John And Elizabeth Proctor's Flaws In The Crucible
The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, has been read and discussed for decades. This play challenges readers to question human nature. Miller develops characters who suffer from serious flaws. In this story, John and Elizabeth Proctor are struggling with their marriage and each of them must overcome his specific weaknesses to achieve a successful relationship. Giving these struggles Miller’s gives his characters extremely diverse personalities which, throughout the entire play, are constantly changing. Elizabeth Proctor’s character evolves during the course of the play from a very rigid and judgmental partner to a forgiving and loving wife. When the reader first meets Elizabeth Proctor, she appears to be very rigid and distant. She has a sharp tongue and lacks warmth . When discussing
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Proctor says,”Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches around your heart. I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into court when I come into this house!” These comments from Proctor reveal how Elizabeth treats John; it is as if she has been judging him every day of their marriage. This conversation culminates as Proctor bitterly exclaims,”Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.” Forgiveness is not one of Elizabeth’s attributes.
Through the next few months both John and Elizabeth suffer numerous struggles. Elizabeth Proctor is accused of witchery, which at the time was a crime, that whether guilty or not, is punishable by death. She is compelled to lie about her husband's adultery to save the family name. Also she has been estranged from her husband, who is locked
Proctor says,”Spare me! You forget nothin’ and forgive nothin’. Learn charity, woman. I have gone tiptoe in this house all seven month since she is gone. I have not moved from there to there without I think to please you, and still an everlasting funeral marches around your heart. I cannot speak but I am doubted, every moment judged for lies, as though I come into court when I come into this house!” These comments from Proctor reveal how Elizabeth treats John; it is as if she has been judging him every day of their marriage. This conversation culminates as Proctor bitterly exclaims,”Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.” Forgiveness is not one of Elizabeth’s attributes.
Through the next few months both John and Elizabeth suffer numerous struggles. Elizabeth Proctor is accused of witchery, which at the time was a crime, that whether guilty or not, is punishable by death. She is compelled to lie about her husband's adultery to save the family name. Also she has been estranged from her husband, who is locked