Proctor, just like everyone else, has the opportunity to confess to witchcraft, and be saved, even if it is a lie. But Proctor wants to be a good man, he is tired of the lies. “I can not mount the gibbet like a saint. It is fraud.” (Miller Act 4) Proctor says this because he knows that if he does confesses it will be a lie, just to save his own life. Proctor is aware that this is what the court wants, so he backs out of confessing. John Proctor not confessing shows how he would rather die a honest man, than live a life knowing he lied to everyone. He wants a good name, he wants to die an honest man, to make up for all of his other lies. Proctor’s morals show how he is trying to be a good honest man, and not be labeled as a liar. In The Crucible it is shown how some individuals are willing to pay the price in order to protect what they believe is right. Both Proctor and Giles are good examples of this. These men died, but they knew what they were doing was for the good of themselves, and others in the town. This play shows how easily people can be persuaded in a time of chaos and fear, and how individuals need to stand up for what they