He witnesses the separation of couples he has known for years due to false accusations and sees the growth in power they are gaining. Along with all this, John's relationship with Elizabeth is also complicated as Elizabeth is noticing John's willingness to cover up Abigail and all her terrible deeds. This is clear on page 52, when Elizabeth says to John: “With a smile, to maintain her dignity: John, if it were not Abigail you must go to hurt, would you falter now? I think not. The previous statement was refuted with an aggravated response from John. “Spare me! You don't forget anything and you don't forgive anything. Learn charity, woman. I've been tiptoeing around this house for the entire seven months since she left. I have not moved from there to there without thinking of pleasing you, and still an eternal funeral marches around your heart. I can't speak but I'm questioned, every moment judged for lies, like I'm walking into court when I enter this house! John needs to prove his worth to his wife, as well as others throughout the city whose opinions of him are not so clearly defined. As the show progresses, Elizabeth is soon accused of witchcraft, which leads John directly to the situation at hand. He is becoming a more active member in the justice system and is proving the faults of the judges, especially Judge Danforth. Judge Danforth and John Proctor have growing tension between them and compete with each other to take the other down. John asks on page 73, “If she's innocent! Why do you never wonder if Parris is innocent or Abigail? Is the accuser still holy now? Were they born this morning clean as God's fingers? I'll tell you what's haunting Salem: Revenge is haunting Salem. We are what we always were in Salem, but now mad children jingle the keys to the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law! This mandate is revenge! I will not give my wife to revenge!” Towards the end