Elizabeth vs. Blanket Essay

In the play The Crucible, one of the main characters is Elizabeth. She is the wife of John Proctor who had an affair with Abigail. Elizabeth and John have two children. When Elizabeth finds out about the affair she is bitter and cold toward John. IN the play Elizabeth is the one who stands behind John and lets him do what he thinks is right. Elizabeth is in the play because of the theme trust, she is one of the only examples of trusting others in the play.
Blankets are usually to comfort others. They also represent survival and security. Elizabeth is like a blanket because she comforts, is first cold, and after it's used to you it is warm.
Elizabeth is the mother of three children and is pregnant with the fourth. In order to be a good mother you have to be comforting. When everything is going down-hill she has to maintain a strong front so her children don't worry. John also comes to Elizabeth to answer his questions and she has to help him decide.
When you put a blanket over you it is usually cold at first. When John cheated on Elizabeth, like all wives, she was bitter. She was angry and did not trust John. In Act II she makes very cold comments toward John and you can tell she is very hostile. Most women today would divorce their husbands if they had an affair, but since it was not considered proper she had to make the best of it. Considering her situation I would be cold and harsh too.
When you sit for a long time with a blanket over you for a long time, you begin to be comfortable and warm. After three months Elizabeth begins to love and respect her husband, John, again. In Act IV you see John and Elizabeth talking and discussing what he should do. Even though she tells John that,"It is not her forgiveness to give," you can infer that she has already forgave John. She has to comfort John and let him know that he will be OK with any decision he goes with. When she is asked to convince John to confess his sin her response is,"He has his goodness now, God forbid I take it from him," this shows she is loving and she respects John for sticking up for what was right.
Overall Elizabeth is most like a blanket. She is comforting when she needs to be and she is bitter at first, then she respects and loves John at the end. I respect Elizabeth through this Play and she is my favorite character.