Examine how Miller creates tension and conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor in Act 2.

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Crucible

Examine how Miller creates tension and conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor in Act 2.

In Arthur Millers Crucible he creates a lot of tension and conflict between husband and wife John and Elizabeth Proctor, in act 2.

We first come to this thought in act 2 page 41, when john seasons the pot of his wife's cooking as he didn't like it the way she had cooked it, but later on in the paragraph john compliments Elizabeth on her cooking. I think Miller has used this technique to show lack of communication between the 2 characters. Later on in page 41 the "caught rabbit", maybe a metaphor for a warning of danger for example letting Abigail in, or Elizabeth's entrapment by Abigail.

Miller shows us that there is no affection shown between John and Elizabeth, he also shows us their estrangement with each other.

On page 42 Miller creates conflict between the couple by stage directions as Elizabeth 'receives a kiss', this may hint to us that Elizabeth is still angry at John. Miller uses dramatic irony to show that, she knows about john's adultery. John then mentions