John thought that if he signed the confession then everyone would know that he was lying and people would think he falsely accused people of witchcraft. Proctor had signed the confession, but when Judge Danforth reaches for it, John rips it into pieces. Proctor had ripped the confession because he knew that if he would have gave it to the judges then his name would be ruined forever. The judges then began to beg Elizabeth to make Proctor sign the confession and talk some sense into him. Elizabeth would not give in because she knew what Proctor wanted and the moment he ripped up the confession she knew that was his moment of redemption. The judges had no other choice than to sentence him to hang. Proctor had been falsely accused and later hung, but Proctor had also saved the reputations of his
John thought that if he signed the confession then everyone would know that he was lying and people would think he falsely accused people of witchcraft. Proctor had signed the confession, but when Judge Danforth reaches for it, John rips it into pieces. Proctor had ripped the confession because he knew that if he would have gave it to the judges then his name would be ruined forever. The judges then began to beg Elizabeth to make Proctor sign the confession and talk some sense into him. Elizabeth would not give in because she knew what Proctor wanted and the moment he ripped up the confession she knew that was his moment of redemption. The judges had no other choice than to sentence him to hang. Proctor had been falsely accused and later hung, but Proctor had also saved the reputations of his