The relationship between John and Elizabeth, that is,
their marriage, is strained from the beginning of the play. John had previously
confessed his adultery with Abigail to his wife, she has fired Abigail for it, and there
is bitterness and mistrust between them.
John Proctor
complains of the coldness of the house she keeps, laments the absence of even some
flowers on the table for color, and Elizabeth doesn't react. She keeps telling John
about what is happening in the Court, silently pressuring him to do something to stop
Abigail. You can tell that John at this point just wants to ignore the whole thing,
ashamed of his adultery and angry that it keeps coming up. This spills out into the
dialogue between them and shows us how unhappy the marriage is.
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