John Proctor

*Proctor was a farmer in his mid thirties, he has a very powerful persona and is even tempered. John married to Elizabeth and is also had an affair with Abigail.

Quote

PROCTOR: "Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby"(Arthur Miller, Act 1, pg 43).

In this Quote Abigail and Proctor are going back and forth about their affair and Abigail is trying to flirtatious with Proctor but he isn't having it and tells her that their affair cannot continue on any longer.