during an affair in a marriage. It is set in a puritan town in Salem, Massachusetts during 1692-1693. John Proctor is a good man, a husband, and a local farmer. He speaks with a sharp tongue and values his honest reputation. His strong sense of pride and integrity makes him fear what others will think of him if they find out his lust filled sin. Elizabeth Proctor is the wife of John Proctor. Elizabeth is true to her husband, her marriage, and she is a woman of a God. She values her reputation…
saved. There is one such character who questions everything that the court does, but does not say a word about it. This character is Elizabeth Proctor who is John Proctor’s wife. Throughout the third act she questions the fact that the court believes Abigail Williams and if she should tell the court that her husband committed adultery. In Salem, Elizabeth Proctor was considered a holy and chaste woman. She followed the Ten Commandments, prayed, and never lied. When judge Danforth…
throughout the town of witch craft. While many people believe in the girl’s accusations, John and Elizabeth Proctor are the only ones not dazed by the girl’s lies. Throughout the play, Elizabeth Proctor portrays copious defining characteristics including courage, her ability to recognize the good in her husband, but as well as her inability to forgive her husband. The marriage between Elizabeth Proctor and her husband struggle during this play. John’s affair with their former housekeeper,…
During the seemingly uneventful conversation between John and Elizabeth Proctor in the play the Crucible, John becomes very angered because no matter what he does, Elizabeth will not stop begin resentful and suspicious of John. He feels that Elizabeth is accusing him of continuing the affair that he had many years ago. John Proctor has had an affair before with the Proctor’s old servant, Abigail. Elizabeth is aware of this affair. Recently has claimed that she has been bewitched and is accusing…
those who refused to help even to the point of death hold onto their honour and sense to die as a martyr. In this essay, I will be focusing on the differences about Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams. One of the similarities between these two women, is their romantic interest in John Proctor; he is legally married to Elizabeth Proctor, but Abigail Williams is an obsession for him. This situation constitute a great deal of tension and anger between these two women. As if this is not a serious…
people were accused of being witches, neighbors turned their backs on each other, and families were torn apart. The person most to blame for the chaos is John Proctor, John took advantage of a young woman named Abigail Williams when his wife, Elizabeth Proctor, was ill. John used Abigail as a distraction from his sick wife and when Elizabeth found out about the affair she fired Abigail. As a child, Abigail witnessed her parents being murdered and she had no one to look up to, John showed her new…
forbid I take it away from him!” said Elizabeth Proctor as he husband was hanged. Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Proctor, was a very unique and strong woman. Being that he husband had cheated on her, and she had been accused of witchcraft, Elizabeth was a woman unlike any other. Elizabeth Proctor and I are similar in that we are both loyal, very stubborn, and forgiving. Being extremely loyal is a trait that Elizabeth Proctor and I share. In The Crucible, Elizabeth lies in court in order to…
honest wife, and the home wrecking mistress can be so a like yet, so very different. Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail William’s personalities clash through out “The Crucible”. Elizabeth Proctor was the reason for what happened in Salem. For the simple reason of Abigail Williams wanting her husband John Proctor. While being the housekeeper, John proctor had an affair with Abigail, which caused her to be fired by Elizabeth. This situation was a cause and effect of what was happening in Salem. Abigail…
John and Elizabeth Proctor. Both characters are different from the rest of the people during this time period because, everyone is suspicious of witchcraft. Many people falsely accuse others as witches; so that they stay alive, however, they leave the one that's accused dead. John and Elizabeth both tell the truth to the ones they confess to. By telling the truth Elizabeth helps John die with a better reputation and die with dignity. The guilt and confessions of John and Elizabeth Proctor…
especially Elizabeth Proctor. The insight Elizabeth gains about herself changes her in an effective way. Elizabeth's selfishness, forgiveness, and her fervent ways of fighting for what is right all play a factor in the new knowledge Elizabeth learns about herself. In Author Miller's play The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor is the character that Miller shows the development of how people can grow and how there is a larger message to be given by Elizabeth in the play. The first thing Elizabeth…