Elizabeth And John Proctor Relationship Analysis

In the beginning of Act Two, we can see how Elizabeth and John Proctor’s relationship is functioning after the affair. While John has not been with Abigail again, despite being so tempted to do so, Elizabeth is still very skeptical regarding his loyalty for her. There is obvious tension between them by how one worded their conversations are. Elizabeth barely says more than one sentence to her husband in most of the dialogue, showing the distance between them. Mrs. Proctor clearly hasn’t fully gotten over the affair and still has difficulty trusting John in his word. For example, in the beginning the first thing Elizabeth asks to her husband when she see him is “What keeps you so late? It’s almost dark.” (pg. 47) indicating that she is curious