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Elizabeth Proctor The Crucible Quotes

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“It Takes a Cold Wife…” People during the 1700s were afraid of witches and the witchcraft they would provide. In which led to the prosecution of multiple people, including innocent people that shouldn’t have been hanged because of the accusations they were dealt with. Some were too proud to lie about being witches in order to be saved from hanging which lead to such a horrendous disaster. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller depicts the prosecution of innocent bystanders accused of being witches or performing any ritual suspicioned of witchcraft. One of these characters is Elizabeth Proctor. Over the course of the story she develops in a more subtle style in how the situation forces her to change. Elizabeth Proctor is a cold woman who demonstrates high moral standards. Her relationship with her husband, John Proctor, is somewhat a quarrel that builds up with the guilt that John has over the affair with Abigail that Elizabeth later discovers. She is a mother and maintains the house that the two live in. Elizabeth can be considered religious as she can remind John Proctor of his ironic sin that he forgot about. As in the quote states, “Hale. You have said that twice, sir. Proctor. (lost) Aye. (He is flailing for it.) Elizabeth. (delicately) …show more content…

She was told to go convince John Proctor to stay alive in order to not get his pride to inevitably kill him. She doesn’t promise to get him out alive but in fact does go to John Proctor and says, “As you will, I would have it. (slight pause) I want you living, John. That’s sure.” (Miller 203) This evidently shows that she does have affection to John. Additionally shows that she isn’t a complete robot and is able to commute emotions unlike how she was in the beginning. Even though she did not promise to get him back alive it does hint that she doesn’t want him to die but in matter of fact keep him

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