The Crucible, Arthur Miller

There are three main points about Proctor, which greatly contribute to his effectiveness throughout the play. Proctor is arguably the main character or at least a character with a very full role in the play. Taking advantage of this, Miller used Proctor in a largely rounded role to make the play a one of drama and suspense. He is most unlike the majority of the other flat characters so we can relate to him well as a member of the audience. Miller has brilliantly planned this character and has made him a character that we can relate to in the present day and in the time that the book was wr…