Proctor: "Some dream I had must have mistaken you for God that day. But you're not, you're not, and let you remember it! Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not" (55).
Suspicions are once again beginning to arise in Elizabeth's heart. John Proctor's sudden interaction with Abigail makes Elizabeth feel uneasy and skeptical about John's ability to remain faithful. In the quote above, John openly admits his wrong doings to Elizabeth yet again. John claims that he is not quite sure as to why he admitted his mistake, but it seems pretty clear. Earlier in the play when John and Abigail were confronted with each other, John pushed Abigail away so that he may stay true to his wife. But by stating that he doesn't know what came over him to confess this adulterous act, John is saying that he would have kept it a secret.
Would any of this even be happening if Abigail wasn't out to seek revenge with Elizabeth?
Proctor: "I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it" (65).
Proctor and Parris' feud was of no surprise to anyone. It was evident that this feud existed when John Proctor said that if there were a faction against Parris that he would join it.
The fact that John Proctor would accuse Parris of having "no light of God" in him seems very ironic. Throughout the entire play Parris has be in denial of the fact that witchcraft was being used in his household. Parris claimed that those types of rumors could ruin him. Now not only his household is being accused of unholiness but Parris is also.
After accusing Parris of having "no light of God" in him, will he now be questioned in court?
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