The Crucible: Act III Responses
In the opening of Act 3, Giles Corey, John Proctor, and Francis Nurse barged into the Salem meeting house, proclaiming to have evidence to prove their wives’ innocence to Judge Danforth. Giles brings evidence by providing a deposition claiming Thomas Putnam was taking advantage of the witch trials, using his daughter Ruth to accuse others of witchcraft so that he could buy their land after the accused were hanged to death. Francis provides a petition with ninety-one signatures supporting the accused women of innocence. Proctor brings along Mary Warren and provides the judges with her deposition claiming that there were no spirits or instances of witchcraft.
Rebecca Nurse has been found guilty of witchcraft and …show more content…
Like Raphael guiding Tobias, John Proctor is trying to convince her to hold tight to their cause. He believed that if they stick held tight to their cause, the truth will come out and the witch trials will subcede. The irony of his quote is that Mary did bad to avoid being harmed, instead of doing good. As Abigail and the other girls turn against Mary, she eventually caves and gives in to the pressures. She lies and accuses innocent Proctor to be the Devil 's man and returns to the safety of Abigail and the …show more content…
For example, there is right or wrong, black or white, and left or right; there is no inbetween. This idea of thinking also appeals to the society and justice of Salem during the witch trial, where the radical and senseless townspeople were either on the side of God or the side of the Devil. Anyone who is against the court, is also against God. Due to their strict religious beliefs, the townspeople of Salem concluded that whoever is against God is by default consulting with the Devil. Therefore, anyone who questioned or was against the witch trials were accused of joining the Devil’s
In the opening of Act 3, Giles Corey, John Proctor, and Francis Nurse barged into the Salem meeting house, proclaiming to have evidence to prove their wives’ innocence to Judge Danforth. Giles brings evidence by providing a deposition claiming Thomas Putnam was taking advantage of the witch trials, using his daughter Ruth to accuse others of witchcraft so that he could buy their land after the accused were hanged to death. Francis provides a petition with ninety-one signatures supporting the accused women of innocence. Proctor brings along Mary Warren and provides the judges with her deposition claiming that there were no spirits or instances of witchcraft.
Rebecca Nurse has been found guilty of witchcraft and …show more content…
Like Raphael guiding Tobias, John Proctor is trying to convince her to hold tight to their cause. He believed that if they stick held tight to their cause, the truth will come out and the witch trials will subcede. The irony of his quote is that Mary did bad to avoid being harmed, instead of doing good. As Abigail and the other girls turn against Mary, she eventually caves and gives in to the pressures. She lies and accuses innocent Proctor to be the Devil 's man and returns to the safety of Abigail and the …show more content…
For example, there is right or wrong, black or white, and left or right; there is no inbetween. This idea of thinking also appeals to the society and justice of Salem during the witch trial, where the radical and senseless townspeople were either on the side of God or the side of the Devil. Anyone who is against the court, is also against God. Due to their strict religious beliefs, the townspeople of Salem concluded that whoever is against God is by default consulting with the Devil. Therefore, anyone who questioned or was against the witch trials were accused of joining the Devil’s