Crucible

             John Proctor, in my eyes was all around a pretty good man. Except
             for the fact that he committed adultery with Abigail Williams, when
             she was his household servant. Proctor hates hypocrisy, and his
             hidden sin causes a great deal of moral anguish within him. I believe
             that he had good in him, because he wasn't about to let Abigail get
             away with lying, hurting others, or breaking up his family.
             Proctor confessed to committing adultery to save his wife. That
             was a big step for him. I feel that it showed love for his wife. His wife
             had to go and lie, but it was to save him. The whole situation is
             confusing to me. Abigail should have just told the truth and
             confessed her love for John. I do not like her character at all. John
             stood strong, though, like a man of his nature should have. If I was
             him I would have cracked. He did crack some, but not like I would
             have. I would have jumped on Abigail and beat her down. It's not
             A moral dilemma occurred with Proctor over the decision to
             confess or not to confess to witchcraft. I think he should have
             confessed. Then, he would still have his family; his wife, his boys, and
             the baby. He chose to save his name. In my eyes, that was selfish,
             because now his family is fatherless, and has to suffer. Sure, if he
             would have confessed he would no longer have his name, but couldn't
             he move away? It might catch up with him someday, but he would
             still have his family and be able to go on living his life. What is
             Elizabeth Proctor, his wife, to do now? She has to raise two boys and
             a baby all alone. John should have confessed.
             The ending of the movie really made me mad. Abigail should
             have confessed her love for John and saved his life. She didn't
             though. I guess that is how it really went back then, in Salem.
             Although, I do not agree with the outcome, I do think that it was
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