Journal 8

I think that John is a very interesting character. He is both among the most noble characters in the play (Pretty much one of the only good guys, along with Elizabeth, some of the farmers, and depending on your view of him, Hale [He does try to save people near the end, and wants them to lie simply to save their life rather than to root out witches and such]) but at the same time is technically responsible for all the deaths in the story, most likely several orphans and widows, and all because he wouldn't not sleep with his maid. And even then he is angry at his wife for even mentioning it despite the fact that it's causing what amounts to the execution of at least half a dozen innocent people. But in all truth it's Abigail's fault. I also don't know how John would react to certain things; do to my not every having been a Puritan Farmer in Salem during the witch hunt, or a Puritan Farmer in Salem, or a Puritan Farmer, or a Puritan, actually. I might have some basis if he was younger, lived in Ontario, and wasn't a farmer. On another note, does Cheever actually appear in the play? I forget what he did if he actually appears. Considering John's record of getting people to help him (His first maid had an affair with him, and that led to this whole incident. His second maid ended up saying he was trying to get her to lie to the court that there was no witchcraft, and got John accused of witchcraft, an accusation that ended with his death.) Cheever probably ended up being the executioner that hanged John or something.