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The Crucible John Proctor Quotes

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The Salem witch trials were an event that made people act in new ways and realize new things about themselves, as we can see through John Proctor, who went from hating his actions to changing for the good, Elizabeth Proctor, who was mad at John for adultery but forgave him in the end, and with Reverend Hale, who went from accusing the good people of the town to fighting for the good.
John Proctor acts as a strong man with good morals. At the beginning of the book John closes himself off and lies to Elizabeth about Abigail. After John cheats on his wife with Abigail Williams, the leader of the “so-called” Salem witches, his morals are tested. John would get mad at Elizabeth not forgiving him shown in this quote, “Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches around your heart.”(54) John is mad at himself for …show more content…

“John you are not open with me. You saw her with a crowd, you said now you”(55), says Elizabeth. Elizabeth struggles to be forgive John when he is alone with Abigail in town even though he has no feelings for Abigail. Elizabeth is reluctant to forgive John because he never told her he was alone with Abigail. Then when the trials began Elizabeth starts forgiving him when he is trying to save her from Abigail and the witches. “Do what you will. But let none be your judge. There be no higher judge under Heaven then Proctor is!”(137), Elizabeth wants John to make his own decision. The final conversation between John and Elizabeth shows that she cared for him the whole time. Elizabeth just had a hard time getting over John cheating on her. When John sacrifices his life to save the Proctor family name Elizabeth finally fully forgives John and sees the good inside of

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