The Crucible Summary

In chapter 8 just as we thought Ethan had given up on the idea of running away with Mattie, because he had no money he came up with a plan to deceive the hales in order to get an advance on the lumber money to fulfill his plan. His plan included taking advantage of Andrew Hale’s kindness and using his sick wife’s illness as a lie “suddenly it occurred to him that Andrew Hale ,who was a kind-hearted man , might be induced to reconsider his refusal and advance a small sum on the lumber if he were told Zeena’s ill-health made it necessary to hire a servant” (Wharton chapter 8). As he was making his way to the Hale’s home he saw Andrew’s wife and their son driving the sleigh. They stopped to talk and Mrs. Hale began to explain her sympathy for

The Crucible starts off with Paris at Betty’s side. Betty is sick in bed, she won't eat, move, or respond, and she fell sick after Paris found them dancing in the woods. There have been rumors going around town saying that there is witchcraft in the town and that young girls have been “witched”. They've also said that the girls can fly and that the devil has stolen there soul.

One of the main inspirations for The Crucible was the search by the U.S. congress for “communist sympathizers” in the 1950’s, the era when Miller was writing the play. Those hearings were each branded as a “witch-hunt,” and audiences in 1953 recognized the resemblance between the Salem witch trials and the current “red scare.”

She, along with a couple other girls, met with Reverend Parris’s slave, Tituba, and practiced witchcraft. During the ritual, she casts a spell on John Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth, as a means to damage their relationship. In doing so, she would be able to be with John Proctor permanently. When Parris finds the girls in the woods, Abigail lies about the ritual so her affair would remain a secret. Moreover, she feared that her reputation within the town would be ruined.

Parris was the Puritan minister in Salem, Massachusetts at the time of the Salem Witch Trials. He owned a slave named Tituba, who influenced his 9-year old daughter, Beatty and his niece, Abigail Williams (Ray 2). Parris noticed them start to exhibit strange behavior; they shouted profanity, told fortunes, and would go into dazes. He called William Griggs, the local physician, who noticed the girls barking like dogs, experiencing spasms, and running around the room. Griggs suggested that their behavior had to due with the works of evil outside forces. Then, word of the girls’ strange behavior spread around Salem Village, and soon several of the town’s teenage girls began to have similar behavior. The girls’ felt pressured to explain the cause of their behavior, so they said three women witches in the village had caused it. They accused Tituba (Rev. Parris Indian slave), Sarah Good (a homeless mother and beggar) and Sarah Osborne (a woman who allowed a man to live with her for many months before they got married) for their actions (Linder 2). Tituba immediately confessed and claimed to have an alliance with the Devil. She named Osborne and Good as witches also. The girls also accused Martha Cory and Rebecca Nurse, both respected members of the church. All got placed in jail on charges of witchcraft and restrained with iron chains (Ray

While Elizabeth has almost always put others before herself, Abigail will do anything to keep herself safe. Abigail is willing to go to extremes, even accusing an innocent person of witchcraft and putting their life at stake, to appear irreproachable. When Abigail informs the other girls involved with the dancing incident the lie she expects them all to tell, she even threatens them to make sure they follow through with the made-up tale. This is shown when she says, “Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (Act One). Abigail is so selfish and manipulative that she blackmails the girls to get exactly what she wants. Abigail has continually shown that she will do whatever it takes to stay out of trouble, even murder. Because of her actions, all of the girls involved will continue to lie and falsely accuse, affecting other characters in the play. On the other hand, Elizabeth is completely selfless. Although Elizabeth is a firm believer in puritan ways, the only time she goes against one of the commandments is in the favor of her husband, John Proctor. Elizabeth has always known of John’s infidelity, yet when questioned, Elizabeth lies in favor of John. Although John had already confessed to adultery in front of the court, Elizabeth

In chapter 38, Viola reads a letter to Todd written by his mother before she died. Even though Todd’s mom was already dead, I think Viola gave his mom a voice again by reading the letter. As Todd listened, he said he felt as if his whole world transformed into one made up of his mother. This letter taught both Todd and Viola a lot about each other as well as the history of New World (the planet they live on). Back when Todd’s mother was still alive, she wrote about disagreeing with Aaron’s ideas and preaches, implying that he was an extremist from the beginning and that he might have been trying to take power over New World. She wrote, “We’ve been lucky to have him, tho I must admit of late he’s not been saying things I exactly agree with

Later on Hale asks Abigail if they were conjuring spirits, she then says that it was all Tituba's doing. Hale finds Tituba and asks her a serious of questions, and Tituba denies all of them. This puts Hale at a crossroad, Abigail later continues to blame Tituba and says that she was forced to drink blood. Tituba responds with saying that Abigail basically forced her into conjuring spirits in the wood. Again, Hale is at a crossroad, not knowing what side to take. In an attempt to save herself from the punishment for witchcraft, Abigail begins to name all of the girls that are supposedly witnesses, her actions officially spark the trials. Reverend Parris sends for the Marshal to help get this resolved.

The Crucible, a play written by Arthur Miller, is based in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Salem, a small village, was a hotspot of mass hysteria and paranoia. In The Crucible, Arthur Miller shows that in the Salem witch trials, for many people fear is a greater motivator than morality. Fear is caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm and morality is the principles concerning write or wrong. In The Crucible,The characters that put morality above fear turn out to be a victim of unjustness because for many characters, the threat of witches and the pain and harm of the loss of loved ones is more of a motivator than truth, respect and justice.

Set in Salem Massachusetts, The Crucible written by Arthur Miller in 1952 is a very well known play. Written during the time of McCarthyism, it is evident how Arthur Miller uses the power of accusation when writing this book. The people in Salem Village believe in witches and devils, and if a person is convicted of being a witch or conjuring with spirits, then they are hanged. If a person confesses then that would mean they could live longer, however they could not go to heaven anymore only hell. All of this builds into the whole idea of what the definition of the crucible is.

During this unit, Pontius Pilate questions Jesus as the final decision-maker in this trial. In verse 11 he asks “Are you the king of the Jews?” in which Jesus replied “You have said so.” Pilate continues the interrogation after the elders and the high priest have concluded their testimonies against Jesus. An element of irony is introduced as Pilate is amazed that Jesus made no rebuttal against such claims.

“Logan, Krisha,” It’s my dad over the house intercom, “would you girls mind opening the bakery and running it for like an hour? I have something I need to do.”

WILLIAM stood in the doorway watching Catherine, Susan, Mary, and Annaliese’s mother bundle James and Annaliese. The women slowly and methodically sewed the couple into separate bundles. In the morning, Mary and Annaliese’s mother would inspect the bundles to make sure that the soon-to-be husband and wife hadn’t torn open the seams. If they did, they would put their relationship at risk; Mary would call off the wedding if she determined that her prospective daughter-in-law was a harlot willing to succumb to lust outside of wedlock.

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The play, “The Crucible” is written by Arthur Miller in 1953. During this time of American history, a war had just ended and there was a deeply rooted fear of communists infiltrating American soil; Americans had begun to turn on each other out of fear that people around them were against American ideals. Arthur Miller expressed his concern for the time by writing “The Crucible,” which is written about a witch hunt that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. Arthur Miller used the themes of an earlier American event to remind people of his time that their actions were indeed following a historical pattern of fear. The play, “The Crucible” takes place in America in a time of deeply rooted religion, fear of the unknown, and early civilization. The juxtaposition of this play, it’s characters, and the time in which the play was written, teaches a very difficult, yet important, lesson about fear and it’s position in a society of people.