Essay on Elizabeth's Spiritual Growth in "The Crucible"

When John says that Elizabeth is still judging him because of the affair he had with Abigail, Elizabeth says this quote. She is comparing John's conscience to a judge. He feels that she has not forgiven him even though she said that she forgave him. She states that it is his own guilty conscious and heart that he is sensing. Her saying this means she's not very sympathetic for all of his problems.

Throughout life, everyone goes through hardships, tests, and trials that choices have to be made which involves in choosing a path that is right or wrong. During the time of the witch trials, people had a choice to go with the what everyone said and accuse someone else to save themselves or stick to their morals and die. This time period consisted of mass hysteria where people believed that the devil blackened people’s souls and made them practice witchcraft. To “cleanse” the town, the people searched for ways to see that people were evil and hang them, and sadly they truly believed they were doing the right thing. But, the accusations and slander people started to say against each other to get out of being put to death blacken the city more

In the beginning of the play Elizabeth Proctor is portrayed as a naïve weak women despite her loyalist to her family and God. Elizabeth was very reserved and introverted which led to her downfall. She was seen as a “doormat” and was emotionally detached from her husband. In the play we learn of Elizabeth's sickness causing her to hire Abigail Williams, while she was sick she became detached from her husband causing him to commit lechery with Abigail Williams. Later we learn that Elizabeth blames her self for Johns Lechery"it needs a cold wife to prompt lechery", (Miller 137). Despite the love for her husband, Elizabeth's inability to express her feelings

After Elizabeth discarded Abigail from helping her around the Proctor’s house, Elizabeth continued to give John the cold-shoulder. However, before they both knew it, Elizabeth was to be arrested for witchcraft and sent to jail. John fought to have her accusations abolished, but little did he know Abigail was the one who brought upon the charges. Abigail not only accused Elizabeth of witchcraft, but she also accused many other

At the end of the scene, the astricted atmoshere remains within the couple when John pleads to Elizabeth, saying '' Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not,'' to which she replies '' I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.'' By this we are displayed Elizabeth's feeling towards John's accusation towards which she reveals to John that it is not her that he is being judged by, but in fact his quilty conscience over the affair.

In act II John Proctor is told by Mary that Elizabeth was accused and the court has come to her to take her to jail. John shows a lot of tension with Elizabeth in the beginning of act II. “I am wondering how I may prove what she had told Me.” said John, “You were alone with her?” retaliated Elizabeth. (1116) Elizabeth suspected John of adultery and is still worried about it. John is worried if he calls out Abby then their secret of Adultery will be out. “Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, women…” (1116) In this quote it shows what John thinks about his wife after 8 months of not having Abby in their house. John’s attempts to save Salem has failed and he and his wife are sent to

After having an affair with John Proctor, she couldn’t accept not being without him. Abigail also admires “how such a strong man may let such a sickly wife” like Elizabeth be unaware of the affair she had with John Proctor(act1pg#). As a result to the affair, Proctor is trying to rebuild his marriage with his wife. Abigail continues to intervene in John Proctors marriage and attempts to manipulate Proctor so he would confess his love for her. Proctor admits his love for her, but does not continue his affection because Abigail seeps of vengeance for other individuals. He portrays her “as a lump of vanity” who thinks to dance on his “wife’s grave!”(act 3). For her own selfish desires, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft and tries to intentionally sabotage her. She does this for the purpose of her own selfish and fictitious relationship that she has with Proctor. Abigail believes she has the capability to influence Proctor, but her egoistic actions to win his undefining love makes her appear as the criminal in the

Within “The Crucible,” the issues of Elizabeth and Proctor’s relationship are factors in the instigation of the plot of the story. Due to Proctor’s affair with Abigail, a wedge is driven between Proctor and his wife and will prove to be the initiator of the Salem Witch Trials, as it is in “The Crucible.” An effect of this affair is shown in the second scene when Elizabeth is first introduced. Proctor comes home from his day of work and the tension between the two is seen

The Crucible is a historical play by Arthur Miller, and is set in the town of Salem during the late 1690s. The main characters are John Proctor, the protagonist, and Abigail Williams, the antagonist. The conflict occurs when Abigail falsely accuses others of witchcraft. This leads to hysteria in the town, with people turning in innocent people for witchcraft. Many people including John and Elizabeth Proctor are arrested and put on trial, despite their innocence. John Proctor is sentenced to death after refusing to denounce his friends as witches, forgiven by Elizabeth for his affair with Abigail, and restores his reputation of being a good man. The Crucible delves into the extent people will go betray others in order to benefit themselves

However Abigail takes pride in her hysteria. This highlights the fact that the age difference between these 2 women is phenomenal. “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” Elizabeth is much more composed than Abigail, even though she is losing her husband she is happy for him, as she believes he is now at peace. Throughout the play John struggles with his feelings that he was not a good man. Hale tried his best to save John from being hanged to death but Elizabeth believes that he is finally going to be cleansed of his sins, as he has finally come out the dark about his affair. She loves him so much that she is willing to let him go. She feels that he is doing the right thing. She takes the name of God to justify herself.

After months of feeling guilty, John blames Elizabeth for his feeling of guilt. She says “I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you.” (Miller 852) Elizabeth helps John see that he is the only one that is making himself feel guilty.He then realizes that he needs to forgive himself in order to move on.

Elizabeth still questions John’s loyalty throughout the play. Elizabeth comes off as an outspoken women and that isn’t really supported in the Puritan society. When convicted of witchcraft she doesn’t fight with the men because she knows she hasn’t done anything wrong. Even though she tries to do what she thinks is the best for John, she ends up saying the wrong thing and Abigail isn’t punished. Elizabeth ends up being pregnant and the trials end before she has her baby so she survives.

When Elizabeth goes into the courtroom, she does not know John has confessed. This can be described as dramatic irony because the reader knows what Elizabeth does not. She lies for her first time by denying John and Abigail’s affair, abandoning her Puritan morals in order to protect her husband’s reputation. The truth would have saved John, but Elizabeth’s lie destroys him and causes the court to believe Abigail, which shows situational irony. Abigail has previously accused Elizabeth of witchcraft. Reverend Hale tries to calm John when Elizabeth is arrested. John alludes to the Bible and says, “Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this! without my name”(Miller 1285).

Her strong evidence of change is the true moment where Elizabeth learned to let go of all the pain she contained inside, and to forgive her husband, after all they had gone through in hopes for their relationship. Elizabeth changes character and learns to make amends with John and forgive. She doesn’t feel the pain anymore as she learns to let that go as well. As she helps John to forgive himself, he regains his sense of goodness in the end before his tragic death. Elizabeth lets go of how she felt before, which is what made her strive to forgive John and the

Elizabeth is also strong and courageous. When John is accused of witchcraft, Elizabeth is willing to follow along with the decision John decides about whether he wants to confess or not. She knows if he confesses he will be living a lie and if he tells the truth, he will be put to death. Although the decision John makes will affect Elizabeth and she wants John alive, she is courageous towards John by showing her support and love. Elizabeth knows she must put her opinions to the side and John must construct this decision on his own. Elizabeth states, “I cannot judge you, John, I cannot” (Miller). Elizabeth is also strong because she was falsely accused by Abigail and