The Crucible There were many conflicts in the Crucible by Arthur Miller written in 1953. Many conflicts were between relationships between a couple or a group of people. Because others won’t forgive you until you forgive yourself; John will need to forgive himself and accept what he did, and then try and work things out with Elizabeth. John talks to Elizabeth about his affair with Abigail. When discussing what happened with Abigail, Elizabeth thinks Abigail feels ill toward her saying, “She thinks to kill me, and then take my place.” Elizabeth discusses with John about how she thinks Abigail feels towards her and she felt it was intentionally done to her. Elizabeth feels as though she was the one responsible for the affair, so she feels she is the …show more content…
She would start discussing why she thinks she’s not good enough and that she can’t find true love by saying, “I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, that no honest love could come to me.” This goes back to that by John doing this it doesn’t only affect him, but everyone around him as well. John may feel like he is the one that is responsible, but it leaves everyone else feeling like it’s their fault, because of this one decision made by John. By this moment, John realizes what he needs to do, to try and have Elizabeth forgive him for the sin that he has done with Abigail. Finally, John goes back to talk to Abigail about having to end the relationship between them. Very quickly John discusses with Abigail that he can’t continue what he was doing saying, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time, but I will cut off my hand before I reach for you again.” John doesn’t want to and can’t be involved with Abigail in a romantic way, therefore having to let Abigail go, so he can fix his relationship with Elizabeth. This is a result of John forgiving himself to try and fix the relationship with his wife,
Abigail and John’s affair seven months ago is still causing problems between Elizabeth and him. There’s a lot of tension in one of the beginning exchanges between Elizabeth and John. “Elizabeth: ‘Then go and tell her she’s a whore. Whatever promise she may sense- break it, John, break it.’ John:
Elizabeth and John start to feel the tension when Elizabeth tries to convince John about going to court and persecuting Abigail but he refuses. When he disputes with his wife he argues, “you will judge me no more Elizabeth I have good reason to charge fraud on Abigail and I will think on it” (193). Proctor is not completely satisfied about throwing Abigail under the bus because he doesn’t want to initially hurt her and he would lose his respect in the town if he did. So he isn’t convinced about the fact that his wife is trying to get him to charge fraud at this point of the play. Soon afterward Mary the proctor’s servant comes home with news that Elizabeth has been convicted of witchcraft as well and was arrested by the sheriff in town to be brought to the trials.
Proctor came home and told Elizabeth about what happened when he saw Abigail. Elizabeth does not hesitate to tell him that he needs to tell the court about her lying. "I think you must go to Salem, John. I think so. You must tell them it is a Fraud,"(Miller 938). In my opinion, Elizabeth should be mad at John for being alone with Abigail after she heard that they committed adultery. Elizabeth tells John she forgives him for his mistakes and then proceeds to tell him to do the right thing. At this point, she was unaware about her being falsely accused of
Elizabeth is angry that John was having an affair with Abigail. John feels that he has endured enough. He knows what he did was not right, but he demands to Elizabeth that he needed a passion that she was not giving him. John uses emotional appeal to enforce his claim. She is offended at his suggestion that it was her fault that he was cheating on her. John says that he is only
Basically there is not an evil bone in her body. Elizabeth lied about John’s adultery to protect him, saying he’s a “goodly man” (113). Yes, that does not sound like that big of a deal, but for Elizabeth this is a monumental thing. She's going against everything she believes in, even her own morals of being a good christian morals and following the ten commandments to protect John. This is shows her selflessness on a higher level because she such a strong will women. Another example of her selflessness is when she asks John to “forgive” (137) her for being “cold wife” (137). Elizabeth does this because she begins to believe that she is the reason John committed adultery. Elizabeth said “ it were a cold house I kept” (137), which goes to show she believed she was the reactant which led to the product of Johns mistake. Selflessness is shown because first, she is taking on the responsibility so John does not worry and blame himself. In the movie she saved his life for a little longer because she gave him some self worth and made him feel like a better person. If she would not have told John it was her fault he would of died with the burden of ruining the family, but instead she took the responsibility. Secondly she comes to think that because she was self conscious and did not lover herself she was “cold” (137) or did not let her husband love her. This made her believe that she made him feel like there was little compassion between him and her which led John to give “a promise that a stallion gives a mare” (62) to Abigail. Elizabeth is all around a selfless human being. Always trying to make it better for the other person and take the responsibility on her self which is opposite of
Elizabeth is often cold and not open towards people yet she changes as the novel progresses. Abigail accuses her friends and the townspeople of witchcraft; her motivations for turning against her friends are mainly because of Elizabeth Proctor. Abigail had an affair with Elizabeth's husband, which made Elizabeth fire Abigail. Abigail is in love with John and while talking to him she says, "I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find you comin' through some door" (Act I). This illustrates her love towards John and that she will never forget their affair and how Elizabeth broke them up.
As the town uncovers the antics of the girls and are outraged, the girls start to cry out names of others they have supposedly seen with the Devil in order to save themselves. Therefore, the audience perceives that the affair between John and Abigail is the instigator of all the hysteria surrounding the witch trials, signifying the consequences of a small human error. The affair also caused Elizabeth to distrust John, who for seven months was trying to get into her good graces and is tired of her suspicion. He bluntly tells her "... I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you.
Before the story starts, John and Abigail were lovers. But one day, Elizabeth had discovered what was going on and she had dismissed Abigail. However, Abigail was madly in love with John, and she decided to take revenge.
In Arthur Miller's play The Crucible it portrays the strengthening relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor. Throughout the play, reader see how their relationship starts off as being very distant. As the witch trials start, John and his wife start to protect each other and keep the other out of harms way. In Act IV of the play, the Proctors become fully united and their relationship is much stronger than shown before.
In the story Elizabeth feels that if John had been more loyal to her than the relationship with John and Abigail wouldn’t have been there. Like Elizabeth states on page (1055) “I think you should go to Salem”. What Elizabeth means by this is that she wanted
She asks to have a “soft word” with him, implying that she wants him to show his love for her. Using the stereotypical character traits of tenderness and submissiveness, Abigail attempts to regain John’s love and rekindle the affair. Abigail fails and John Proctor sternly tells her, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby” (22). Abigail is desperate to get her love back and brings John’s wife, Elizabeth, into the conversation, calling her “sickly” and claims that she is “blackening” her name. Although Abigail seems angry with Elizabeth for ruining her reputation, in actuality she is filled with jealousy at the fact that Elizabeth is married to John. With Abigail’s goals of keeping her name clear, and the lust of John Proctor in her eyes, this combination reveals her true motives and leads to a wave of fraud and deception.
Abigail sees herself in a superior way because she thinks she is worthy of Johns love, and his own wife Elizabeth does not deserve any of it. She says, “Oh, I marvel how such a strong man can be with such a sickly wife” (24 miller). This is one of the main reasons why Abigail starts all of the rumors in Salem. After Abigail’s brief affair with John Proctor, she cannot come to admit the fact that the relationship is over. She says. “I look for the John
She initially believes she is flawless, which makes her judgmental toward John. However, while John and Elizabeth are apart for 3 months, Elizabeth finally accepts her flaws. In Act III, she confirms to John, “I have sins of my own to count. It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery” (Miller 127). Elizabeth realizes her spite toward John. She accepts that John is not the only sinner; she is a sinner for judging him. Not only does Elizabeth accept her imperfections, but she accepts John’s decision: to be falsely hanged for witchcraft or confess to a lie in order to save his life. While John and Elizabeth are expressing their last words to one another, she tells John, “Do what you will. But let none be your judge” (127). Elizabeth yearns for John’s survival, but she will not stand against any choice that he makes. She confirms to John that he should let no one be his judge, even her; instead he should be his own judge. Elizabeth’s forgiveness of John helps her accept whatever decision he makes. Whether his choice is to lie to save his life or to be hanged for not confessing, her love for John will enable her to accept his choice. When John finally comes to the conclusion that he will not confess, Elizabeth’s heart is crushed knowing he will die for a crime he did not commit. M.N Jimerson explains how “many compromise their values in order to survive,” unlike John who does not compromise (38). She accepts
He knew such a thing would tarnish his reputation. The only reason he admits to this sin is because Elizabeth is accused and is in danger of losing her life. John realizes the only way to save his wife is to tell the court what Abigail’s true ambitions are. One other character who seems to care about their reputation and takes severe steps to protect it is Abigail Williams. From the start of the play, Abigail already has a bad reputation for committing adultery.
Being loyal and virtuous has its perks, but it causes her to be rather unwelcoming and stiff at times. Even within the walls of her own home, she shows this frosty character. In the book, John compliments her cooking and attempts to show her affection several times. She will receive him, but will not reciprocate. She acts as a statue in the presence of him as she holds his past mistakes over his head, never quite being the loving wife he truly desires. She sees herself as plain and this feeling has made her forbidding and cold. Towards the end of the play she realizes this, and begs John for his forgiveness. From this realization she concludes that she kept a frigid and inhospitable home. Elizabeth registers the fact that she seemed so unloving and vows to change that, at least within her home. With others throughout the town, however, Elizabeth is cold by choice, particularly with authority figures. When a warrant was out for her arrest, several men came to her house to investigate. In the movie she was short and unfriendly with them, and references Abigail in an icy manner, saying that she must be ripped out of the world and even calling her murder. Elizabeth would be cold to people’s faces too though. When her husband was about to be hanged, the men of the court pleaded with her to speak with him, and beg him to confess to witchcraft. In both the movie and the