In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, people in Salem endured many court cases; all of which who was convicted were sentenced to death. For many people, this put a toll on everyday life. Despite the differences within the town of Salem, John and Elizabeth Proctor managed to unite and made their marriage much stronger than before. Originally John and Elizabeth Proctor had a tense, suspicious and trust lacking relationship with each other. The problems that the Proctors were having with each other really put a strain on their marriage. When John says “ I’ll not have your suspicion anymore” (Miller 54). To me this shows that he is not happy about his wife questioning him about his actions. I think that John felt guilty about having an affair with Abigail because he knew what he did was wrong and he was going behind Elizabeth’s back. John Proctor depleted all the trust he had from his wife because she later …show more content…
I say this because John is making a effort to save Elizabeth’s life because she has been accused of witchcraft by Abigail. John tells the representatives of the court that his wife is being shamed by Abigail and that his wife is no witch. He best explains this when he states” She do not mean to doubt the gospel, sir you can not think it. This be a christian house” (Miller 70). Despite all of John’s pleading with court, it wasn’t enough to keep his wife out of jail. John Proctor had a very important decision to make, it was either let his wife lose her life for something she never did or to waive his name and reputation and come clean about his affair with Abigail. During this time no man wanted to share their empathy to the whole entire town not Salem this was very difficult for John to do but he knew it was right to save the person he loved the most he couldn’t lose her for something he did in the past. “... trembling, his life collapsing about him: I have known her, sir. I have known her.” (Miller