Character Traits of Elizabeth ProctorIn the late 1600s, fear of witchcraft was a major concern among New Englanders. Arthur Miller's book The Crucible tells the story of a town's obsession with accusing innocent people of witchcraft. All the accusers were young women who claimed to have been attacked by demonic specters. Members of the community would have sent these evil spirits, but in reality, the girls did it as a sport. One of those accused was Elizabeth Proctor, wife of John Proctor, known throughout the community to be a noblewoman. Throughout the book, Elizabeth is shown to be honest, suspicious of others, and determined. Elizabeth's honesty proves to be an important factor throughout the book. This honest woman only lies once in the entire book. She tells this lie to Danforth in order to protect her husband's reputation from being blackened in the village. Her honesty is proven true when she is sent to prison for witchcraft and discovers she is pregnant. When she tells Danforth, he says, "There's no sign of it, we've examined her body" (92). In the last act, while speaking to her husband, he asks “The child? She then responds: “It’s growing” (134). This proves that she was honest in prison. Another example of her honesty is when she is accused of being a witch. Although the punishment is less severe for admitting to being a witch than for pretending to be innocent...