How Does the Dialogue Between John and Elizabeth Proctor in Pages 41 - :: English Literature

How Does the Dialogue Between John and Elizabeth Proctor in Pages 41 -46 Reflect the Tensions and Strengths in their Relationship?During the set-back part of act two, the scene is set in the Proctorshouse, and a conversation takes place amid Elizabeth and JohnProctor. He has arrived home late, and the conversation that takesplace between husband and wife seems, at first to be polite, maybe alittle bit static, as thought they had both first met. We derriere describefrom John words that he is trying to please her, and fabricate up to herfor being unfaithful. Elizabeth, his wife can tell that he is tryingto please her, barely she is still non sure of what John thinks ofAbigail, and whether she still has a place in his heart. This topic isnever raised between the two of them, but we can see that it is themain thing that they are both thinking.John Proctor, we can tell is truly guilty about being unfaithful to hiswife. He is very upset by the fact that Elizabeth doesnt trust him, and is doing everything in his power to try and gain her trust andmake her happy. He wants his wife to know that he is shamed of whathe has done He doesnt feel like a very good husband and regrets whathe has done. Even though John knows that he has hurt his wife, hedoesnt feel that what he has done is unforgivable and still can getvery angry with her, very easily.Elizabeth Proctor is a very kind, intelligent, but unhappy woman thathas been deeply hurt by her husband. Whenever she is around herhusband she tries to please him, as if she is inadequate for him, andreplies to his questions quickly and pleasantly. She doesnt have thecourage to suppose what she thinks at first, but eventually gets up thecourage to tell him to go to Salem and tell the court about Abigail.In many of the questions she asks John, you can experience that she isstill suspicious of him.Tensions between Elizabeth and John Proctor are prominent at first inthe act. Miller describes in the stage directions that Jo hn is notquite pleased. With the food that his wife has prepared He reachesto the cupboard, takes a pinch of salt and drops it into the pot. Wecan see from this stage direction that he doesnt want to makeanything even more awkward between him and his wife, and if she seeswhat he is doing then she may feel insufficient.