![]() ![]() Proctor realizes that Elizabeth will not confess, but agrees to confess anyway. If Proctor confesses and gains release, Elizabeth will still remain in jail. ![]() The court has delayed her execution until she gives birth to the child, but she is still scheduled to hang. Note that neither Proctor nor Elizabeth considers Elizabeth's situation. 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. She sees that he is now at peace with himself. Hale pleads with Elizabeth to convince Proctor to change his mind. The authorities of the court take Proctor out of the prison toward the gallows. Proctor signs his name to the confession, but destroys the document when he learns the court will post it on the church door. She is shocked by Proctor's actions, and she still refuses to confess to witchcraft. Proctor confesses verbally to witchcraft, and Rebecca Nurse hears the confession. Danforth informs him that the court needs proof of his confession in the form of a signed, written testimony. Proctor confesses orally to witchcraft, but refuses to implicate anyone else. ![]()
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