In some way’s Reverend Hale’s return to Salem was to save the accused starting with John Proctor. In Author Miller’s Crucible, Reverend Hale believes if he can get Mr. Proctor to confess others who are accused will follow in his footsteps. Hale uses Elizabeth, Mr. Proctors wife to accomplish the convincing. John brings the matter to Elizabeth before she gets the chance to bring up the subject of matter. Sickening with fear, but faith inside her Elizabeth tells John to as he wishes. “God damns all liars.”
Particularly John Proctor’s name sings boldly in the town of Salem in such a Holy way. It would be a shocking act to see such a symbolic figure to confess to such a false crime. But, his pride linger’s from his shoulders. John signs the confession with a sickening face of himself. The court wishes to nail the confession the church door. But the strength of Mr. Proctor’s pride overwhelms them. Proctor doesn’t allow the court nail the confession to the public for the sake of his name. “Because it is my name! Because I can not have another in my life.”
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“Tell them I confessed myself, say Proctor broke to his knees and wept like a woman.” Weeping and snickering like a child in trouble in front of Elizabeth, John refuses to admit to such a lie. Reverend Parris wishes to post-pone the hanging. Reverend Parris believes there will be a revolt for the hanging of innocents. Danforth continues the hanging process. With God on the three accused including Mr. Proctor hanged with their prayers stuck in their