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    When Elizabeth Proctor wants her husband John Proctor to go in to Salem, Massachusetts, and tell the court Abigail Williams is lying about the 14 arrested citizens of Salem being witches, John says he and Abigail were alone when Abigail admitted to there being no witchcraft in Salem. Elizabeth becomes upset at this due to the recent affair Abigail and John had when Abigail was working as their housekeeper while Elizabeth was sick. Elizabeth fired Abigail when she found out they had sex and is still

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    Arthur Miller, when John Proctor ends up committing a crime, and Elizabeth goes against her beliefs and lies. Elizabeth Proctor, the loving wife of John Proctor, learns to forgive over the course of the book. John Proctor, the protagonist, commits lechery with the young Abigail Williams. Abigail is a young girl who was working for the Proctor’s. She ends up having an affair with John Proctor, which results in many consequences. In Arthur Miller’s drama, The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor’s personality

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    Throughout the play the Crucible, John Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor both have been accused of witchcraft, and both think it is pointless as well. They will not confess either so they both choose to be hanged. All throughout the play there are many similarities and differences as well between the two characters john and Elizabeth. During the play there are many differences between the two characters john and elizabeth such as john proctor being a preacher and will not lie to save his life

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    foil. Abigail William and Elizabeth Proctor, for example, are two different characters whose demeanor and motivations contrast but still have a strong effect on each other. The loving wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is married to John Proctor whom which she bears three young boys with. Elizabeth Proctor is a moral Christian women who stands strong in her faith. As a women in this time period, Elizabeth didn’t actually have a job, she was the caretaker of her family. Elizabeth loves her husband, she loves

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    Elizabeth Proctor has a complex role in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Elizabeth Proctor was married to the adulterous John Proctor. She finds it painful that her Husband committed adultery with their young worker Abigail Williams. Elizabeth didn’t forgive her Husband she just dealt with him because back then she couldn’t leave her husband he had to leave her so yea, she just dealt with him. Elizabeth Proctor has a conflict with Abigail Williams. Because Abigail had an affair with John. Abigail is

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    in a town or village called Salem. They find out about a few girls dancing and thought it was an act of witchcraft. John proctor is a tormented individual and lacks the ability to forgive himself for an act he cannot take back. Abigail williams was one of the girls dancing and drinks something, was tarnished when she was dismissed from the proctors service. Elizabeth Proctor suspected something going on between john and abigail so she dismissed her. All the girls that were dancing that night fell

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    Elizabeth’s love Many people can have a chance to influence outcomes but none has got a chance like Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible. Trying to keep her marriage together from a younger Abigail Williams when her husband John Proctor and Abigail commit Adultery or as it was known back then lechery, Elizabeth moves in the play even when she has done nothing to move in the play from John and Abigail committing adultery leading her to be suspicious, to where she confronts John about the Adultery and

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    Casey Passmore Williams September 8, 2015 Elizabeth Proctor "You'll tear it free -- when you come to know that I will be your only wife, or no wife at all. She has an arrow in you yet, John Proctor, and you know it well" (Miller, 66). Elizabeth overall is a very cold person that has a heart hidden among the mounds of snow and ice that is powerful and willing to give it all for the ones that are dear to her. John Proctor, Elizabeth's husband, has an affair with his servant, who is later fired

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    Elizabeth Proctor, a reserved woman who mistrusts her husband for his infidelity ,yet demonstrates courage through supporting her spouse and children within the community. Elizabeth mistrusts her husband throughout the play. Elizabeth and John are discussing about how he committed lechery. She says, “She has suddenly lost all faith in him: do as you wish, then she starts to turn.”(p. 51) She is no longer evading the situation, she confronts her husband and finally call’s him out for what he did

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    Miller, two opposing characters, Elizabeth Proctor and Abigail Williams are bound by their connection to John Proctor. Elizabeth is John's wife and mother to his children. Elizabeth cooks and cleans for John and their family and appears to be the perfect loving and caring housewife. Abigail on the other hand, is John’s former mistress. She throughout the play has a strong capability of swaying people's way of thinking. She has a lot of confidence and jealousy of Elizabeth that makes her a strong character

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