please help me! John Proctor's moral dilemma in the play is his A. desire to please Reverend Parris B. decision about conforming to society C. belief in witchcraft D. desire to protect Mary Warren

C

Explanation:

As the play develops, John Proctor's moral dilemma becomes evident: he must decide whether to lie and confess to witchcraft in order to save his life, or to die an honest man, true to his beliefs. John Proctor faces many decisions in response to his moral dilemma to try to save his life.

as for symbolic actions, the narrator's tearing down the wallpaper in an attempt to find the "woman" in the wallpaper represents her struggle to retain or regain her sanity.   the wallpaper has been part of her confinement and by her tearing it down, she is freeing herself from that confinement.