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For the last week, accusations of witchcraft have been levied against the citizens of Salem, all sparked by the local girls. John Proctor returns home after a day at work, and his wife Elizabeth is both curious about his whereabouts, as well as sad. While their conversation begins as friendly, they begin to argue about how to deal with the courts investigating witchcraft--especially when it comes to Abigail Williams, with whom John had an affair many months ago.
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Elizabeth: What keeps you so late? It’s almost dark.
Proctor: I were planting far out to the forest edge.
Elizabeth: Oh, you’re done then.
Proctor: Aye, the farm is seeded. The boys asleep?
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Elizabeth: I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John, only somewhat bewildered.
Proctor: Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer.
Arthur Miller, The Crucible. Dramatists Play Service, New York, NY, 1982, pp.26-29.
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