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John and Elizabeth's past has been a troubled one as a result of his brief, adulterous affair with his maidservant Abigail Williams.

In this scene the figures of authority, fronted by Danforth, have pleaded with Elizabeth to try to convince John to 'confess' in order to spare his life for reasons that are generated by their own selfish fears with regard to the safety of the convictions. His only possible life saving choice is to 'confess' to the false charges, have his land and farm confiscated, lose his good name and sense of honour and remain in jail. Elizabeth's pregnancy is, at present, sparing her from the possibility of hanging but her husband, John Proctor, in his vain attempts to protect his wife has inadvertently caused his own downfall and he faces the noose if he will not confess to the charges of witchcraft. Both Elizabeth and John Proctor have been imprisoned on false charges of witchcraft. This scene is taken from Act Four, the final act of the play and the tragic plot is drawing to an end. I am using the Heinemann edition of the text and I will be discussing how I would play the part of Elizabeth Proctor in the given scene.

There was a petition signed by over 50 high class people that said that John and Elizabeth never showed signs of using witchcraft.GCSE Drama Mock Examination - The Crucible - sample essay on playing Elizabeth Proctor.

She was freed because by the time she had her child, the witch trials were over.

Elizabeth never went to trial because she was pregnant.

Yes because she seems like a normal person who wouldn’t be accused of witchcraft.

From the information that was collected, there was no evidence that people held a grudge against her.

Īnyone bearing a grudge against Elizabeth?

Elizabeth Proctor didn’t suffer from ill health or any other hardship.

She got in a bar fight with a guy twice dealing with money.

Elizabeth was friendly and was always helpful for those in need.

When doing her exam, they found nothing that was out of the normal.

Attempted to have her Grandmother sign the “devil’s book”.Caring for others and doing community service.Elizabeth Proctor was a good Christian.Elizabeth at the time of the trials was around 40 years old.Fairly well off – married to successful farmer.She was in charge of the family tavern.Elizabeth was married to John Proctor who had been married twice before.Elizabeth was accused for trying to have her grandmother sign the devil’s book.