He loses his integrety: if he swears to what is a lie, he loses his honesty.
He confesses to adultry.
Proctor confesses that he had an affair with Abigail.
Yes he did! Originally John Proctor confesses as he believes it is the right thing to do. But, when he finds out that it is going to be nailed to the door of the church he rips it up. IDIOT!
In act 4 he confesses but protects his name by ripping up the confession after signing it.
In short, during the Puritan times, it was forbidden for people to commit adultery. When John Proctor says that he "has known her," he sacrifices his innocence to prove that Abigail is causing this hysteria over a love affair.
He confesses to adultry.
Proctor confesses that he had an affair with Abigail.
Proctor, in his anger and desperation, grabs Abby and calls her a whore. He then confesses his sins to the court and admits to his affair with Abby
Yes he did! Originally John Proctor confesses as he believes it is the right thing to do. But, when he finds out that it is going to be nailed to the door of the church he rips it up. IDIOT!
In act 4 he confesses but protects his name by ripping up the confession after signing it.
In short, during the Puritan times, it was forbidden for people to commit adultery. When John Proctor says that he "has known her," he sacrifices his innocence to prove that Abigail is causing this hysteria over a love affair.
John Proctor married Elizabeth Proctor in 1674.
John Proctor was a simple farmer who moved to Salem in 1666. He lived with his boys, his wife Elizabeth, and his servant Mary Warren. In the play, The Crucible, he is a dishonest man because he has an affair with Abigail Williams. But after he confesses to his sin, he tries to lead a life as an honest Christian like his wife.
John Proctor was hanged
At the end of "The Crucible," John Proctor dies as a martyr to the opportunistic insanity of the Salem Witch Trials. By refusing to lie and confess to witchcraft, he died for honesty, and ends his journey of redemption.
if John Proctor had not had an affair with Abigail, then...
Elizabeth Proctor/ Goody Proctor