The Crucible Theme

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…hysteria in forming. He, like John Proctor, also chooses the relief from his inner conflict, although his is the easier self-relief of the two, since he must only counsel Christians while John will hang. Whether right or wrong in his decision, each character carefully weighs his choice and goes with what he thinks is the right decision within his life and must live and die by that decision, resolving whether good or bad, the conflict.