On the other hand, the term “adultery” is known as voluntary sexual intercoarse between a married person who is not his/her spouse. John’s sin of this act isn’t his biggest flaw. In reality, it is his pride. John’s honor and name is what kept him from confessing to adultery. Most likely, this would have terminated the witch trials. John had to choose between his wife and pride when Elizabeth was arrested. He then tries to compromise by bringing in Mary Warren into the court which he thinks will save his wife. However, this failed because Mary Warren turned on him and forced him to admit to being an adulterer. He is then arrested and is questioned about his confession by Danforth. Danforth investigates on page 105 when he says “...Is your husband
