Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of John Proctor in Arthur Miller's The Crucible, is brought into court in order to testify regarding accusations John has made (Abigail being a whore). During John's testimony, he states that Elizabeth cannot lie ("In her life, sir, she have never lied. There are them that cannot sing, and them that cannot weep—my wife cannot lie."). Wanting to break John, the courts bring Elizabeth in. They wish to settle the...
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