Proctor confesses orally to witchcraft, but refuses to implicate anyone else. Danforth informs him that
the court needs proof of his confession in the form of a signed, written testimony. Proctor confesses
verbally to witchcraft, and Rebecca Nurse hears the confession. She is shocked by Proctor's actions,
and she still refuses to confess to witchcraft. Proctor signs his name to the confession, but destroys
the document when he learns the court will post it on the church door.
The authorities of the court take Proctor out of the prison toward the gallows. Hale pleads with
Elizabeth to convince Proctor to change his mind. Elizabeth refuses. She sees that he is now at
peace with himself.
When Proctor tells Elizabeth that he will confess, she understands that he is doing so because he
wants them to go home and reestablish their family. Note that neither Proctor nor Elizabeth considers
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