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why does proctor not drop the charges against the court when they try to begin with him by saying that his wife will live at least a year

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The wives of his friends are still charged, and Proctor feels he cannot desert them. Proctor's refusal to drop the charges, however, seems to lend weight to Parris' comment that Proctor has come to overthrow the court.
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