John Proctor.. Hero or Stooge

Im my opinion, I think John Proctor in a way was a hero and a good man, not a stooge.  Even though he cheated on his wife with Abigail, all he was trying to do was protect his wife, and protect his name.  The only reason everything ended up bad for him was that he let it slip that he still had some feelings for Abigail, and she found out, so her motives were to kill Elizabeth Proctor to have John all to herself.  All John Proctor was trying to do was to protect his wife and his unborn child from Abigail and all the girls testifying against him.  In the courtroom, He finally confessed to the affair to save his wife's life and his own, but it was in vain as when his wife was asked about the affair, she didn't know that actually telling the truth would be so crucial, and all she was doing was trying to protect her husband and his name.  In the end everything goes wrong, and John ends up being accused of witchcraft, and he didn't have anything to do with the dancing, or the girls, all he did in the beginning was to come to the Parris residence and see what happened to Betty.  His only fault was having an affair with Abigail and then letting that he still had feelings for her slip, to which caused his demise, because the girls then went against his wife.