ctors life and feels that all of these things happening to Proctor are his fault. Hale pleads to Johns wife I come of my own, Goody Proctor. I would save your husbands life, for if he is taken I count myself his murder. Do you understand me?, hoping to have her tell Proctor to confess so that John will not hang. It is hard for Hale to doubt and question himself which is what makes his decisions so difficult. As he fights and pleads for Proctor, John faces problems and dangerous decisions of his own.In the small town of Salem accusations and events spontaneously erupt moving with increasing momentum as they continue, leaving John behind with only quick glimpses of his changing life and little time to decide what he must do. Long before the witch trials began, while his wife was sick, John and Abbigal had encountered each other. This was all in the past and forgotten to him, but when Abby brings it back up he clears it up by saying No, no Abby- thats done with. John wants his mistake to just be forgotten. Although later on, as you know, Johns wife Elizabeth is accused of witchcraft by Abby. Its obvious to John that this is all done out of Abbys jealousy, but it doesnt matter. There is a warrant for Elizabeth and she is taken away. John screams My wife will not die for me! and he wants to save his wife and would do any thing for her. He decides that he must confess what had happened between him and Abby. He realizes that he will be persecuted for what he has done but his wife is more important than his own life. This is not a hard for John to make this decision but it is hard to face the consequences. John goes to court to confess and save his wife but everything falls apart. His confession is proven false and Marry Warren accuses him of being with the devil. At this point John is only looking for a way to clean his soul. He knows that if he falsely confesses of witchcraft then he will be let free, but if he did that he...
