Elizabeth Proctor In The Crucible '

Abhishek Shulka once said, “What seems like the right thing to do could also be the hardest thing you have ever done in your life.” These words are often true for many people that have ever had to make a tough decision. Though most will do what is easiest for them the strong willed will do what they believe is right. Strong and independent, Elizabeth proctor always tries to do the right thing, though two compelling desires and obligations pull her mind in conflicting directions; these conflicts add depth to her character and show who she is morally and emotionally. The love and obligations to her religion conflicted with the love for her husband. Convincing John to become more involved in the madness in order to try and stop it was what Elizabeth thought was the right thing to do to save the lives of all the innocent and end the hysteria. In act ll Elizabeth asks, “John, with so many in jail, more than Cheever’s help is needed now, I think. Would you favor me with this? Go to Abigail.”
In act four when John and Elizabeth are talking the morning John is scheduled to hang it is clear to see that it is physically and emotionally hard for Elizabeth to see her husband like this. It is hard for her to not tell John, her husband and the man she loves deeply, to just give them what they want to hear to be able to come home with her. The amount of faith that Elizabeth held even when things where falling apart displayed her loyalty to her religion and to her husband. Upon finding out about John and Abigail there were sore feeling and jealousy, but she stayed with him, and she kept his name clean in the village. Although it was hard for Elizabeth and John to move on from their struggles they managed to do so by helping and staying loyal to one