John Proctor: Hero or Stooge? (re-upload)

                   Based on his actions, I would say John Proctor would not be someone who classifies as a stooge, mainly because of his actions, yet hero is also a stretch. A stooge is defined as someone who basically serves as an assistant to something, so they really just follow someone and gets used, much like many of the people in the town. However, regarding how much John stands out as a person of his own, he doesn't seem like a stooge a all. For one thing, he doesn't really believe in witchcraft, at least not as strongly as others, and this makes him have a cooler head than the rest of people who are frightened of this unknown power. Because of this, he can think rationally and tries to get everyone else to do the same and stop jumping to conclusions that people are practicing witchcraft, especially when his wife gets convicted. The one quality that was not very hero-like of him was that he had an affair with Abigail, and kept it secret from said wife, lying to her and said nothing happened. Yet, he knew his mistake and kept his distance from Abigail, even when she was clearly leading him on. He even confesses it later on, which would make him more of a hero to stop some of the feud that's going on. While he was risking what he had, he did not want to tell any lie and wanted to out the truth, and show the love for her and acknowledged his mistakes.He tries his best to be a moral person, despite what he knew was coming to him, and would make him qualify more as a hero than just a simple stooge.