He confesses his sin of adultery, all with the intention to save the lives of those he knew to be innocent at the expense of his innocence before the court of Salem. At the end of the play however, John himself is accused of witchcraft, and is faced with another moral decision. He must either must lie, and confess to a sin that he did not commit (that of witchcraft) and have this lie posted on the church door, or die for the sin of witchcraft that he did not commit. John wrestles with his conscience over this choice, and in the end, chooses to die telling the truth - that he is an honest man who did not commit witchcraft and told the truth no matter the consequences. He says, “Because it is my name!
However, he begins his journey to becoming honorable by telling the court, “G-d help me, I lusted, and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore’s vengeance…” (Miller 102). Right before Proctor’s execution, Elizabeth goes to visit him. Judges Danforth and Hathorne ask Elizabeth to try to get Proctor to confess, but she declines to influence him. Proctor signs the confession and when the Judge tells him it will be hung publically on the church door, Proctor grabs it and tears it in half.
John Proctor choose to go against the judge s orders for the reputation of his family can be ruin because of his action. This reveals that Proctor is a good man who cares about the good for the people and his family in addition, Proctor dies for what he believes. He believes that his family is before everything. Proctor chooses to die because he decides to give his kids a good reputation so they can
He feels like he’s failed because he cannot prove that the condemned are innocent. The only thing he could do to help them is to convince them to sin. He tries to convince Proctor and the others to lie and say that they’ve seen and talked with the devil himself in order to save their lives. In the end he couldn’t force Proctor to lie which hurt Hale deeply. The day of the hanging of Proctor had come and Hale tries one last time.
Even when Ismene tries to share the punishment in burying their brother, Antigone sticks to honesty and doesn't want to please someone who didn't believe in what she believed was right. Someone who did not stick to their beliefs was Creon in this story. Creon decides from the beginning that he will have Antigone executed for her crime. When confronted if Creon would take his own son's bride away from him, he immediately says, “Why not? There are other fields for him to plough” (651).
Quotation: “Like one man, they stiffened, choked and fell. The cups clattered to the floor” (page 24) Explanation: The procedure of killing the men was painful and startling. Given no explanation to why they were required to die, the men would only think of treachery and abandon from the Lieutenant-Commander. Premise #2: On the other hand, the decision Lieutenant Captain Oram made was the only available option, and he took the burden of being responsible for the deaths of fifteen men. 1.
Thesis Statement John Proctor is both the victim and the villain. Although he committed adultery and hid it from his wife, he also confessed to it. Instead of confessing to everyone that would lead him to ruining his reputation yet living, he decided to die as an innocent man. Outline I. Villain A.
You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’” (155 Proctor). No matter how hard he asked for forgiveness, she did not believe him. When John Proctor was sentenced to his death, he had to confess to witchcraft. If he did not confess he would be hung. John did not want to die with the guilt of him not confessing, “ I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint.
Giles Corey is willing to go as far as to give up his life in order to keep his land from being auctioned off. Other characters in the play are being blamed of being witches even though they are innocent and once accused they have to confess in order to not be hanged. Giles Corey sets an example for others and lets other know that they do not have to falsely confess to crimes they did not commit. Giles also stands up to Judge Danforth and does not reveal identity of the informer. Overall, Giles Corey is a brave man that sets an example for other innocent accused character in the novel and gives them a
So Cyrano goes up to Roxane and talks to her and comes back and lies that he told her everything and she still loves him. As soon as Christian heard that he died (4.10). Cyrano lied to Christian because he knew that if he told Roxane the truth then she would not say that she wants Christian but be in a state of shock and Christian would have to die in that state. This is why Cyrano had lied to Christian saying that Roxane has accepted Christian so he can die in peace and with no burden of a lie on his shoulders. This proves that he’s selfless and a caring guy because he didn’t want to let Christian die thinking that Roxane doesn’t love him.