John Proctor And Elizabeth's Relationship In The Crucible

In act 3 brought into the court Proctor brings Mary Warren to testify against Abigail about her villainous plan that got Elizabeth proctor arrested.Confessing about the doll being in the presence of Elizabeth. Mary tells the court how Abigail pretends with the help of the other girls. On act 3 still Mary states “ It were pretense, sir.” Giving Abigail up about her plan to get at Elizabeth. “ I cannot lie no more. I am with God, I am with God.”Abigail states”.”I have naught to change, sir. She lies”.”: I—I cannot tell how, but I did. I—I heard the other girls screaming, and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believe them, and I—It were only sport in the beginning, sir, but then the whole world cried spirits, spirits, and I—I promise you, Mr. Danforth,

Elizabeth and Johns relationship is certainly not an easy one. Although having been married with two children the intrusion of Abigail could not have come at a worse time. With Elizabeth ill and Abigail’s personality being such a contrast John felt it as an escape from his wife’s absence. The affair that John had with Abigail puts a strain on their relationship creating a physical and emotional divide that the audience easily pick up on. On top of the affair, living in a puritan society which can be demeaning to women makes the

The sudden change in Mary’s opinion of both the girls and John Proctor, exhibits her apparent inability to stand firm against the manipulative powers of Abigail. While this trait could seem negative, passed off as fickle, Mary was able to keep her true identity a mystery to Salem.

In Act 3 you see that he is doing his best to fulfill his promise to

At this point the play is saying that Elizabeth has forgiven John. Afterwards, throughout the story, we see a different side to Elizabeth. For example, in Act IV Elizabeth is known not to lie. When John Proctor is being accused of witchcraft, Elizabeth is called into the courtroom to testify on John Proctor’s claim. For the first time in her life, Elizabeth lies to protect her husband's “ Good Name.” This action can be understood as Elizabeth learning to forgive and love her husband. Though the Judge’s decision is not in John’s favor, and since Elizabeth has blamed herself for the affair. John has made peace knowing that he will die after the court’s verdict. At the last line of the play, Elizabeth says, “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” (Miller 1233). In that one line, Elizabeth’s transformation is complete. It`tells us that she has forgiven John and that she absolutely loves

Abigail is not only a liar she is selfish. She tells lies that hurt others in order to help herself and she is devious. In the court room she announces, "I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil, I saw him, I wrote in his book, I go back to Jesus, I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah

In the beginning of the play, Mary Warren’s character is well known as being wimpy and afraid. She is under Abigail’s control and will do everything she says. According to Sara Constantakis in Literature Resource Center, “she is weak and easily influenced. She is one of the girls who took part in the voodoo ritual and is terrified when the talk of witchcraft begins, as she knows people who are convicted of being witches are hanged.” This opinion of Mary is further proven by her action of not telling the truth about what happened in the woods because she knows Abigail would kill her. Abigail even screams “I say shut it, Mary Warren!” (Miller, Act I). Mary is always listening to Abigail’s demands, even when she knows the right thing to do. Mary Warren is seen as a poor little mouse who is too quiet to ever stand up for herself. In addition to this, Mary wants to confess about what happened in the woods, but Abigail won’t let her. Mary cries, "Abby, we've got to tell. Witchery's a hangin' error, a hangin' like they done in Boston two year ago! We must tell the truth, Abby! You'll only be whipped for dancin', and the other things!" (Miller, Act I). Mary knows she is innocent and for that reason, she is ready to own up to her sins, however Abby knows that she

The significance of the scene is that Elizabeth asks John questions when he gets home late and she shows him no affection like if she doesn’t really trust him anymore. It reveals that their relationship no longer has trust.

Abigail put on an act, mimicking Mary Warrens every move as though her spirit was possessing the girls and could be found guilty of witchcraft. “Suddenly, from an accusatory attitude, her face turns, looking into the air above—it is truly frightened. ‘What is it, child?’ ‘I—I know not. A wind, a cold wind, has come.’ Her eyes fall on Mary Warren. ‘Abby!’ ‘Your Honor, I freeze!’ ‘They’re pretending!’… ‘Mary, do you send this shadow on me?’ ‘Lord, save me!’” (Miller p. 108-109). Abigail uses this in order to draw attention away from Danforth questioning if Abigail is only seeing illusions and not true spirits. Abigail uses the idea of witchcraft to repeatedly cover up her affair with John as well as uses it to an advantage to complete the envious attempt to kill

Mary Warren portrays a shy servant who isn’t as courageous as Abigail. Because of her shyness, she withheld viable information about Abigail’s performance which later caused damage to everyone associated with her and Abigail. In Act One, Mary says, “Abby, we’ve got to tell. Witchery’s a hanging error...We must tell the truth… You’ll only be whipped for dancin’..” She knew unconsciously that confessing to the sins will end on a happier note than hiding the truth, causing more trouble to pile on top of itself. Mary ultimately enables Abigail to continue with her cunning ways and create more trouble for everyone.

She even said, “it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery”, (Miller 137). around the end of the play. One reason she distrusts John, is that he has claimed he was not alone with her. He later says that he was, in fact, alone with her for a short while. It takes a person of strength to be able to take that lie he gave and still control herself in the manner a wife should do. It was her inner strength that showed her that “it were a cold house she kept”(Miller 136). and needed to fix that problem.

All throughout the play, there is talk of Elizabeth being very ill to the point of bedrest after she had her last child. The script mentioned it so many times, in fact, that when they revealed that she was pregnant again; it turned out not to be that big of a surprise to the audience. It also slightly foreshadows that since John was there for her so much then and missed church because of it, that he would not be here to take care of her or the baby this time. Which, turns out to be true, because John dies at the end too when their baby is just starting to grow to the size that is

This shows how unpleasant their relationship had become after John’s affair with Abigail. It appears that Elizabeth no longer trusts John and John is tired to trying to earn her trust. Their relationship reflects the community around them. Just a small

2. Abigail had the strongest motivation to accuse Elizabeth of witchcraft because she was jealous. Abigail was acting pretty suspicious , she was accusing Elizabeth of biting her chest at night , which was obviously a lie, she did it all herself.

Travel back in time to the year 1692 and visit the outskirts of small-town Salem, Massachusetts and you will discover the inhumanities of the Salem witch trials. This was during a time when the devil was very much alive in the eyes of Protestant Christians and was constantly doing his work stealing souls and turning woman to witches. During Arthur Miller’s version of the Salem witch trials, depicted in The Crucible, more than 200 people were accused of witchery. One such person was Mrs. Elizabeth Proctor, a woman perceived by many as a wholesome member of the community and furthermore, a saint. However, she has a secret that is affecting her personality and her love life with her husband. With that being said, one can see that the personality and feelings Elizabeth express at the beginning is not the same as the ones she demonstrates in the end, in other words, she is a very dynamic character.