his past causing the corruption his good name. Proctors act of adultery with Abigail in the thorn in his flesh, and he cries out in repentance, "I'll cut off my hand before I reach for you again." John Proctor is unable to escape his sins and thus his life ends with tragedy. Miller develops the character of John Proctor in order for evoke empathy with the audience, though proctor is good at heart he has flaws that Miller has created to allow an audience to understand his feelings through the plays stage directions. Miller's idea of tragedy is shown in Salem's actions as a whole, with no trust remaining and a loss of moral human life. Salem's tragedy is a loss of any redemption and an inability to return to their once good town. In order for Millers play to be a tragedy both the anti-hero Proctor and his society as a whole must end in sadness. Proctors downfall is experienced by the audience because of the modern tragedy structure used by Miller. John Proctor's loss of integrity in the vill