Throughout the play, Elizabeth shows her love for John, in variety of ways. She tells John “I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John- with a smile- only somewhat bewildered” (1295). Elizabeth lying in court is her belief to protect John as well as her pleading with him. She regrets not showing John love and she is sorry for always being cold. She says “John, I counted myself so plain, so poorly made, no honest love could come to me! Suspicion kissed you when I did; I never knew how I should say my love. It were a cold house I kept! In fright, she swerves” (1353). She also demonstrates that nothing is more important to her than John Proctor, even though he cheated on her, she still see him as a good man. She says “Your Honor, I—in that time I were sick. And I—My husband is a good and righteous man. He is never drunk as some are, nor wasting’ his time at the shovelboard, but always at his work. But in my …show more content…
Therefore, she fires Abigail and that is when Elizabeth's character traits begins to change through a variety of experiences. She says “quietly- she has lost all faith in him: Do as you wish, then. She starts to turn” (1294). She has good reason to be suspicious and distant, due to the affair John had with Abigail and also being alone with her in a room. She says “John, you are not open with me. You saw her with a crowd, you said. Now you-” (1294). Elizabeth lying in court though is to protect John because of her love for him. Her character also changes from cold to warming and protecting. Little does she know though, that her lying in court will affect her own self as well as John and their children. However, before John is scheduled to be hanged, she says “He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him” (1358). This quote means that Elizabeth forgives him and God forbids her for not seeing John’s