john proctor
...be hung. He chose to die rather than tell the lie of declaring himself a witch. He also had the opportunity to leave the town with Abigail Williams, but he chose not to because it would ruin his reputation This would not have changed the outcome for his wife would still die. If his pride had not gotten in the way he could have lived. John Proctor’s tragic fall was caused by adultery. He committed adultery against his wife with Abigail Williams. When asked to name the Ten Commandments, the only one he left out was adultery. That showed that he knew what he did was wrong. He chose the wrong action over the right one, and it came back to haunt him in his trial. The issues leading up to John Proctor’s death were sufficiently universal, and he was a person of sufficient stature. He was the only person to stand up to the judge and say that the girls were making everything up. In doing so, the girls accused him of being a witch. That made it even worse because not only did he have to prove his wife’s innocents and everyone else’s but also his own innocents. John Proctor’s punishment was greater than his crime. Even if John was a witch, they still should not have killed him. The judge did not even try to believe him when he said that he was not a witch...