John Proctor

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John Proctor was a 17th-century Salem farmer who became one of the most famous individuals executed after openly challenging the legitimacy of the Salem witch trials.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Salem witch trials victim
historical figure
person
century 17th century
challenged legitimacy of the Salem witch trials
citizenship English colonial American
country Massachusetts Bay Colony
deathCause execution by hanging
ethnicGroup English
event Salem witch trials
familyName John Proctor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Proctor
givenName John
hasRoleIn events dramatized in "The Crucible"
historicalPeriod Colonial America
inspiredCharacter John Proctor self-linksurface differs
surface form: John Proctor in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible"
knownFor refusing to falsely confess to witchcraft
legacy symbol of resistance to mass hysteria and injustice
legalStatusAtDeath convicted of witchcraft
notableFor being executed during the Salem witch trials
challenging the legitimacy of the Salem witch trials
occupation farmer
opposed use of spectral evidence in witchcraft trials
placeOfActivity Salem Village (now Danvers, Massachusetts)
surface form: Salem Village (present-day Danvers, Massachusetts)
portrayedIn The Crucible
religion Puritanism
residence Salem, Massachusetts
surface form: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
spouse Elizabeth Proctor
victimOf Salem witch trials

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Abigail Williams employedBy John Proctor
Mary Warren employer John Proctor
John Proctor familyName John Proctor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Proctor
The Crucible hasCharacter John Proctor
John Proctor inspiredCharacter John Proctor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John Proctor in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible"
Salem witch trials notableVictim John Proctor
Mary Warren pressuredBy John Proctor
Mary Warren relationshipTo John Proctor
Ann Putnam Jr. testifiedAgainst John Proctor