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Died without confessing anything, he was pressed to death with large stones, his last words were "more weight"

is "one foot in Heaven" because she refuses to confess to being a witch, is surprised that Proctor is willing to confess to a crime he is not guilty of




agrees to confess to save his life, but refuses to implicate Rebecca or any other of the accused, is conflicted about whether to lie and live or tell the truth and die




insists that Proctor sign the confession to show the town that Proctor has confessed

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Giles Corey was pressed with large stones to death and the last words he said was "More Weight"

Rebecca is a wise and sensible woman she falls victim when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft she refuses to confess because she was an upright woman. However John Proctor who was also an innocent but when facing death he decided to confess on what he never did.

John Proctor confesses to save his own life but refuses to save others life because he was facing an ethical dilemma of telling the truth and die or lie and live.

Proctor retract the confession because the officials want him to sign his name on the confession.

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Giles Corey was pressed with large stones to death and the last words he said was "More Weight"

Rebecca is a wise and sensible woman she falls victim when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft she refuses to confess because she was an upright woman. However John Proctor who was also an innocent but when facing death he decided to confess on what he never did.

John Proctor confesses to save his own life but refuses to save others life because he was facing an ethical dilemma of telling the truth and die or lie and live.

Proctor retract the confession because the officials want him to sign his name on the confession.

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