Because he does not want to besmirch his name.
Sign a confession
John Proctor will not sign his name on the confessional because he wants to keep his name sacred. When he shouts "It is my name!" proves his desires to keep his only name to himself.
"Because it is my name!"
"Because it is my name!"
"Because it is my name!"
"Because it is my name!"
"Because it is my name!"
There is no answer to your really werid question....
he will not sign his own statement ( CONFESSION)
Because he does not want to besmirch his name.
John Proctor refuses to sign his confession. Elizabeth Proctor is arrested Proctor tears up his confession.
David Proctor's birth name is David Gould Proctor.