Oh, John Proctor---Why must you be so moral? English 11

Who is John Proctor? No really, who is John Proctor the man? We must understand that Arthur Miller has taken certain dramatic liberties with The Crucible and perhaps Abigail and John Proctor were not, in fact, actual lovers.

Many of you have asked for extra credit so here it is:

Find out who the REAL John proctor was and write down a brief  explanation (and by brief I mean three-four sentences) on your Crucible test (yes, you'll have a test on Thursday). You must tell me John Proctor's real age, how many times he was married, what wife (number wise) was Elizabeth and why was he really accused of being a witch?

Please do not share your information with other students; allow them to figure it out for themselves. Remember: If you give a man a fish he eats for a day, if you teach him how to fish he eats forever (or at least until the sea runs out of fish due to over fishing or the environmental measures prohibit it, but I digress).

Good Luck!