Round 6: Tossup 8

A student named Shelby declares that this character “sucks” before revealing that Mr. Smith sexually assaulted her in a 2022 play titled [this character] Is The Villain. (15[1])This character, whose wife says he has “found his goodness” at the end of the play he appears in, shouts “I have given you my soul; leave me my name! This character forgets the sin of (*) adultery while reciting the Ten Commandments. This character cheats on his wife Elizabeth before being hanged for refusing to sign a confession of witchcraft. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this man whose affair with Abigail Williams sparks the Salem witch trials in The Crucible. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: John Proctor [prompt on Proctor, reject “Elizabeth Proctor” or “Goody Proctor”]
<Literature - American, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 06
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%83%33%61.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%100%0%37.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13333%0%67%106.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13450%50%0%36.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13580%40%20%66.25
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24367%33%33%66.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24425%0%0%87.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30367%33%33%69.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19560%40%40%56.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17888%88%13%39.57