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feels guilty because he is unwilling to sacrifice himself in order to save Elizabeth. He is ashamed and guilty of being a coward 

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feels guilty because he is unwilling to sacrifice himself in order to save Elizabeth. He is ashamed and guilty of being a coward 

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john was painted to be a good man, but he truly struggles and can't even confess his sin when his wife gets accused & taken. he is narcissistic at heart but tries to have some morality

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john was painted to be a good man, but he truly struggles and can't even confess his sin when his wife gets accused & taken. he is narcissistic at heart but tries to have some morality

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John is very judgmental of Salem but at the same time he does not want to be jugged by the people of Salem 

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John is very judgmental of Salem but at the same time he does not want to be jugged by the people of Salem 

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The community, being very Christian and law abiding would harshly judge him as he has done to other sin the past. He tells Abigail that this is a town full of hypocrites but if he doesn't speak out he is going against his own morals making him a hypocrite.

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The community, being very Christian and law abiding would harshly judge him as he has done to other sin the past. He tells Abigail that this is a town full of hypocrites but if he doesn't speak out he is going against his own morals making him a hypocrite.

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John doesn’t want anything to do with Abigail because he knows it’s wrong and it’s hurting his relationship with Elizabeth. But John still loves Abigail like it or not!

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John is a farmer so assuming he sells his goods, if he confessed he could possibly lose customers and then not be able to support his family as easily. That could be another reason he doesn't want to confess

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He believes people should forgive him, but he hasn't fully apologised of confessed his sins

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He believes people should forgive him, but he hasn't fully apologised of confessed his sins

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The reason John doesn't act sooner is because he doesn't want the town to find out about his sin with Abigail. He also still has feelings for Abigail and he knows that if he calls her out for lying she will be in a lot of trouble

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The reason John doesn't act sooner is because he doesn't want the town to find out about his sin with Abigail. He also still has feelings for Abigail and he knows that if he calls her out for lying she will be in a lot of trouble

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Because he didn't confess soon enough his wife and many other women are being taken away

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Because he didn't confess soon enough his wife and many other women are being taken away

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John realizes that he can save Elizabeth but he is still too worried about his own reputation to speak out against the court because his affair with Abigail would become public knowledge

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John realizes that he can save Elizabeth but he is still too worried about his own reputation to speak out against the court because his affair with Abigail would become public knowledge

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John is in turmoil as he doesn't want to confess to his sin of adultery but wants to save his wife Elizabeth.   

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John is in turmoil as he doesn't want to confess to his sin of adultery but wants to save his wife Elizabeth.   

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John is overwhelmed by guilt but he can't bring himself to confess because he is scared of what the town will think of him

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John is overwhelmed by guilt but he can't bring himself to confess because he is scared of what the town will think of him

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John feels guilty because he caused Elizabeth's accusation and arrest. 

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John feels guilty because he caused Elizabeth's accusation and arrest. 

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He doesn't seem to fit into the society 

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He doesn't seem to fit into the society 

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He cannot confess to his sin of adultery and is suffering inner turmoil 

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He cannot confess to his sin of adultery and is suffering inner turmoil 

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John's guilt is linked to his betrayal of Elizabeth 

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John's guilt is linked to his betrayal of Elizabeth 