Procter - Name
Because it is my name!, and i cannot have another!
- Symbolism (identity, reputation, legacy)
- Tone (Defiant, Passionate)
Reclamation of integrity thorough guilt and redemption
Conflict between self respect and preservation
Procter - Black Sins
God knows how black my sins are (Proctor)
- Contrast between sins (affair vs accusations), (individual conscience vs collective judgement)
- Tone (confessional)
Hale - I Denouce
Hale: I denouce these proceedings, i quit this court
- Symbolism (escape from corruption authority = turn to personal conscious)
- Declarative Statement (Rejection / Abandonment
- Contrast with reverend parris (doesn’t change, courrupted by power)
Procter - Black Sins - Paradox
God knows how black my sins are (Proctor)
Guilty of sin (adultery) but unwilling to lie about a false sin (witchcraft)
Hale - I Denouce - Paradox
Hale: I denouce these proceedings, i quit this court
Was a man of the church, but rejects the faith he once believed in, as it becomes the source of injustice
Procter - Name - Anomaly
Proctor’s refusal to confess — breaks the social pattern of self-preservation over principle. (Individual vs Collective)
McCarythism - Trangression / Redemption
Miller himself was investigated and blacklisted from hollywood, proof of guilt = moral redemption
The forced confessions and naming of others were seen as transgressions against truth and personal integrity.
