Question

1. How would you describe the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

1. I believe you are referring to scene 1 of Act II of "The Crucible". So, in this scene, John and Elizabeth's relationship can be described as cold and unstable. Elizabeth already knows that John committed adultery with Abigail and even though he spent 7 months trying to redeem himself for it, Elizabeth is unable to diminish the coldness and distance she has put in the relationship, which shows that she still feels a lot of hurt about what It happened.

2. This scene needs to pass a mood of coldness, discomfort and distance, to allow the audience to feel the same thing that the couple is feeling. However, when they start discussing this mood, they should change to a mood of anger and intolerance.

3. In this scene, I sympathize more with Elizabeth, as it is difficult to forget a betrayal by someone you trust a lot, as she trusted John. Furthermore, she is willing to deal with the shame of having been betrayed, as long as it stops the wave of hysteria and murder that Abigail is provoking. That's because Abigail started to create chaos in Salem because John stopped having an affair with her and Elizabeth wants John to tell the truth about the betrayal in Salem so that everyone knows that Abigail is lying.

4. Elizabeth is correct in wanting to end the accusations of witchcraft and the executions of innocent people in Salem, even if it damages her family's reputation and devalues her as a wife. John, on the other hand, is right to be upset about not receiving his wife's real forgiveness, as he did everything he could to be forgiven.