In this section of The Crucible, the theme of confession plays out in two separate spheres: in the expanding witchcraft trials offstage, and in the form of a confession of adultery between John Proctor and his wife. In a response of 300 words or more, analyze how the theme of confession plays out in this section. What are the differences between John's confession and those at the trials? What are the consequences of confessing? Of not confessing? Point to specific details from the text to support your analysis.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile