Confession In John Proctor's Profession

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John Proctor’s third confession, which leads to his death, is when he confesses to committing witchcraft, but then takes it back.Soon after he discusses with Elizabeth about confessing, they decide that it is best for him to confess and continue living. Proctor takes Elizabeth’s advice vows and vows to confess. Subsequently, Proctor confesses to witchcraft as an attempt to save his life when he is questioned by Hathorne:
Hathorne: You’ll confess yourself?
Proctor: I will have my life. (137)
Proctor made this statement to keep his life, because those who admitted to witchcraft were allowed to live, while the others were hanged. However, those in Salem do not know that he is lying about performing witchcraft, and that leads to them thinking