Elizabeth: “My husband is a goodly man, sir” (Miller 113).

You will never truly understand how much someone loves and cares for you until you watch them sacrifice all they have to save you. John and Elizabeth both accepted their demise to save the other. John admits to committing adultery so Elizabeth could come and tell the story which would ruin John’s good name forever but save her life. The court would finally know the reason for Abigail’s vengeance. Elizabeth who is so virtuous would stop at nothing to save her husband even if it meant her death. So, she lied and told the judge she knew nothing about the so call affair. It is ironic that people who are willing to give up their lives for the one they care are being doubted and are being put on death row. While the liar and vengeance seekers are being looked upon as the divine being. Proctor is being judged based on the fact that he does not go to church or his temper, but John is very good and trust worthy person. Throughout is the only person who owns up to their short comings yet he is still persecuted and might be until the end of the play. Also, people like Rebecca Nurse and goody Proctor who are good and honest woman are being persecuted for nothing. Now we are still left with the same burning question, why do bad things happen to good people?

Proctor: “God help me, I lusted and there is a promise in such sweat” (110).

Courage, it took courage for Proctor to admit to his shortcoming. In a society which the repentance is not a convention it is hard for someone to gain the fortitude to admit to their faults: “These people had no ritual for the washing away of sins… and it has helped to discipline us as well to breed hypocrisy” (20). Most of the character seemed not to be disciplined by this but breed to become hypocrites. Every person in have alternate motive behind their actions. The judges, Parris, the girls, and the Putnam’s they are a bunch of self serving hypocrites. Everyone looks down on Proctor because he is passionate and a lecher but at least he being truthful with himself and everyone. Parris who put on the image of a good and humble minister is not even really interested in the ministry. He became a minister because it gave him money, power, and respect. The girls, who in the eyes of the court embody God’s angels, are nothing but cowards who are too scared to own up to their mistakes. At least Proctor is not putting up a façade, his sin might be deceiving in God’s eyes but his honesty will triumph.