In each book, the main character faces difficulties. Some have a tragic ending while others have a happier, more subtle ending. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Arthur Miller's The Crucible, this is evident. The fall and end of the two characters are different but they share the same fate due to their actions and decisions. Their tragic endings are the result of their sins, pride and guilt. The tragic fall of Dimmesdale, from The Scarlet Letter, and John Proctor from The Crucible are very similar but different in the way it led to their deaths. Dimmesdale and Proctor both commit adultery and from that point on everything goes downhill. Proctor's affair with Abigail Williams was the main cause of his death and downfall. “I seek John Proctor who raised me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart... You have loved me, John Proctor, and whatever the sin, you still love me!” (Act 1 p.24) The quote above lets us know that Abigail is still in love with Proctor and wants him to leave his wife and come to her but he refuses and says that what they did was one thing of the past. “Clear him from your mind. We never touched it. Abby. (Act 1 p.23) Following Proctor's desire to end all relations with Abigail, who will do anything to be with him, a chain of events occurs which leads to Proctor being accused of being a witch and finally to his death. “You are the Devil's man... He wakes me up every night, his eyes were like coals and his fingers scratch my gash, and I sign, I sign...” (Act 3 p. 118-119). Proctor's adultery led to him being accused of being a witch, but he could have prevented his death if it weren't for his pride. Pride killed Proctor at the end of the novel, not his adultery. Proctor could have saved his life and taken care of his... middle of paper... mine! (Chapter 11 p.126) Dimmesdale punishing himself day after day helped hasten his death. His guilt caused him to hurt himself and hastened his death. Proctor, on the other hand, seems to be guilty of nothing. Reading The Crucible we know that the whole witch hunt could have been avoided if Proctor had confessed and knowing that everything could have been avoided if he had confessed, Proctor does not seem to show an ounce of guilt but rather other emotions when he speaks. about the affair or Abigail in general. “Let you go see Ezekiel Cheever, he knows you well. And tell her what she told you last week...so let yourself think about it. » (Act 2 p.53) Proctor in this quote seems to want the conversation to end quickly. Here he is more ashamed and angry than guilty and each time the affair is mentioned or brought up, he mostly feels anger and frustration..