John In The Crucible

The role of John in this movie, is one that many men wish they could pull off in real life. He is charming, and still manages to maintain a secrecy about his personal life. Although his tactics to court women are a bit odd by some standards, they work flawlessly with Elizabeth, an art gallery employee, whose role often changes from love interest, to a seemingly side hobby.

Elizabeth seems to be weak minded throughout the entire film. Getting over a divorce from a man, that she still sees at work due to her coworker dating him.
After John purchases the scarf he sees her observing, and gifts her with it, she is his John treats Elizabeth as a doll or a child in almost all situations.
In the movie we see John feeding Elizabeth multiple

Elizabeth takes it a step further by masturbating at the given time. This could be seen as a sort of hypnosis, and another way for John to manipulate her. Elizabeth does not make it difficult either,
Believing his sweet guy personality, she is willing to do anything. It becomes obvious that John has manipulated Elizabeth's already vulnerable mind.
John leaves her home alone at his apartment, and due to Elizabeth's jealousy, she searches through his items. When going through his closet she finds a picture of another woman. When John questions her when he calls, she first hesitates but then soon admits the truth. John then tells her he is compelled punish her. Seeming darker over the phone, John's punishment for her is actually escalated sexual activities.

Elizabeth begins to become reluctant to John's intense sexual activities.
This does not go over well with John, who then sends her to a downgraded motel.
It looks as if John wanted to show her that he does not need her, he has others willing to do what she is not. We see Elizabeth blindfolded, as another woman begins to touch Elizabeth in sexual manners. When Elizabeth's blindfold is removed she sees another woman making out with

Elizabeth storms out of the hotel in a jealous rage, with John following after her.
She is emotionally wrecked by this time, and is confused by john's tactics. She storms into a room full of men with pornography playing on a T.V., and kisses another man in front of John.

Elizabeth begins to think further ahead, about starting a family, and settling down.
We see her watching kids play, and have fun, and can assume that she will want children one day. It is obvious this is not quite what John wants yet. John does not even have interest in meeting any of Elizabeth's friends. He’d rather only have the night with her to have sex.
This makes Elizabeth's minor role in John's life even more visible.

Elizabeth still knows nothing much about John, after nine and a half weeks.
It does not seem that John plans to tell her anything else about him. He is content with just having sex, and someone to control as if she were a side