The Crucible

Significance of The Ten Commandments

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Answered by Cat on 06 Oct 03:55

When John and Elizabeth Proctor are questioned by Reverend Hale in Act II, Hale asks John to recite the Ten Commandments. Proctor recites nine of the Commandments and stumbles on the tenth, which Elizabeth reminds him is the Commandment referring to Adultery.