John Proctor, "Hero Or Stooge"?

In my opinion John Proctor is both hero and stooge. But first lets start by defining what a hero is. To me, a hero is someone who has problems or obstacles in there life, but find a way to overcome using some type of remarkable quality like bravery, self-sacrifice, or courage for example. To me John Procter did show of bit of courage by telling the truth, and trying to save some of his fellow colleagues,  but in the end, in my opinion, Proctor shows more qualities of being a stooge.  Some of the things that make him lean more towards the side of being a stooge is how he changed his mind right before he was hung. He did not save himself nor anyone else which was basically his goal. Therefore he did not overcome his obstacle and especially didn't over come the obstacle of saving his own life which pushes him even more to the stooge side. Also another thing that doesn't help was his motives. He wasn't really trying to save anyone out of the goodness of his heart. That is one major quality many heroes have in my opinion. He only really went to Salem because of his wife once you really think about the whole matter. In the end, Proctor is nor fully Hero nor Stooge, but tends to have more tendencies of being a stooge.