Direct Characterization Of John In The Crucible '

John’s affair created and inner struggle/conflict for him. He was always wanting to what was right but his affair with Abigail constantly held him back. How could he accuse others for doing wrong when he was holding a dirty secret himself? He wanted Abigail’s lies to stop but he couldn’t stop her unless he came out clean. Then finally, one day he couldn’t take it anymore, the guilt was eating him alive and he had to put an end to Abigail’s lies, so he admitted to the court that he had committed lechery. He worked through his fears and struggles and did what was right for a greater cause. But it ended up not doing anything.

John Proctor sought his wife’s forgiveness to regain her trust and to entitle him to die an honest man. He recognized his actions; he simply wanted his wife to recognize them too. “Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not.” (Miller 55) Proctor’s appeal to his wife reveals his hope for her forgiveness and for her to see the goodness in him. He wants his wife to recognize him as an honest man, because to him that is the only substance that made him feel like a good person. Later in the course of the play, Elizabeth forgives Proctor for his mistakes. She states, “John, it come to naught that I should forgive you… Whatever you will do, it is a good man does it… it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery.” (Miller 136-137) Elizabeth’s statement to her husband exhibits an understanding of his mistakes and acknowledgement of the good man Proctor truly is. Elizabeth’s forgiveness allows Proctor to forgive himself as well. After being forgiven, John Proctor can now die an honest man, a tragic hero - a man with integrity and goodness.

Quote 1: “She thinks to dance with me on my wife´s grave! And well she might, for I thought of her softly. God help me, I lusted and there is a promise in such sweat. But it is a whore´s vengeance, and you must see it; I set myself entirely in your hands. I know you must see it now.” (Lines 863-868) - Proctor

John Proctor is married to Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail Williams was their maid for many months before Elizabeth kicked her out. John had cheated on his wife with Abigail, and Elizabeth had somehow found out. He knows what he’s done was wrong, but some nights he finds himself outside of Abigail’s window. Abigail knows this. She becomes obsessed with him and the idea that they’re going to be together. “But I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again.” (pg 839). John realizes what he’s done is wrong, and tells Abigail they can no longer be together. He’s starting to

Elizabeth Proctor is a wife of John Proctor and her marriage isn’t that good as her husband had an affair with our other character, previous housekeeper of Proctor’s house, Abigail Williams. Now Elizabeth is cold to her husband and doesn’t believe him as she can’t forgive him the past. She tries to forgive John for the whole play, but something stops her. In the beginning of the play we also see that Elizabeth thinks that she doesn’t deserve John and after his affair with Abigail he thinks about it even more. During the play we see that Elizabeth loves John but still can’t feel free with him. We can see that they behave polite to each other, but with cold and Elizabeth views him with a suspicion. She also dislikes Abigail as

She had forgiven him for cheating on her and was willing to work things out. John believes he had already ruined his soul by cheating on her, so he thinks it would be wrong for him to lie and try and save his own life. He didn’t have a soul worth saving anymore. Elizabeth understood his decision, but she was devastated. Elizebeth also states, “there will be no higher judge in Heaven than Proctor is”.

John Proctor lives in a Puritan society. Witchcraft is a sign of the devil’s work. Abigail, a girl that Proctor had an affair with, started to accuse people of witchcraft it created chaos. Proctor should have stepped up and told the Reverends that what she claims was untrue but he did not. Proctor did not speak up because it would cause him to reveal how he knew which would in turn reveal his affair with Abigail.

From this quote, you can see that their relationship is not strong with trust. John Proctor is trying to change things around, and Elizabeth will have no part of it. She knows he is twisting things and will not deal with it. She is cold towards him, and trying to get the truth but

Elizabeth is a very loving and a very cold wife to former John Proctor. Due to John’s recent affair with Abigail Williams, Elizabeth has been faint and unforgiving of John’s actions. Even with John’s remorse and mercy, Elizabeth continues to evoke the affair of John and proctor – and she has a pretty good reason to. Elizabeth is completely sin free, never have committed a sin in her life, until she lied in court about her husbands affair with Abigail out of love and fortification. Being accused by Abigail herself and titled guilty of witchcraft, Elizabeth is sent to rot in prison with the rest.

John Proctor and Abby were arguing because Abby hopes that John is in love with her and that he will sleep with her again. But John Proctor regrets what he has done and he will never do it again. He wants to fix the relationship with his wife Elizabeth and want to forget what happened.

Elizabeth Proctor knew that she had the power to sway her husband but, chose not judge. A quote from the play that supports this is when Elizabeth tells John to be his own judge “Do what you will. But let none be your judge. There is no higher judge under Heaven than Proctor is! Forgive me, forgive me, John - I never knew such goodness in the world!” (137) this displays Elizabeth wants John to forgive her for judging him. Also, she wants John to know that he was truly a good man that loved God and wants him to forgive

After he reveals what he has done the courts want him to sign a legal statement to put on the church doors. They think if the community sees a trustworthy man has confessed, that other people will also come clean of their sins. John refuses to sign the papers because he says it will dishonor him and put a horrible name on his reputation, he believes god will forgive him in

John and Elizabeth’s conflict begins when she learns of her husband's lies and adulterous acts. Proctor was caught in a lie by his wife when he mentions Abigail had “told it to [him] in a room alone” instead of with a group of others as he had previously stated. We know John lied because Elizabeth says the story “it is not as you told me”. After finding out about his deceit and infidelity “ she [had] lost all

The first apparent moment of tension comes in these lines: “PROCTOR, with a grin: I mean to please you, Elizabeth. ELIZABETH-it is hard to say: I know it, John” (Miller 48). These lines show that during John and Elizabeth’s conversations there are lots of thoughts behind the seemingly meaningless small talk. Throughout the conversation, John is constantly trying to keep the conversation upbeat, but Elizabeth is dwelling on John’s past mistakes which makes it hard for her to show love for her husband. However, by the end of the book, the focus of the marriage shifts from John’s affair to a more pure love of each other. “ELIZABETH: I cannot judge you, John. Pause. PROCTOR, simply-a pure question: What would you have me do? ELIZABETH: As you will, I would have it. Slight pause. I want you living, John” (Miller 125). This interaction between them proves the shift to be true because of Elizabeth’s change in her judgement of John and John’s change from asking questions for the sake of thoughtless conversation to actually asking “pure” questions that actually

At first glance, the relationship between the two can be seen as restrained and bitter from the unpleasant way they speak to each other ever since the affair: “I’ll not have your suspicions anymore!” However, their love is depicted later on when the pair is separated due to Abigail’s charges of witchery towards Elizabeth. Seeing his wife being taken away brings out the love in Proctor as he calls out, “I will bring you home. I will bring you soon.” The next day, Elizabeth expresses her love by lying in court, claiming that her husband did not commit adultery. But her sincere intention of saving her husband ends up worsening the situation and as an indirect result, Proctor gets sent to jail. When they finally see each other after months of separation, the couple rejoices out of pure contentment. Their time apart deepens their relationship as they pour out their emotions and regrets. Elizabeth blames herself for the affair saying, “It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery,” but Proctor denies this, crying out, “No, I take my own [sins], my own!” Their love for each other is explicitly shown in the scene of their reunion. Unlike Abigail, the actions Elizabeth and Proctor take due to love their love for each other do not harm others in any