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Goody Proctor first shows her discontent with the whole situation in the beginning of Act two. John Proctor tells Elizabeth that the chief accuser, Abigail Williams, confided in him the illegitimacy of the witchcraft accusations. Elizabeth tells John, “God forbid you keep that from the court, John. I think they must be told.” (p. 53). She is doing her part to stand up for what is right by trying to convince her husband to tell the court what he knows. John’s opposition towards, though not extensive, is apparent. In the face of John’s opposition E
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At the end of the book in Act Four, Elizabeth still does not surrender. Furthermore at the end of Act Three, Hale persists that all evidence be without doubt, “…I dare not take a life without there be a proof so immaculate no slightest qualm of conscience may doubt it. She, even when faced with the losing her husband and raising her children on her own, still holds true to herself. Showing now that he needs deeper proof, not just the accusations of a child. While her husband marches to the gallows, Elizabeth replies to Hale’s frantic pleas, “He have his goodness now. She makes clear that she will not lie for any reason; even if her husband will die. However, this action caused her husband to be put into jail. Elizabeth could have told them that John had committed adultery and in that sense gotten even with him.
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