The reputation signifies a lot for many characters. John Proctor is elate and does not let anybody to manipulate him. First he does not admit his sins and then he does it only because of his wife. She denies it in order not to destroy her husband’s reputation.
Furthermore he rejects the confess offer. Thanks to John’s stubbornness the court hangs him. Another character also with important reputation is judge Danforth. He does not want to seem untrustworthy. First he accuses many people from the witchcraft, and when some people start to doubt about it, he arrest them. He almost solves this problem by letting John Proctor to confess his sins, but unfortunately he rejects it. Although the characters are concern about their reputation but it often