Your Actions Have Consequences In The Crucible By Arthur Miller

As Act Two of the play begins, the reader meets John's wife, Elizabeth. Then everyone is introduced to their relationship and how bad it is. He believes that his affair with Abigail damaged him in God’s eyes, John Proctor was willing to lose his marriage with Elizabeth. Mary Warren told John Proctor that if he spoke out against Abigail Williams, Abigail would have him arrested for the crime of lechery (Miller 1248).

One way John suffered harsh consequences was by suffering with his dignity and could not figure out how he was feeling about himself. “Proctor: angered at himself as well, You'll speak nothing of Elizabeth!” (202-205). In the beginning of the novel, he suffered with adultery with Abigail Williams. She held that against John throughout the novel. Abigail never let him forget the fact that he had touched her inappropriately. Abigail was the main girl in the witchcraft and dragged all the other girls in

John Proctor had an affair with his 17- year old housemaid, Abigail, in his barn while his wife, Elizabeth, was sick. He later confessed of his wrongdoing to his wife who could forgive him of his lechery, but couldn't forget it. Abigail, being a young woman caught up in her feelings towards John, lied in court accusing Elizabeth Proctor of having been in a cohort with the Devil to get revenge for her not being able to have a relationship with John because of Elizabeth. Being

In the beginning of the story Elizabeth Proctor is especially cold and always suspicious of her husband, John. Elizabeth gives John the cold shoulder due to his previous affair with their housekeeper, Abigail Williams. When John Proctor comes home in the first act, he and Elizabeth have a distant conversation about why he came home so late (Miller 1162). Even though Elizabeth never says it, Proctor knows that Elizabeth thinks he went to Salem to visit Abigail. During the story Elizabeth and John have a conversation about Abigail. Abigail finds herself in a predicament that may cause serious consequences for herself. Elizabeth suggests to John that he tell people that she is lying about what happened to her, but John refuses because he knows no one will believe him. In anger, Elizabeth told him that he should go and tell Abigail that she is a whore, and to her dismay he agrees to do that. Elizabeth’s frustration grows as she

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn’t sit for a month”. This quote explains that an individual is responsible for their own actions and the consequences that occur as a result of those actions. In The Crucible, John Proctor is more responsible for his own death than Elizabeth Proctor or Mary Warren.

Though Proctor 's affair was brief, Abigail’s longing had not yet wavered. Abigail, though significantly younger than Proctor, lusted after him and intended to be with Proctor no matter the circumstances. As Abigail gained significant power, she came to the realization that her yearnings could be laid to rest should Elizabeth Proctor be eliminated from the equation. Abigail revealed her deceit to Proctor in assumption he would remain silent on the matter. As continued on with her performance,she saw that Elizabeth be among the first few to be falsely accused of witchcraft despite her immaculate record among society. Due to this accusation, Proctor came to the conclusion he must surrender his pride and confess his affair to the court in hopes to expose Abigail of her fraudulent denunciations and save his wife from death. John Proctor addressed the court and stated that Abigail “thinks to dance with me on my wife’s grave.” When Elizabeth Proctor was brought in to be questioned on the matter, she denied the affair resulting in more turmoil including the charge against John Proctor for contempt of court and witchcraft.

In order for John to save his wife and friends from execution, he has to find a way to discredit Abigail. John decides to admit his affair with Abigail, even though it would ruin his name and the way people see him. But once they bring in Elizabeth to see if this was true, everything backfired and Elizabeth lied to the court about John and Abigail. In the book Elizabeth says “My husband-is a goodly man, sir” (Miller 194). That’s when John realized that Elizabeth was going to lie. Proctor replies to Elizabeth,”Elizabeth, tell the truth!...I have confessed it!” (Miller 195). Elizabeth responds while being taken away “Oh, God!” (Miller 195). John Proctor's motivations directly impacted his

Abigail becomes so focused on crushing on John Proctor it kills him and nineteen others. This occurs because of her ignorance to be mature and accept reality. Abigail loves John Proctor and she will do anything in her power to acquire him. John Proctor cheats on his wife with Abigail, consequently giving Abigail a foothold on him. She takes advantage of that, and goes mad attempting to receive his attention. “She is blackening my name in the village! She is telling lies about me! She is a cold, sniveling woman, and you bend to her! Let her turn you like a-”(Miller 23-24). In attempt to win back John Proctor, she makes lies up about Elizabeth, Proctor’s wife. Abigail lets her anger out on the girls, supposedly her friends, in Salem. She is controlling the girls because they fear her. Abigail takes this

Proctor 's decision to tell the court about his affair ironically demonstrates his goodness. He also spoke up for the innocent girls that had their names branded. He willingly sacrifices his good name in order to protect his wife and others who are wrongly accused. Only through his public acknowledgment of the affair does Proctor regain his wife 's trust. At the end of the play, Proctor refuses to slander himself by allowing the court to make him make a false confession. The court told him to lie, and that if he lies that he would not be sent to the gallows. He did the right decision by telling the truth about his affair with Abigail. He honestly told the truth about the affair, and that he was not part of the witchcraft. His response further exemplifies Proctor 's integrity. But John was not guilty. He had nothing to do with witchcraft, he admitted to his own mistakes. Proctor knows that if he confesses that he will be damned himself, yet again, if he agrees to confess, he will also be free from the torment from the demon inside him and set others free too. This realization, along with Elizabeth 's forgiveness, enables Proctor to forgive himself and finally regain his good name and self-respect. As the court

But most of the women still chose to not confess of witchcraft and would be hanged. The convicted women would rather lose their life than lie just to let the town hear what they want to hear from the innocent and fake confessed witches. When John Proctor confesses to the court of his crime of adultery, his wife Elizabeth is brought in to tell the truth or if John is lying, she acts of vanity and not honesty. Elizabeth had never told a lie in her life until then when she said that John did not cheat on her with Abigail. As soon as she tells her first lie, John immediately yells that he already confessed and Elizabeth tries taking back what she said and tries to justify her lie which was to save her husband.

Before any of the witch trials began, Abigail and her cousin Betty were in the woods with their slave Tituba. Reverend Parris, Betty’s father, found them and other girls. The next day Betty started acting strange. Reverend Parris accused Abigail of using witchcraft. Abigail turned it around, and accused Tituba and others in the town of witchcraft. That’s how everything was started. Anyone that Abigail had a grudge against would later be accused of witchcraft. Since she had a grudge about John Proctor’s wife she was Abigail’s biggest target. Now let’s talk about why she accused Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch.

John Proctor also lies throughout The Crucible. Although he has come clean to his wife, Elizabeth, about his love affair with Abigail, it is still a secret to the rest of the citizens of Salem. John is severely ashamed of his act of adultery, and has trouble admitting it to himself. When Elizabeth suggests early on,”I think you must tell him[Hale], John” (Miller 67), Proctor evades admitting the truth to Reverend Hale of his affair even though it could have been a valid excuse for the Proctor family’s lack of attendance at church and John’s inability to say the commandment, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.” In Act III, when John finally is forced to admit his clandestine affair with Abigail to the court, nobody believes him. Because John has waited so long to confess his affair, it just looks like a poor attempt to save him and Elizabeth from the indictments. If John had divulged the secret of his affair earlier on, people might scorn him for his sin, but he would have evaded the allegations of witchcraft.

Abigail lies to conceal her affair with Proctor and to prevent any charges of her witchcraft. Abigail is also vindictive because of her actions against Elizabeth Proctor. The fact that Elizabeth is Proctor’s wife is what led to Abigail’s loathing towards her. Abigail drinks blood to end Elizabeth’s life.

Quote 1: Proctor has confessed to adultery and given himself and Abigail a bad reputation. In a community like Salem this sort of behaviour resulted in punishment since it was considered unholy. The people who admit their sins are spared, and the ones who don´t are hanged, which is not the most logical approach. John´s confession is important because he is willing to have a bad reputation in order to achieve

The main accuser, Abigail Williams, had an ulterior motive to destroy Elizabeth Proctor. Beforehand, Abigail had an affair with Elizabeth's husband, John Proctor, and Abigail believed if she removed Elizabeth, she would have John to herself. Most of Abigail's allegations were based on false claims, believing the relationship between her and John Proctor to be true love.