John Proctor's confessions came way too late. Any reader of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller had to wonder if the confession would ever come. He thought he could get rid of all the controversy without letting the public know of his affair with Abigail Williams. Proctor tried everything trying to save his reputation. He finally realized how important it was that the let the truth out no matter the consequence. The only problem was that …showed first 75 words of 458 total…

…showed last 75 words of 458 total…inner struggle with his past sins. The ready is always waiting for the moment when the truth would emerge. That is John's emotional scream that it was a "whore's vengeance" proves to be the most powerful point in the play. This is the point when the reader is taken aback and thinks it's about time. It may have been about time but sadly it was way too late. The damage was already done in Salem.