The Crucible: John Proctor's Marriage

Part I of Essay
The basic foundation of a good marriage is based on trust, and that virtue was somehow destroyed with John Proctor’s act of infidelity. It also consists of communication, which they never really had, and due of this lack of interaction, John was easily caught in Abigail’s ....

Part II of Essay
.... would have to condemn himself as well. He tried to wash his hand of the entire affair, but was forced by his wife’s arrest to become involved. He risked public condemnation and humiliation as well as the loss of his good name by having his shame publicly known and validated. Everything that could have been done was attempted by John in order to save his wife from the false accusations, which she faced. He would have moved heaven and earth if he could to prove her innocence. All marriages have their downfalls, but it is love that makes the c ....