While the truth always prevails no matter what, Elizabeth Proctor did what she needed to do to try and save John Proctor's life. Even though, her false words turned out to be very dire for her husband, Elizabeth made the right decision to lie in front of Judge Danforth because her false statement is nothing more than a simple righteous lie due to the fact that Elizabeth act of deceit was intended towards a positive impact. Lies, dishonesty, act of deceit, and other synonyms for falsehood is not one of the characteristic of Elizabeth Proctor. Elizabeth is a moral and very congenial person. She was one of those citizen in Salem that held a very good reputation similar to that of Rebecca Nurse. She never meant any harm to anybody for, she
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When Elizabeth refused to tell the truth about the affair, it ended in the hanging of John Proctor. Although lies are not one of the salient traits that Elizabeth possessed, she still made the right decision because it was all for a great personal intention. One can infer that she is truly good due to the fact that she loves her husband despite his flaw and stupidity to commit adultery. Elizabeth’s internal conflicts still managed to end up in forgiving John Proctor and still managing to love him despite his ignorance. Lastly, Elizabeth needed a father figure for her three children. She needed John Proctor to take care of her and the kids. She needs him to see his kids grow up and live in the big world; therefore, Elizabeth ended her internal conflict by telling a righteous and good lie. While anyone can easily make a counter argument about Elizabeth being an imbecile for continuing the fire that is burning in Salem, one needs to do be in her shoes first before deciding that she made the wrong decision. In a simplified definition, lies are the devil’s language and shall never be spoken. Indeed, but when the lie itself is a deciding factor towards the fate of a person's life then lies in this occasion shall never be considered a wrong decision rather the superior and preferred
When Elizabeth refused to tell the truth about the affair, it ended in the hanging of John Proctor. Although lies are not one of the salient traits that Elizabeth possessed, she still made the right decision because it was all for a great personal intention. One can infer that she is truly good due to the fact that she loves her husband despite his flaw and stupidity to commit adultery. Elizabeth’s internal conflicts still managed to end up in forgiving John Proctor and still managing to love him despite his ignorance. Lastly, Elizabeth needed a father figure for her three children. She needed John Proctor to take care of her and the kids. She needs him to see his kids grow up and live in the big world; therefore, Elizabeth ended her internal conflict by telling a righteous and good lie. While anyone can easily make a counter argument about Elizabeth being an imbecile for continuing the fire that is burning in Salem, one needs to do be in her shoes first before deciding that she made the wrong decision. In a simplified definition, lies are the devil’s language and shall never be spoken. Indeed, but when the lie itself is a deciding factor towards the fate of a person's life then lies in this occasion shall never be considered a wrong decision rather the superior and preferred