Although John Proctor has an extremely well-guided set of morals and strong integrity, he still sins.
Another example of John Proctor waging an intellectual war with himself is when he himself is on trial for witchcraft. He needs to either maintain his integrity or succumb to the accusation and name others who he would pretend he saw compacting with the devil. If he chooses to maintain his integrity, he will surely be jailed until the date of his hanging. On the other hand, if he confesses and names someone else, he will be able to live and see his family grow. …show more content…
His feelings for both of them have led him to a state of conflict, though durinv the play tis conflict is one of self-restraint wherein Proctor is challenged to determine how much patience he must have with Elizabeth and whether or not he can publically admit his affair with