Character Analysis Elizabeth Proctor

The thought haunts her throughout the story. She feels that it was her own wrongdoing. Later on, Elizabeth tells a lie. She tries to save John’s name by telling a lie. She told Judge Hathorne that John had not committed adultery.

Danforth knew right away it was a lie for John had already confess to the crime of lechery. This makes John and his entire group look like fools for trying to call Abigail and her group liers. Danforth had no empathy for the Proctors and sends them both to jail. The fact that Elizabeth tried to lie for John in court presented that she still cared for him. Towards the end of they play we find out that Elizabeth is pregnant while she is in jail and it is a reason for her to live another year.

Elizabeth is brought out to the court, in order to hear the truth. Danforth asks her why they dismissed Abigail from their home, she responds by saying that Abigail didn’t satisfy them. She is asked one more time, but ends up defending her husband. John is found lying, however he responds by saying that she just wanted to protect his reputation. Reverend Hale again defends the innocent by trying to blame Abigail for lying and causing trouble.

He loves his wife, but in a time of drewry for john, made him do things he normally wouldn't have done. Everytime Abigail brings Elizabeth's name up, John gets mad at her, Abigail says “Oh, I marvel how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife be—” John says, “ you'll speak nothin’ of Elizabeth!” (1.202-203). Even after their affair john knows that he did wrong and wants to just move on. John does not trust Abigail to be quiet about the situation and that is why he got really angry at Abigail.

Elizabeth Proctor, a protagonist in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, is a devoted wife and mother who tries her best to follow the teachings of her religion. She knows the Commandments, she attends church when she can, and she prides herself on her honesty. Elizabeth does possess a number of flaws, however. She is not always willing to forgive others, she lies when the truth is most needed, and she refuses to save the life of a family member. Elizabeth has for sure shown us a number of reasons as to why she is not willing to forgive others.

There be a thousand names; why does she call mine?... there be a monstrous profit in it. She thinks to take my place, John.” (Miller     ). Abigail is clearly envious of Elizabeth Proctor, not only because she is John’s wife, but also because John has been faithful to Elizabeth since his affair with Abigail.

Throughout the play, Elizabeth seems to be struggling to forgive her husband and let go of her anger. But towards the end, she learns to forgive Proctor for his mistakes. At the beginning of the play Elizabeth is unforgiving of Proctors mistakes. “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!”

I the play The Crucible, Arthur miller bring this atrocious period of witchcraft in American History to life, in an allegory of McCarthyism. Arthur Miller is considered one of the greatest play writers of the 20th century and his work continues to be re-staged and adapted for future generations. Because jealously leads to corruption and evil practices, Abigail Williams accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft to get attention and get closer to John Proctor and in the end he gets hanged. Abigail Williams was always fond of john proctor and had sexual relations with him in the past which damaged his marriage with Elizabeth, and ultimately had to be removed from the house. Abigail’s true motive of stirring up false accusations and chaos in Salem

Elizabeth has never lied in her life but She does in order to protect his good name showing an act of forgiveness and compassion. In Act IV Elizabeth then does everything in her power to have him “forgive” her. In the end of Act IV she then questions him if he will confess and whichever he decides she will not judge him for she “…cannot judge...John” (1114) and then she tells him that she will not forgive him until he forgives himself for he longer thinks himself a good man and cannot forgive himself for all the trouble he put his wife and a the village through. “John it come naught that I should forgive you, if you’ll not forgive yourself. It is not my soul, john, it is yours.

When Elizabeth lied to the court it got her and John in trouble. Elizabeth never lied before making it even worse. . On page 118, Elizabeth starts to say that Abigail dissatisfied her and John. She says she were sick after she had her first child and doesn’t remember much.

In the Crucible, Arthur Miller uses the characterization of Elizabeth Proctor to portray that once a person’s trust is broken, it can never be gained back fully. For example, when John Proctor came home to his wife, Elizabeth, he “gets up, goes to her, kisses her. She receives it.” (48) Miller uses this as indirect characterization, as Elizabeth only receives his kiss instead of kissing her husband back. She knows that he had an affair with Abigail, so Elizabeth still does not trust him completely.

The movie version of The Crucible brings to light new information that demystifies a formerly vague storyline, and is more effective in getting across its meaning than the book. The scene in which Abigail visits Proctor in prison adds context to the plot that one cannot gather directly from the book, explains the motivation behind Abigail's actions in the play, and is very well acted. It also provides a clearer depiction of Proctor’s loyalty and devotion to his wife, Elizabeth. The character development that takes place in this scene gives the viewer a more in-depth understanding of Abigail’s manipulative tendencies and of John Proctor’s sense of obligation towards his wife than is derived from the book. First and foremost, the text of

A lot of what John Proctor does in The Crucible is to save his wife Elizabeth. When John Proctor says, "I will bring you home. I will bring you soon."(Miller 77) he promises to save his wife from being hanged for witchcraft. This also shows John’s love for his wife, Elizabeth, and his choosing of this love over his lust for Abigail.

The envy and jealousy that Abigail has toward Elizabeth causes extreme friction between the women. The envy is so strong that Abigail accuses Elizabeth of being a witch. Elizabeth pleads with John, “Spoke or silent, a promise is surely made. And she may dote on it now-I am sure she does-and thinks to kill me, then to take my place” (Miller).

Although Elizabeth was not the best wife at some moments, she loved her husband so much that she lied for him. When questioned by Danforth if Proctor committed lechery she said faintly “No, sir” (Miller 113). Elizabeth lies for the first time to save her husband because she is loving and cares about him. Although Elizabeth is not truthful, she protects her values by doing what she feels is right for her husband. Abigail is revengeful throughout the play at Elizabeth.