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Elizabeth Proctor's Fate in the Crucible
English11 November 30,2010
Elizabeth’s Fate in The Crucible
In the play the proctors marriage goes through a lot of tough times , but by the end they make up and for give each other.
Some people are selfish and make bad decisions in the play The Crucible By Arthur Miller. In the beginning of the play John proctor cheated on his wife. As the play goes on he admits it to Elizabeth. He still tries to keep his name clean. By the end of the play Proctor puts his name on the line to save Elizabeth, by telling everyone he cheated on his wife. One of his bad choices he made was cheating on Elizabeth. He also didn’t speak up when Abby and the other girls accused innocent people of witchery, even though he knew it was a scam. When Proctor and Abby discuss their affair he admits he did. after Abigail asked him if he looked up.
In the play the proctors marriage goes through a lot of tough times , but by the end they make up and for give each other. Elizabeth and proctor fuss because proctor tells Elizabeth about what happened between him and Abigail and he all so tells her that she means nothing to her any more. “ Procter, Because it speaks deceit, and I am honestly! But I’ll plead no more! I see now your spirit twists around the single error of my life, and I will never tear it free. Once Elizabeth gets arrested proctor starts to show how much he cares. He tries his hardest to get his wife back because his wife didn’t do anything wrong Abigail lied and stabbed her self in the stomach. “ Elizabeth ,John- I think I must go with hem.!! “Proctor, I will bring you home. I will bring you soon” . Proctor goes to the court to plead his wife’s case

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