... truth is not always rewarded and treachery sometimes prevails. John Proctor functions as the tragic hero who begins the play harboring a secret adulterous affair, but even when he finally admits the truth society refuses to believe him. When Proctor tries to convince Mary to confess to concocting the lies about seeing spirits, Mary points out that if she does, Abigail will reveal John Proctor's sin ... , but Proctor in return declares, "Good. Then her saintliness is done with. We will slide together into our pit; you will tell the court what you know" (Miller 76). Proctor has been hiding...

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