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John proctor committed adultery with Abigail and he does seem like he is truly sorry for doing it because, he knows what he did was wrong and loves his family. He wants the lord to forgive him or his sin with Abigail. John knows that Abigail wants him to love her but he doesn't love her he loves his family and that made Abigail angry so she set up john's wife Elizabeth to get her sent to jail so that Abigail could try to take Elizabeth's place with john.
Elizabeth knows about john cheating on her and does not forgive him for cheating on her. When Elizabeth is at church she see's the way that Abigail looks at John and it makes her jealous. I don't think you could ever truly trust a cheating spouse because once a cheater is always a cheater.

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