1) Elizabeth Proctor has proven to be a static character and a foil character thus far in the story. Her personality has not changed since we learned of her views on her husband's affair; we know she still has not forgiven John Proctor. Her character "foils" with that of Abigail because the girls contrast eachother. She hates Abigail and suspects her husbands feelings for the young girl in every opportunity she gets - "John, if it were not Abigail that you must go to hurt, would you falter now? I think not." page 193. She may embody a protagonist or an antagonist because while you may want to rute for her, she stirs the pot of arguements with her husband towards the beginning of this act - "You come so late I thought you'd gone to Salem this afternoon." page 192. Because most of the story surrounds Abigail and John Proctor at this point, Elizabeth is not much of a major character, only in the fact that the wall between Abigial and John is she. We do not know much about Elizabeth but that she hadn't attended church because of her illnesses and that she is married to and has children with John Proctor, which makes her seem like a flat character.
2) Goody Proctor proclaims herself as "...a convenanted Christan woman." (page 199). We are not given much information concerning Elizabeth's background, but I can interpret her personality through her words. She seems like she may have once been a very lighthearted, burden-free woman. She had a loving and honest husband whom she didn't think would every dishonor her and she was a good role-model for her children. But over time, she grew suspicious of John and eventually voiced that suspicion only to find that she was correct, that her husband had cheated on her. When that happened, she felt like she no longer had a grip on her life because the one person that she trusted more than anyone had stabbed her in the back. Now everytime he leaves, Elizabeth can't help but wonder where John is going and what he is doing, yet she claims to him that "I do not judge you..." (page 194). She has no trust in him, yet she is still in love with him. She wants things to go back to the way they were, when they were just a big happy family, but every time she looks at John, she has a pang of anger that pierces her heart.
3) Elizabeth's main conflict that she faces in the story is how she will deal with her husband's affair and how she can keep Abigail from doing something so awful that will ultimately break Elizabeth away from John. At this point, Abigail has accused Elizabeth to be a witch because her 'spirit' jabbed a needle into Abigial's belly. This is an obviously false accusation and John knows it well. Elizabeth faces the problem that because everyone in the town of Salem is treating Abigail like she is the hand of God, people may now actually suspect her after the unjust claim; Abigail may have condemned her to death. Elizabeth's life is basically in the hands of her husband, whom she doesn't fully trust any longer. Not only is she dealing with his betrayal, but now she must face her own demise. There is a moment in Act II where Elizabeth has an outburst and says "The girl is murder! She must must be ripped out of the world!" (page 203), and this is a prime example of how Elizabeth is struggling at this point in her life.
