Throughout The Crucible, many characters experience changes in their personalities. The change in John Proctor is quite striking. In Act IV, Proctor says, "I cannot mount the gallows like a saint." It's a fraud. I am not that man. At the end of the play, he goes to the execution saying, "Now I think I see an ounce of goodness in John Proctor." What caused this change? Throughout The Crucible, many characters experience changes in their personalities. John Proctor's change is quite striking and extremely important in the play. When John says, “I cannot climb the gallows like a saint.” It's a fraud. I am not that man", he is sure he does not want to die. Later, while awaiting execution, he says: "Now I think I see an ounce of goodness in John Proctor which shows that he is now willing to die to declare his worth. This radical change from sinner to martyr is brought about in several ways. John really likes Elizabeth and her opinions mean a lot to him. Towards the end of the play, Elizabeth forgives John of his sins, which allows him to forgive himself. Elizabeth tells John that she has never seen so much goodness in the world; he realizes that he is Elizabeth's example of perfection and therefore accepts what must be done, in order not to lose this "perfect" vision. We can also see that John cares about Elizabeth's thoughts when he asks her if she thinks he should confess. This also shows that he is a weak man, who cannot act alone. John is forced to make up his mind, when Elizabeth won't help him. John only thinks of himself and agrees to confess. When Danforth pressures him to name other culprits, John will only talk about his own sins. John is a religious Christian...... middle of paper...... ct. Seeing the written confession makes everything real to him. The temptation of life brings another trial in John's life, against which he must struggle. The desire to see “more names” in court reminds him of the power struggle he faced. When he has to decide whether to lie or not, it is a testament to John's honesty that at this point he is incapable of lying, but instead he tears up his signed confession and follows his friends to the gallows. It is clear that the “heat” of his trials transformed John from a sinner into a martyr and showed him to be the “good man” that Elizabeth speaks of. The real John Proctor is a man who knows what is right, even if he has not always done right and is incapable of dishonesty or selfishness. It is clear that the change in John Proctor occurred because of the revelation of the "real" John Proctor..