I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John – only somewhat bewildered.
– Arthur Miller
The Crucible, Act 2. John Proctor is a tormented man, plagued by guilt over the sexual affair he had with the family’s teenage servant. His wife Elizabeth realizes this, telling him here that she does not judge him, but he judges himself. She uses the metaphor of a judge sitting inside his heart to illustrate this.