The Crucible: Dying For a Principle “Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!” (Miller 1164) says John Proctor in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible when asked to sign his name on his confession to witchcraft. Judge Danforth of Salem has condemned hundreds to witchcraft, and hundreds have confessed (Miller 1160), but upstanding citizens in the town refuse to confesses to the lies, and would rather die than live a lie, such as Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, and of course, John Proctor. John Proctor is willing to die as opposed to living with his name tarnished, and his life a lie of something he didn’t do and doesn’t believe in. There are principles worth dying for because there are people in Salem who would be (and are) hanged, rather than live a life based upon false accusations against them.
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I cannot, I cannot.”(Miller 1162). She has been condemned, told she will hang if she will not confess, and now seen one of the few other who was not lying and confessing just to stay alive crack, and yet she still will not lie and save her life. She would rather die than live a life based upon false accusations. Wanting to not damn herself, wanting to not live a lie, this is her principal, and she is willing to die for
I cannot, I cannot.”(Miller 1162). She has been condemned, told she will hang if she will not confess, and now seen one of the few other who was not lying and confessing just to stay alive crack, and yet she still will not lie and save her life. She would rather die than live a life based upon false accusations. Wanting to not damn herself, wanting to not live a lie, this is her principal, and she is willing to die for