John Proctor, Stooge or Hero?

John Proctor isn't exactly a hero, so I would say that he is a stooge. When you think of a Hero, you think of someone who does good deeds and ends suffering. Unfortunately Proctor's actions have also contributed into the Salem Witch Trials. At first he is convinced to go to Salem to find out the truth about the witchcraft incident in the forest. But then once he gets there, we find out that he had an affair with Abigail and she still wants to be with him. But proctor is with Elizabeth now, and Abigail wanted to kill Elizabeth by conjuring spirits in the forest. Later he reveals that he committed adultery to try to save his wife from the consequences due to Abigail lying in court. He later forces Mary to explain and tell the truth of the whole hoax. Proctor does have his sins himself because he can't recite all 10 commandments, and his youngest son isn't baptized. But in the end he did do some heroic acts such as saving his name and accepting his fate.