The Crucible

Proctor calls Abigail a whore, and he confesse his lechery. Danforth tests Proctors statment by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth sa? why?

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Elizabeth lies..... something Proctor never believed she'd do. She didn't testify that Abigail had been with her husband, nor did she name her a whore. She simply stated that Abigail displeased her as a servant. She tells this lie because she refuses to condemn her husband as a lecher, especially since she believed herself to have forced him into it.

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The Crucible