Question

5. How can the following statement by Proctor be a demonstration of his personality?

I mean it solemnly, Rebecca; I like not the smell of this "authority.

Answer 1

The above sentence shows how Proctor does not agree with the trials and imposition given on the lives of the accused.

Step-by-step explanation:

Proctor, despite having a notorious position in society, does not agree with the authority that judges and condemns those accused of witchcraft. He recognizes that these trials are a collective hysteria caused by Abigail's people and that it is causing real chaos in the city, due to fear and blind authority.