Proctor wants to stop all of this altogether. He is thrown in jail, along with Elizabeth. Proctor starts to rebel after he know he can no longer save his wife or himself. Proctor rebelled by not agreeing to sign his name over to the court, and the village. He is hanged that same day. Proctor’s actions were an act of excessive pride, from his defiance in the court, his unseen knowledge to the lord, and the eternal love for his wife.
John Proctor was a symbol of rebellion. Proctor rebelled against the court with his relentlessness to stop the killings, accusations and to save his wife. Proctor’s first actions occur when he can no longer take the mind game of Abigail, and the court. “These are my friends. Their wives were also accused” (Miller 88). Proctor doesn’t just speak for himself and his wife. He stands for his friends whose wives are about to lose their lives as well. He is the voice of the rebellion. He speaks for his friend Giles, and for his servant Mary. He tries to convince the court that his family has never seen the devil. He makes it clear “She swears now that she never saw satan; nor any spirit, vague or clear, that satan may have sent to hurt her. She declares her friends are lying now” (Miller 95). He tries to convince the