How To Write A Prologue To The Crucible

On a cool autumn night in my hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, the accusation of witchcraft runs rampant through the residents. Little hints of quirky practices may summon anyone to the courts of Salem. On that night, I was bored at home so I went to gather with my friends. There were four of us.
We decided to play in the woods. After about an hour of playing around it was starting to get cold, so we started a small fire to keep warm. A huge gust of wind caught the fire and it got out of control. It spread all the way to the neighbors’ barn and burnt it down. We did all we could to keep it from spreading but it was too big to fight. My friends and I freaked out and ran out of the woods only to be caught by the neighbors.
“What do think you’re doing?,” said the grumpy lady. …show more content…
“I don’t believe you. You started my barn on fire and you have gone against the Puritan law. People that do this are witches. You are witches, I say, witches!!”
“No, no, we are not witches, I commend you, don’t turn us in.”
“Hush hush, the cops are on the way now. You shall die for this discrepancy”
“Wait no, we were playing in the woods and we got cold. So we started a fire. It got out of hand, we’re sorry we burned down your barn!!” We proclaimed.
“Tell that to the courts tomorrow. You children have still broken the law and I still accuse you of being witches,” exclaimed the grumpy lady. (All of the friends are arrested and taken to jail. They are in the courts the next day.)
“Why are these children in my presence?” asked the judge.
“Sir, these children are witches they were out lurking in the woods during the night. During this time, they burnt my barn,” said the owner.
“Children, is this true?”
“Yes sir this is