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:
C. The people felt relief at the end of their journey.
Explanation:
In this context, the sentence in quotation marks means that the people who had just endured a long and dangerous trip across the ocean felt relieved that their travels were over and that they were able to stand on solid ground once again. The sentence is, indeed, a simile, in which something, stepping foot on solid ground, is likened to something else, in this case, breathing fresh air.
Answer:
It basically means if we don't work for it we don't value it highly
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