Since he confessed to the adultery with Abigail, Proctor feels like he is right with God. He does not want to risk his immortal soul at this point.
His wife, Elizabeth, agrees
.
What does Elizabeth confess to John?
She confesses, “
I have sins of my own to count. It needs a could wife to prompt lechery.
.. I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me!
What does John Proctor need to confess?
Proctor confesses
orally to witchcraft
, but refuses to implicate anyone else. Danforth informs him that the court needs proof of his confession in the form of a signed, written testimony. Proctor confesses verbally to witchcraft, and Rebecca Nurse hears the confession.
Why does John Proctor confess and then retract his confession?
Proctor feels compelled to retract his confession
because he admits that people more innocent and closer to God are going to be hung
. … Proctor cries, “It is my name,” he will only have one in his life, therefore, in order to bring dignity and honor to the Proctor name John must retract his confession.
What did John just confess why Act 3?
John openly admits
that he has had an affair with Abigail
. At this point in the play, Abigail is in full control of the the girls and the proceedings of the court. The judges believe that Abigail is as pure as the driven snow.
Why does Elizabeth ask Proctor to confess?
Proctor decides to confess
after he talks with Elizabeth
. The reason that John Proctor decides to confess in Act IV is that he does not want his wife and their child (Elizabeth is pregnant) to be left without a husband and father. Because of this, he will confess so as to save his life.
Does Elizabeth forgive John?
He committed adultery earlier that year while she was sick, and though his lover (Abigail Williams) is now out of his life, Elizabeth still judges him for it. More importantly, he still judges himself. It isn't
until Elizabeth forgives him
and admits her own faults that John Proctor is able to forgive himself.
What does Elizabeth blame herself for when speaking to John?
Elizabeth then makes a confession of her own: she was suspicious of John and Abigail, but she did not confront him. Consequently, she holds herself responsible for
John being caught up in the witchcraft hysteria in Salem
.
Does Elizabeth tell John to confess?
As John struggles with whether to falsely confess to witchcraft in Act 4,
Elizabeth makes a confession of her own
, telling him that she knows she is at least a little to blame for his affair with Abigail, which has brought ruin on them both.
Why does Elizabeth refuse to stop him from being hanged?
Elizabeth does not stop him
because she is happy he finally forgave himself for his one sin (adultery)
. She says, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!”.
Why does Elizabeth blame herself for John's adultery?
Why does Elizabeth blame herself for Johns Adultery? She blames herself
because she says she kept a cold house all these years
. Why is Hale spending time with the prisoners? He is spending time with the prisoners in hopes of their confessions so they will not hang, even if it were a lie.
Why does Elizabeth say of John he have his goodness now?
He have his goodness now,
God forbid I take it from him
. What Elizabeth means is that her husband, John Proctor, has finally achieved redemption, and she will not take that away from him by asking him to confess to practicing witchcraft in order to save his life. … He did not engage in any practices of witchcraft.
What do Abby and the girls do when Mary Warren is trying to get them to confess to pretending?
Abigail turns the court against Mary Warren in The Crucible by
pretending that Mary's spirit is preparing to attack her from the rafters
. Abigail pretends to see Mary's spirit in the form of a menacing bird, and the girls follow her lead.
What page did John Proctor confess to adultery?
Expert Answers
John Proctor suddenly and dramatically reveals his adultery to the court in
Act III of The Crucible
with the words: I have known her, sir. I have known her. This rather euphemistic way of describing sexual intercourse is Biblical in origin and therefore doubly appropriate for the Puritans.
Why does Elizabeth deny John's relationship with Abigail What is the result of her denial?
Why does Elizabeth deny John's relationship with Abigail? What is the result of her denial?
She denies it to save his “good name”
, his reputation but the result is that now she has lied and they don't believe them.
What happens if you confess to witchcraft in The Crucible?
Historically, a confession was the single best way for the
court to gain a conviction and an execution for charges of witchcraft
. The irony is that none of the accused Salem witches who confessed were convicted or executed but all 19 people who refused to confess were found guilty and executed.
