One of mankind's greatest challenges is to stand up and defend what it knows is right in the face of opposition. Amongst all the lying and self-deceit in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Elizabeth Proctor is able to carry out this noble deed and becomes a fighter against the injustice of the Salem witch-hunt. In comparison to the other characters, Elizabeth has a minor part in the play. However her role in the witch-hunt was a pivotal one. The consequences of her actions speak louder than any words ever will. She never conspires against anyone and she thinks the whole witch-hunt is a scandal from the beginning. She stood up for what she knows is right and she never betrays herself.
             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 Elizabeth does her duty.
             Not only does she bid John to stand up, but when faced with telling the truth or lying, she decides to speak the truth. She stands up to Reverend John Hale. When Hale is questioning her character, whether or not she believes in witches, she replies, "I cannot think the Devil may own a woman's soul, Mr. Hale, when she keeps an upright way, as I have. I am a good woman, I know it, and if you believe I may only do good work in the world; and yet be secretly bound to Satan, than I must tell you, sir, I do not believe it." (p. 70). Here, Elizabeth tells a member of the court that she doesn't believe in witches if they are people like h...