John Proctor is selfish to allow himself to be hanged. If John confesses to taking part in relations with the devil his life will be spared. He would be able to live and carry out his duties to his family. Proctor doesn't want his good name to be blackened by confessing that he does the devil's work. "How may I live with out my name?" Says John Proctor. His name is far more important to him than his wife and children. People that love him, care for him, and judge him only for who he is. He cares more that his name not be tarnished than his family being left without a father and husband. He says "that I lie and sign myself to lies!" He makes the claim that he would be lying of he signed and allowed the confession to be posted. People lied to get him in that spot. They lied that he had relations with the devil. So what does it matter if he lies himself to save his life. He is so selfish that he makes the excuse that he ca

n't lie just because he doesn't want his good name to be hurt. That attitude is one of a man who cares not of others, even his loved ones, but of himself only. He is not worth " the dust on the feet of them that hang" as he said. Proctor tears up the confession and dies protecting his name. "Because it is my name." States the selfish John Proctor.

John Proctor's decision to be hanged to avoid embarrassment because he was selfish is pathetic. He tells Elizabeth,"...give them no tears! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a strong heart and sink them with it." His words were pathetic because he is telling her that he motives are about honor and courage. His motives were to avoid his peers and the embarrassment he would have to deal with. He is pathetic because has to lie to make him self seem heroic in his actions, when he is just a coward. Proctor says,"...say Proctor broke to his knees and wept like a woman." Proctor is so pathetic that he tells them to say he wept like a woman, but not to make him sign away his good name. His pathetic decision was also an easy way to escape the embarrassment and scrutiny that he would face if he co

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