Of course, there are flaws with this since people’s values differ from person to person. Some morals are considered “wrong” and it wouldn’t be honorable to break the law for them. However, it is hard to distinguish right from wrong when making laws because it leaves many notable loopholes. If someone breaks a law for a good reason, they will still have to face consequences so order may be kept. That does not mean punishing …show more content…
At first Mr. Proctor tried to stay out of the entire situation by avoiding going into town. However, this leads to suspicion against him and his wife, Elizabeth, for not being part of the court. According to the judges, anyone who is not with the court is against it. When he attempts to prove the innocence of Elizabeth and his friend’s wives, he is imprisoned since the court only cares about their reputation, not what is right or wrong. To be avoid being hanged John can lie and say he is a witch. After months of torture he considers being untruthful, but when he realizes that they are going to use his “confession” to hang other people he refuses and is killed. The whole situation is unrighteous, but John made the right decision even at the cost of his life. I think that counts more in the afterlife, whereas the people who tried to protect their names will pay consequences instead. Other towns reflected on this and revolted against their courts when they tried to do the same thing. It was appropriate for a revolution to take place in the neighboring town. The circumstance with Salem was completely prejudiced and the townsfolk needed to stand up to the