In the beginning of this play John Proctor is an afflicted man. His affair with Abby extremely damaged him in the eyes of god, himself, and his wife Elizabeth. Although Proctor did stoop to committing adultery he lacks the ability to forgive himself for his sins against god. Elizabeth cannot forgive or trust him again so he turns a cold shoulder to her. John Proctor has a huge change from the beginning of this play to the end. He starts off as an ill-tempered adulterer into a man who truly wants redemption for his sins. In doing this he hopes to make things right with Elizabeth. As the play goes on Abigail Williams and John have a discussion that reveals that John had committed adultery with Abigail. John doesn’t want Abby anymore so Abby
