When Arthur Miller moves the audience to feel for John
Proctor in his most desperate times I believe would have the same reaction in
any situation. Proctor and his wife have been jailed, and he is forced to
either throw away his partially good name, or be hung. What other option does
he have than to shun her with proof, even if it meant diminishing his name even
more? He confesses to his sin of adultery that he committed with Abigail
Williams. While doing this, in attempt to gain trusts from the Judges, his
plans are foiled by his wife who was brought in and questioned; but lies about
her knowledge of Johns’ adultery. Mrs. Proctor was supposed to have never told
a lie, and John assures the man that she will admit to her knowledge of it. Her
being unaware of the situation, she tries to keep her husbands’ name from
having anymore dirt thrown at him and wound up digger him into a deeper hole.
I would
have to side with Proctor and the village of innocents being punished by blind
people in power. Especially since the same girls who were dancing in the woods
conjuring spirits are now the ones pointing their fingers. The Judges worry
about the people who’ve committed no crime and no proof undermining the court
whilst they’re all being bamboozled.
In the
end, Proctor stood strong with along with his name, and died with respect. He
did not sell out to become an example to the rest of Salem; but, he would
rather die with his name, than live without it.
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