g, which affects many of his decisions in the outcome of the play. I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man. My honesty is broke Elizabeth; I am no good man. He was fully aware of his immoral actions and the enormity of the problem. Once he though this problem has vanished, it came back to slap him in the face. Abigail decided to call Johns wife Elizabeth, a witch, which in turn spurs conflict and anger among the townspeople. Proctor then gets involved in these witch trials and claims to be with the devil. His inner struggle is whether or not to tell the truth or fake a confession to save his own life. He is confused as to which way to go and his main obstacles are firstly his pride and secondly not being a party to implicating his innocent friends for similar crimes. He would rather confess than die as a martyr for honesty. However, as John confesses, he will not allow Judge Danforth to make it an official document. As Danforth asks him why, John answers with a cry, "How may I live without my name? Have given you my soul; leave me my name. John feels strongly about having a good name and not dying with a bad one. Proctor weighs both sides of his internal conflict and realizes that he cannot live with another lie, having seen the consequences of living with the lie of adultery with Abigail Williams. Therefore, he sentences himself to be hanged and at least passes his "good" name and some pride to his children. John sacrificed his own life to avoid living in a lie. John believed that he could have redemption for all his sinful acts in life by dying for his principles. It is this righteous death, that leaves John Proctor as the hero of the story, as he chooses his perception of good over the condemnation from the village.Mary Warren had a very crucial role in the play. Marys actions allowed for people to be arrested and charged with witchcraft. Mary Warren was the Proctor family's servant. She replaced her...
