Posted by Mrs. Isis Fabulous at 207.127.233.246 on September 22, 2003 at 13:46:15:
In Reply to: Gotcha. posted by FistofSloth on September 22, 2003 at 13:37:47:
: I am familiar with the character of Proctor, but haven't seen or read "A Man for all Seasons" yet, and so am not familiar with the character of More. I don't know much of anything about either man, historically.
It's interesting to read More's story just to know about English and Anglican Church history.
I don't think much IS really known about John Proctor as a historical person, other than that he owned a fair amount of property, had a couple of kids, and was hanged for alleged witchcraft. All the stuff about him possibly cheating on his wife, his motivations for not confessing, etc., is all speculation created by Arthur Miller for his play.