The+Real+John+Proctor2

-John Proctor is the main character of The Crucible. (shmoop.com) -He starts out with imperfection in the beginning of the book and towards the end he forgives himself for committing adultery. (shmoop.com) -John Proctor is inspired by a real person. (answers.com) -He was arrested and he was the first man executed during the Salem Witch Trials. (answers.com) -John was really 60 but in the book they say that he is a 30 year old man. (answers.com) -He had 18 children from 3 different wives. (shmoop.com) -In real life he was accused of pinching a girl named Abigail Williams, which is why he was arrested. (answers.com) -In the book, John was accused of attacking the girl. (answers.com) -John was also a farmer and a tavern keeper in Massachusetts. (answers.com)