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What does Elizabeth do to protect Johns name?
Proctor tells of his affair with Abigail and that is why she was fired. What does Elizabeth do to protect John Proctor’s name? She takes the side of the girls, accusing John of forcing her to sign the devil’s book.
Why did Elizabeth protect John?
Elizabeth needs John to give his testimony discrediting Abigail to prove that he has moved on from her and his loyalties aren’t divided (and because it’s the honest thing to do).
What does Elizabeth Proctor do in Act 3?
She sees Abigail for who she is. Elizabeth is forced in the middle of Act 3 to testify in court about her husband’s involvement with Abigail. Elizabeth will ultimately lie on her husband’s behalf, condemning them both and making his earlier comment that she will never fail to tell the truth a lie.
What sacrifice does Elizabeth make for her husband?
Elizabeth sacrifices her truthfulness for her husband. The result of this sacrifice is ironic because John had already confessed to be an adulterer and Elizabeth’s confession would have actually helped her case.
Does Elizabeth Proctor confess?
Proctor confesses orally to witchcraft, but refuses to implicate anyone else. Danforth informs him that the court needs proof of his confession in the form of a signed, written testimony. Proctor confesses verbally to witchcraft, and Rebecca Nurse hears the confession.
Why did Proctor cheat on Elizabeth?
Honest, upright, and blunt-spoken, Proctor is a good man, but one with a secret, fatal flaw. His lust for Abigail Williams led to their affair (which occurs before the play begins), and created Abigail’s jealousy of his wife, Elizabeth, which sets the entire witch hysteria in motion.
What postpones Elizabeth’s execution?
What postpones Elizabeth’s execution? Her pregnancy.
Why was Elizabeth not allowed to see her husband?
Elizabeth is not allowed to look at or talk to her husband before or during her testimony, so she could not have known that he confessed willingly to the affair with Abigail. In an effort to keep their private lives private, Elizabeth skirts around the truth.
Why did Elizabeth lie to John about Abigail?
She, however, by now, has softened to her husband, forgiven him for his sin against her and does not want to condemn him publicly for his adultery. Elizabeth decides to lie to protect John’s reputation and his good name. So when she is asked why she dismissed Abigail from her employment as a servant in their house, she does not tell the truth.
Who was Elizabeth Proctor’s husband in the Crucible?
She is solicitous of her husband, John, as well as deeply caring and sensitive, if still hurting from what has happened to her. John had an affair with Abigail when she was a servant in the Proctors’ household. Elizabeth was ill after giving birth to a child when the affair happened.
How is Elizabeth’s testimony used against Proctor?
Her testimony is unfair because Proctor is telling the truth, but the court does not believe him, and they test the truth of his words by bring his wife into the court and not allowing her any communication with him, she can’t even look at him. Here is how it plays out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebOZZ1RptXA