John Proctor: Bae or nah?

     John Proctor, a farmer in the play, The Crucible. The character, while a very dynamic character throughout the play, the categorization of this character is often put up for personal interpretation. Is he a pawn used by other characters or is he just a tragic hero who had to fall at some point? Personally, I could see John Proctor as a hero because 1) Humility. In order for a hero to be a hero, he must live with the people as one, not be praised or stand above them. John Proctor lived among the people as an well respected man. Not praised, just respected. 2) The only thing, he had one flaw. Like all hero's, John had a weakness. His weakness is he wasn't able to muster up the courage to say he had an affair with Abigail because he valued the public's opinion. So in a way, his humility became the internal battle all heroes must face. 3) An arch nemesis with a background story to go hand and hand with. This nemesis just happened to be Abigail. I think Abigail was able to manipulate john without even trying to put the effort into it, but that doesn't make him a stooge. All heroes have a point where they must retreat from battle while the villain runs a muck, the only difference is that John Proctor came back into the battle a little too late... and he fell. So in conclusion, I believe John Proctor can be viewed as a hero. NOT HE SHOULD BE, he could be. The ambiguity of characters is all up to our great minds.