The Relationship Between Guilt and Preservation Many people in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible pretend to be guilty for the preservation of self and others are truly guilty. Abigail confesses to her charges falsely for her life , and lies to the court to aid her in her determined way to obtain John Proctor’s hand. John proctor is guilty of adultery, and deals with the consequences for things he didn’t do. Tituba confesses to calling the devil , so she won’t be hanged. The difference between guilt and preservation in confession is blurred and not admitting to guilt will lead to dire consequences, but it would be prefered over death.
When faced with death by being hanged, Tituba “ say mr parris must be kill” (Miller 162 textbook). Tituba is lying about hearing the devil, and she knows if she doesn’t falsely confess, then she faces death. Even if tituba was actually guilty, then it’s still in her best interest to tell the truth, and seek godly redemption. It doesn’t matter if Tituba is guilty or not because if she doesn’t confess, she will die. Tituba wasn’t truly ,but John proctor is.
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John tries incessantly to make Elizabeth, his wife, not think he did what he did. Elizabeth believes John is “not open with” her(Miller 167 textbook). She is suspicious of him regardless of the fact she doesn’t know he is guilty for sure. John and Elizabeth make up later in the story, but unlike Elizabeth, Abigail doesn’t get back together with