In the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, the small town of Salem, Massachusetts is plagued with hysteria due to fear over witchcraft. John Proctor begins out as being a character that acts in wrong and deceiving ways. As the play comes to an end in Act IV, he is placed in a situation where he himself is accused of witchcraft. John Proctor and his wife, Elizabeth, lived in a world of their own, with a fake love for each other without realizing what really was going on. This did not cause his wife to lose faith in him, no matter what crime he may have committed. As his character was full of lies throughout the play, he shows pride and honor for his name and the innocent people hanged in Act IV, through his noble actions when questioned
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John starts out in the beginning of the play as being portrayed as an unfaithful and lying man. Numerous times his wife Elizabeth asked if he was still committed to their relationship and if he still loved her. Every time his answer was yes, when in reality he was having an affair with Abigail Williams. As witchcraft started to become the hot topic in the town and as a group of girls, including Abigail were being accused of witchcraft, he even withheld the truth just so that he could protect his secret affair with Abigail. Throughout the entire story, Elizabeth stayed committed to her relationship with John. In Act IV when John is accused of consorting with the devil, she believes that he is innocent and sees his actions as very valiant and noble. Elizabeth shows how she tries to take the blame for the crimes John committed and tell others that he truly is a good person by saying “John, I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me! Suspicion kissed you when I did; I never knew how I should say my love. It were a cold house I kept!” (Miller 1329). Elizabeth realizes that John is not a bad man for what he did because he feels guilty for having caused him to commit adultery and become a liar. She views him as the loving man she first knew and as someone who was valiant and brave during this time of great hardship and
John starts out in the beginning of the play as being portrayed as an unfaithful and lying man. Numerous times his wife Elizabeth asked if he was still committed to their relationship and if he still loved her. Every time his answer was yes, when in reality he was having an affair with Abigail Williams. As witchcraft started to become the hot topic in the town and as a group of girls, including Abigail were being accused of witchcraft, he even withheld the truth just so that he could protect his secret affair with Abigail. Throughout the entire story, Elizabeth stayed committed to her relationship with John. In Act IV when John is accused of consorting with the devil, she believes that he is innocent and sees his actions as very valiant and noble. Elizabeth shows how she tries to take the blame for the crimes John committed and tell others that he truly is a good person by saying “John, I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me! Suspicion kissed you when I did; I never knew how I should say my love. It were a cold house I kept!” (Miller 1329). Elizabeth realizes that John is not a bad man for what he did because he feels guilty for having caused him to commit adultery and become a liar. She views him as the loving man she first knew and as someone who was valiant and brave during this time of great hardship and