“If she is innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now? Were they born this morning as clean as God’s fingers? I’ll tell you what’s walking in Salem – vengeance is walking Salem. This scene shows that John isn’t forgetting about the sin that he committed, but it had to be triggered when Elizabeth told him that he forgot adultery as one of the commandments. When Reverend Hale asks John to recite the ten commandments, he cannot reaccount adultery. In the beginning of Act Two, there is a lot of tension between John and Elizabeth. Despite his adulterous behavior, John Proctor serves as a voice of reason in the play. In the middle of the play, there is a major controversy with the court and his wife Elizabeth. They are to go on and pretend that it never happened. Even though he thinks of her fondly, their relationship is over forever.
He feels ashamed about everything and cuts off anything they ever had. We never touched.” Abigail attempts to remind John of the spark and passion they once had. But I will cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. John says in Act One, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time. This can be viewed that he is not loyal to his wife and is dishonorable to the church. Do you tell me you’ve never looked up at my window?” His response showed the fact that he still had feelings for her, even though he won’t admit it entirely. Abigail says in Act One, “I have a sense for heat, John, and yours has drawn me to my window, and I have seen you looking up, burning in your loneliness. Hale asks John if he knows the ten commandments, he misses adultery and this is a major turning point in the play. This can ruin one’s name in the village and will result in jail time. In Act One, Miller says, “He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but against his own version of decent conduct.” The author is referring to John committing the act of adultery. The lies that Abigail Willams induces, leads to mass hysteria to arise around town.
His lust for Abigail Williams leads to an affair and jealousy from his current wife, Elizabeth Proctor. Proctor is considered a sinner in his current time.
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