It means that you unconsciously know that your answer is the correct one yet you don’t want to admit it to yourself. You know that it’s the right thing to do, but you don’t want it to be.
John Proctor was the first man to be accused of witchcraft. He was defending his wife and had previously expressed himself against the proceedings and trials of the women of Salem who were being accused of witchcraft. He was arrested and condemned to death.
Proctor was given the option to confess and initially agreed, but in the end preferred to die. He realized that he could not sign an untrue confession with his name. Rather than losing what was left of his reputation and integrity, he decided to be executed in the gallows.
Eventually, the truth came out, the accusations retired and the families were compensated. Salem learned the value of integrity and innocence, even when the verdict is implacable.
Answer: You have no problem speaking in the presence of large groups and you do this every weekend. You are very comfortable with it, but in class, you panic because OF THE ANXIETY PROVOKED BY THE CONTEXT OF YOUR SPEECH.
Explanation: Even though they might be the same audience, the platform has changed now, and may cause serious panicking.
