Facing death or admitting to having dealt with the devil, Proctor decides to die in order to keep his name clean from the dirty mark of witchcraft. In the last moments of his life, he said: “I think I see an ounce of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner, but white enough to protect it from those dogs. Don't shed tears for them! Tears make them happy! Show your honor now, show them a heart of stone and sink them with it! (Miller, 144). Proctor dies with honor and integrity, dispelling his haunted conscience and leaving him to