How does John and Elizabeth(TM)s relationship change throughout the events in the Crucible?

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How does John and Elizabeth’s relationship change throughout the events in “the Crucible”?

In 1953, Arthur Miller wrote the play “The Crucible”. It surrounds the witch trials in 1662, at Salem. John and Elizabeth are the main people that the play concentrates on. With people accusing innocent people of witchcraft, so they can get their land, greed is one of the main themes, along with injustice, when the only way to save John Proctor from being hung, is for Elizabeth to admit that he committed adultery.

The main character –John Proctor – is said to be an alter ego for Miller. This is because Arthur Miller was once brought before the Un-American Activities Committee, just like Proctor stands trial for witchcraft. Proctor is described as “a farmer in his middle thirties” who is “respected and even feared in Salem”. When we first meet him in the play, he has already had an affair with Abigail and because of this, he is said to “regard himself as a kind of fraud”. This shows that, although no one apart from him, his wife and Abigail know about the affair, he still regrets it and will not forgive his self. This therefore makes Proctor a complex character, who ends up getting killed because he can’t forgive himself.

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John Proctor’s wife – Elizabeth – also stands trial for witchcraft. She comes across as very cold in play but this is only because of the affair John had; “Her back is turned to him. He turns to her and watches her. A sense of their separation arises.” Only at the end, does Elizabeth show how much her husband means to her by lying to save his good name.

The first time we see John and Elizabeth together is in act 2. This is when we learn a lot about their relationship with each other. It is clear ...

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