Twenty lives lost, and two hundred jailed were the result of the adults being oblivious to the lies of a group of girls. The play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller is set in Salem, Massachusetts in the year 1692. There was word of witchcraft, so the town called for an expert on witchcraft, Reverend Hale. When Reverend arrived in Salem and spoke with the girls, they had admitted to witchcraft. They accused many people, and despite their lies being rather transparent, he was too stubborn and naive to notice to be able to stop the whole mess spiraling out of control.
In the beginning, when he first arrives in Salem, he questions Abigail Williams. Abbie kept denying having anything to do with witchcraft, but she does admit to dancing in the woods. The more he questions her, the more she …show more content…
At first they would accuse the poor and homeless, but then started accusing anyone they had issues with. The court believe the girls with out hesitation of there being any kind of lies. The people whom are accused, but don’t admit to witchcraft are sent to the gallows which is found out when Mary Warren says, “Goody Osburn-will hang!” (Miller 56). Hale visits the Proctors on a late night to question them. He mentions that Mrs. Proctor's name was mentioned by Abigail. John Proctor knows the truth on why she was blamed, though she is completely innocent. John tries convincing Hale that Mrs. Proctor is innocent, but Hale doesn’t fully believe him. Just like every other person whom was accused of witchery, Elizabeth herself was hauled off to the town jail to await trial by the court. Those who confess to being a witch just sit in jail, but if they were to deny having any kind of connection to witchcraft and were “proven” they lied, they were sent to the gallows to be hung. Innocent people met their death through a broken neck by a
In the beginning, when he first arrives in Salem, he questions Abigail Williams. Abbie kept denying having anything to do with witchcraft, but she does admit to dancing in the woods. The more he questions her, the more she …show more content…
At first they would accuse the poor and homeless, but then started accusing anyone they had issues with. The court believe the girls with out hesitation of there being any kind of lies. The people whom are accused, but don’t admit to witchcraft are sent to the gallows which is found out when Mary Warren says, “Goody Osburn-will hang!” (Miller 56). Hale visits the Proctors on a late night to question them. He mentions that Mrs. Proctor's name was mentioned by Abigail. John Proctor knows the truth on why she was blamed, though she is completely innocent. John tries convincing Hale that Mrs. Proctor is innocent, but Hale doesn’t fully believe him. Just like every other person whom was accused of witchery, Elizabeth herself was hauled off to the town jail to await trial by the court. Those who confess to being a witch just sit in jail, but if they were to deny having any kind of connection to witchcraft and were “proven” they lied, they were sent to the gallows to be hung. Innocent people met their death through a broken neck by a