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    Summary Of The Crucible

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    In the beginning of Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible it starts out in the puritan town of Salem Massachusetts in 1692. Reverend Parris finds his servant Tituba, his daughter, and his niece dancing on the woods. In the woods they were crafting spells, and dancing around the fire. We also found out that John Proctor had an affair with his old servant Abigail Williams. A short time after the girls and Tituba had returned home Betty and the other girls in the woods became sick. The local doctor of

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    village. John Proctor come to the house of Parris to see for himself the witchcraft, there we learn that Proctor and Abigail had an affair, found by Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth. A week later, the Proctor house maid, Mary Warren, brings a doll for Goody Proctor that she made in court. The doll has a needle pushed through the stomach, which Abigail would use as a ploy to get Elizabeth

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    Danforth puts her in jail. John tries to defend her but Mary Warren says John works for the devil, so he confesses lechery but is called a liar because his wife lied about knowing. John will not ruin his name and falsely confess to working for the devil, so he is killed for lying. John Proctor is the most blameworthy character. John Proctor is the most blameworthy character in The Crucible because he denies

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    judging of the Salem Witch Trials in The Crucible. The judge, Danforth, arrests every person accused and threatens to hang them unless they confess. Danforth and the court warn the incriminated that if they don’t confess to witchcraft they will be hanged. This intentionally makes all accused guilty to witchcraft either way. The court interrogates the accused by saying, “ you have seen the Devil, you have compact with Lucifer, have you not” as an effort to convince the accused to confess voluntarily

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    Crucible, Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth got taken on suspicion of being a witch. The poppit that their helper, Mary Warren gave her had a needle stuck in it in the same place that Abigail Williams had a needle stuck in her. Hale assumed that abigail stuck the needle in but still accused Elizabeth. Proctor wanted Mary Warren to explain to the court what happened and to explain the poppet. Mary Warren seems like she wanted to defend Elizabeth and explain the poppet, but she doesn’t want Abigail to accuse Proctor

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    these supposed witches. John Proctor seems to be alone against this society who believes that Proctor’s wife, Elizabeth Proctor, is a witch because of Abigail William’s scene in front of the court. Proctor tries to convince the court that she is innocent but the court will not have it. Proctor convinces Mary Warren to testify against William’s and the other girls. It is hard to imagine what type of person it takes to stand up against the entire town, as Proctor does. Proctor faces not only his society

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    The Innocent Elizabeth Proctor “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller is a story that takes place in the town of Salem, in which three young girls make many calamities in order to save themselves of being accused of witchcraft. After being caught dancing in the forest, Abigail, who is one of the three girls, blamed Elizabeth Proctor of being involved with the Devil. Because of previous affairs with John Proctor, Elizabeth’s husband, Abigail’s jealousy for Elizabeth is very strong. Strong enough to condemn

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    Mary Warren, one of the many townspeople affected by the witchcraft trials, cracks under the pressure of trying to defend her unpopular views. After he realizes his grave mistakes, Reverend Hale become humble and dedicate his time to saving those in jail. Lastly, Elizabeth Proctor’s development allows her to mend a broken marriage and regain her confidence. Each character’s decisions during his or her time of testing greatly affect the result of his or her transformations. Mary Warren, a submissive

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    The Crucible by Arthur Miller was a mystery/thrilling/tragic play written in 1953. The book takes place during the 17th century in Massachusetts, when the Salem Witch Trials was a big issue. The crucible begins in the home of Samuel Parris, a clergyman. In the house, Samuel’s 10 year old daughter Betty is lying unconscious in her bed. A town doctor named Griggs, believes the cause of Betty’s unconsciousness, is related to witchcraft. Before Betty had gone unconscious, Samuel had seen his slave Tituba

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    Crucible is a story about a small town in salem Massachusetts. The story starts out with reverend Parris finds his daughter and other girls Dancing in the woods His daughter later grow ill and becomes sick and he con not wake her up. He then calls the doctor and the doctor can not find anything medically wrong with her. The doctor suggests that the problem could be religion related. Reverend Parris gets information from some of the girls that were dancing in the woods with his daughter that the

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