Rebecca tells Proctor he is going to a place where he will be respected and adored for keeping his "dignity" along with his "moral integrity". .
Being the protagonist, Proctor, goes through the most pain and suffering throughout the play. He displays this by saying, "I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. I am not that man"(136). He is distraught over whether or not to confess to save his life or to be like Rebecca and keep his "dignity" intact. Within the same conversation John speaks with Elizabeth, "I"d have you see some honesty in it. Let them that never lied die now to keep their souls"(136). Proctor does not want to confess because he sees no honesty in lying but feels if his wife can justify his confession he will do so. However, Proctor wishes those that have not lied die immediately to keep their "dignity" and hold on to their "integrity". Elizabeth later proclaims to John, "Do what you will. But let none be your judge. There be no higher judge under Heaven than Proctor is!"(137). Elizabeth knows John will make the right decision and whichever he chooses will be morally right for the proper reasons. She wants John to decide which path to choose without her influence or the courts ruling. .
Proctor says he will confess but becomes angry after Elizabeth refuses to judge him and refutes, "Let Rebecca go like a saint; for me it is fraud!"(138). John recognizes Rebecca will die for telling the truth and shouts to God for Rebecca to go like a saint because he will lie and save himself while Rebecca dies for keeping her "dignity". When Rebecca finds out John is confessing she exclaims, "Oh, John------God send mercy on you!"(140). Rebecca says this because she knows John is trying to save her soul while condemning his own for lying to the court and church because they are interchangeable in Salem. Proctor gives his confession to the court but then contends, "You all have witnessed it----it is enough"(141).