rev. john hale
He asks him to recite the ten commandments...but he cannot complete all of them and elizabeth, his wife, needs to assist him. DUMB A$$!
He ask him to recite the 10 amendments
John Proctor forgets Adultery when reciting the Ten Commandments.
Thou shall not commit adultery
John Proctor forgets the commandment he broke. He forgot "Thou shalt not commit adultery" which he did when he had an affair with Elizabeth.
He asks him to recite the ten commandments...but he cannot complete all of them and elizabeth, his wife, needs to assist him. DUMB A$$!
He ask him to recite the 10 amendments
First he has him recite his commandments and he forgets adultery; then Reverend Hale wants John to confess because he believes that dying is a worse sin than lying.
In "The Crucible," Reverend Hale accuses John Proctor of not regularly attending church services and failing to have his third child baptized. These actions are seen as evidence of Proctor's lack of commitment to Christian religious practices.
the ten commandments
John Proctor forgets Adultery when reciting the Ten Commandments.
Thou shall not commit adultery
John Proctor forgets the commandment he broke. He forgot "Thou shalt not commit adultery" which he did when he had an affair with Elizabeth.
John Proctor cannot recall one of the Ten Commandments. He forgets "Thou shall not commit adultery."
One example is when Reverend Hale told John to say the 10 commandments and John forgot the last one, which just so happened to be the one he broke, which was adultery. Elizabeth was the one to remind him that adultery was the one he forgot.
John Proctor was hanged
The one commandment that he couldn't remember (or conveniently forgot) was "Thou shalt not commit adultery". It is significant because he committed adultery with his affair with Abigail.