In Proctor's final speech, he comes to accept himself. This has been his struggle throughout the play. In addition to striving against the corruption of the court, he has had to fight against the sense that he has been irrevocably tainted by his affair with Abigail. In his last speech, Proctor says that he now sees "some shred of goodness" in himself. This is all he needs to feel capable of honorable sacrifice and he chooses to go to the...
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