DANFORTH, reaches out and holds her face, then: Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor ever committed the crime of lechery? In a crisis of indecision she cannot speak. Answer my question! Is your husband a lecher!
ELIZABETH, faintly: No, sir.
DANFORTH: Remove her, Marshal.
Natural inclination in this situation is to save the reputation of your husband, no one would want to make it public that their husband cheated on them, especially when they love them. Elizabeth loved her husband and thought only to save him, it is a natural reaction and even before she gave her final answer, it was obvious that she was struggling. She wanted to tel the truth, but she didn't want to ruin his name, and then when John revealed that he had already told the truth, my heart broke for her because she had just condemned herself trying to save John.
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