John Proctor says “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave my name!” This shows that Proctor has pride because the only thing he has left is his name. This also shows that John Proctor is loyal because he wouldn’t sign his name because then he would live while his friends would die for telling the truth. I think that this shows complete loyalty to his friends and to himself. He will not let his friends die for telling the truth, So he doesn’t sign his name and has pride and is