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At the end of the third act, John Proctor claims “God is dead!� – I’m going to explain why he says that and how the phrase relates with the events of that time. What I’m going to write is my very personal opinion. It does not necessarily has to be the same as yours.

In order to understand why Proctor says this with so much fury, it is needed to make a background.
It was in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. They were puritans with a theocracy society, with strong, strict believes and rules, which shows the underdevelopment in religion in that period.
Reverend Parris, a minister in Salem, seemed to be worried only about his own status than the town. John Proctor didn’t like him. He used to think he was a corrupted man.
John, being the principal character of the play, evidently shows a dislike not just for Reverend Parris, but for the whole puritan way of living. This system censored and prevented people to act and think freely as individuals. They were always under the......

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