Main TopicsWhy does Elizabeth deny that John is a lecher?
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- Why does Elizabeth deny that John is a lecher?
- Why does Elizabeth not plead her husband?
- Does Elizabeth agree to get John to confess?
- What does Elizabeth do in this Act 3 that is ironic?
- Why can't Elizabeth tell her husband to save himself?
- Does Elizabeth forgive John?
- Why does Elizabeth ask John to visit Abby?
- What does Elizabeth blame herself for when speaking to John?
- What prompts Elizabeth to lie Why is this ironic?
- What's ironic about Elizabeth's lie?
- Why does Elizabeth not beg John to capitulate?
- Why did Elizabeth refuse to take John's life?
- Why did John Proctor refuse to confess in Act 4?
Why does Elizabeth deny that John is a lecher?
Elizabeth Proctor denies the affair to the judges presiding over the Salem witchcraft trials, because she doesn't want to destroy her husband's good name in the town of Salem. Danforth, reaches out and holds her face, then: Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery?
Why does Elizabeth not plead her husband?
Why will Elizabeth, in the final scene, not plead with her husband to confess? She does not want to take away her husband's chance for salvation. Why does John Proctor retract his confession? It also condemns his friends as witches.
Does Elizabeth agree to get John to confess?
Elizabeth is forced in the middle of Act 3 to testify in court about her husband's involvement with Abigail. Readers already know that John has confessed his adultery, but Elizabeth doesn't.
What does Elizabeth do in this Act 3 that is ironic?
In act three of The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Elizabeth Proctor finds herself in an awful predicament, and none of it is her doing. Elizabeth's husband John had an affair with their servant girl, Abigail Williams. ... In court, John is forced to admit that he had an affair with Abigail. It is a shameful moment for him.
Why can't Elizabeth tell her husband to save himself?
She doesn't want to be responsible for helping to take that away from him. She has to let him make his own decision. Danforth allows Elizabeth to speak to John in order to get him to enter a guilty plea and save himself. Danforth likely knows Proctor is innocent.
Does Elizabeth forgive John?
He committed adultery earlier that year while she was sick, and though his lover (Abigail Williams) is now out of his life, Elizabeth still judges him for it. More importantly, he still judges himself. It isn't until Elizabeth forgives him and admits her own faults that John Proctor is able to forgive himself.
Why does Elizabeth ask John to visit Abby?
Elizabeth originally wants John to go to Salem so he can tell the court that he knows the girls are lying. Then, when she finds out she was accused in court, she wants him to go to Salem to speak directly with Abigail. Elizabeth makes these requests with an eye towards correcting injustice and saving her own life.
What does Elizabeth blame herself for when speaking to John?
Elizabeth then makes a confession of her own: she was suspicious of John and Abigail, but she did not confront him. Consequently, she holds herself responsible for John being caught up in the witchcraft hysteria in Salem.
What prompts Elizabeth to lie Why is this ironic?
Why is it ironic that Elizabeth lied to the court about her husband's adultery? Because John had already confessed and he said that she had never lied. It also could have ended all of the trials is she had told the truth.
What's ironic about Elizabeth's lie?
The irony of this exchange is that Elizabeth always tells the truth; however, the one time she lies to save someone she loves, it backfires on her. If she had remained true to herself, she would have told the truth, saved John, condemned Abigail, ended the trials, and lived the rest of her life with her husband.
Why does Elizabeth not beg John to capitulate?
When Reverend Parris and Hale plead with Elizabeth to stop her husband from making a fatal decision, she refuses to beg John to capitulate with the corrupt court. Elizabeth also mentions that she sees goodness in her husband and refuses to take it from him.
Why did Elizabeth refuse to take John's life?
Elizabeth also mentions that she sees goodness in her husband and refuses to take it from him. The goodness that Elizabeth sees in John is his integrity and courage. She respects and admires the fact that John is willing to die for a righteous cause and to save the lives of others.
Why did John Proctor refuse to confess in Act 4?
Before John Proctor walks to the gallows in act 4, he refuses to offer a false confession to Deputy Governor Danforth and finds redemption in by deciding to sacrifice his life in order to undermine the corrupt court. Proctor understands that he is making a selfless decision and comments that he has finally begun to see some goodness in himself.
