Examples Of John Proctor's Confession In The Crucible

In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, John Proctor, our main character tore up a piece of paper called a confession. The confession would have saved his life but sell out his innocent friends, Instead he chose to die with them. This act is believable because Proctor had a good name in Salem before he admitted to Lechery in the court. Proctor threw away his sense of goodness when he had sexual relations with Abigail Williams. The guilt he was feeling was literally eating at him, he felt he was going to Hell. John Proctor had a good name in Salem, he is high in the social tree of Salem. He has the simple life of a farmer, but he is asked for help in courts in Salem and is well known around the town. “I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your