The noose represents the growing panic and fear in Salem. Ultimately, it represents death. In Proctor’s case, it represents an honorable death as he refuses to defame his name.
Explanation:
The noose is a very strong symbol because every time someone went to jail they were basically going to go to the gallows whether they wanted to or not. In order to avoid this awful death then you could lie and confess that you were working for the Devil and many times the women did exactly that.
