The story of The Crucible happened in a dark, desperate time in the United
States. This saddening story of witchcraft was written by a man named Arthur Miller. He used the Salem Witch Trials and related that to his own story, The Modern Witch Trials, in which a man named Elia Kazan accused Miller and seven others of being apart of a communist party.
The main characters within the story are: Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Mary
Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale. Each with their own story, they all play an enormous role in this story of the Salem witch hunt. There were some girls playing in the woods one day and then they were caught red handed. A few of the girls turned out fine, but a couple of them couldn’t take …show more content…
He asked the girls many questions and twisted the questions to confuse the girls. He comes to the conclusion that there are spirits roaming. The next two acts are huge turning tables for the Reverend of Brooklyn, Hale. He arrives at John Proctor’s house to discuss some of the things that have been going on in the courtroom.
Rebecca Nurse, a little old woman that has served as a midwife for years for the people in
Salem. She was very trusted and yet was still accused of being a witch. Also, Elizabeth
Proctor’s name has been mentioned in court. Earlier in the play, Mary Warren had just arrived from Salem because she was an official of the court. In her spare time, she knitted a poppet together to give to Elizabeth. This would prove to be a notsogood gift later in the play.
Elizabeth was given the doll and then Mary went to bed. After Hale had given them the news of mentioning, he started to ask the Proctors’ questions about their loyalty to god. Proctor said he was a holy man, but never went to church, he tried to recite the Ten Commandments, …show more content…
She tells him that he were to be hanged unless he confess his sins. He knows that if he confesses, he will be remembered as a liar and an adulterer. He did not want for his kids to be mocked every day of their lives. Danforth enters, he tries to get John to admit to his sins. He verbally confesses to every he has done. He doesn’t confess for anyone but himself. Danforth then tells him to sign the paper proving he has confessed. He will not, however, sign the paper because he knows what will happen to his name and he does not want any of that. Elizabeth does not beg him to confess because she knows he has finally found peace with himself knowing he will die an honest man. The play ends with Hale frantically praying for God’s mercy.
The play had some characters that changed dramatically. Reverend Hale, however, had the most change of anyone. He went from completely believing there were witches roaming the streets of Salem to completely thinking the whole Witch Trials were made up. At the beginning of the play, he thought the court was just and knew what it was doing, but towards the end, he believed the court was corrupt and was one sided. The witch trials to him at the end of the
States. This saddening story of witchcraft was written by a man named Arthur Miller. He used the Salem Witch Trials and related that to his own story, The Modern Witch Trials, in which a man named Elia Kazan accused Miller and seven others of being apart of a communist party.
The main characters within the story are: Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Mary
Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale. Each with their own story, they all play an enormous role in this story of the Salem witch hunt. There were some girls playing in the woods one day and then they were caught red handed. A few of the girls turned out fine, but a couple of them couldn’t take …show more content…
He asked the girls many questions and twisted the questions to confuse the girls. He comes to the conclusion that there are spirits roaming. The next two acts are huge turning tables for the Reverend of Brooklyn, Hale. He arrives at John Proctor’s house to discuss some of the things that have been going on in the courtroom.
Rebecca Nurse, a little old woman that has served as a midwife for years for the people in
Salem. She was very trusted and yet was still accused of being a witch. Also, Elizabeth
Proctor’s name has been mentioned in court. Earlier in the play, Mary Warren had just arrived from Salem because she was an official of the court. In her spare time, she knitted a poppet together to give to Elizabeth. This would prove to be a notsogood gift later in the play.
Elizabeth was given the doll and then Mary went to bed. After Hale had given them the news of mentioning, he started to ask the Proctors’ questions about their loyalty to god. Proctor said he was a holy man, but never went to church, he tried to recite the Ten Commandments, …show more content…
She tells him that he were to be hanged unless he confess his sins. He knows that if he confesses, he will be remembered as a liar and an adulterer. He did not want for his kids to be mocked every day of their lives. Danforth enters, he tries to get John to admit to his sins. He verbally confesses to every he has done. He doesn’t confess for anyone but himself. Danforth then tells him to sign the paper proving he has confessed. He will not, however, sign the paper because he knows what will happen to his name and he does not want any of that. Elizabeth does not beg him to confess because she knows he has finally found peace with himself knowing he will die an honest man. The play ends with Hale frantically praying for God’s mercy.
The play had some characters that changed dramatically. Reverend Hale, however, had the most change of anyone. He went from completely believing there were witches roaming the streets of Salem to completely thinking the whole Witch Trials were made up. At the beginning of the play, he thought the court was just and knew what it was doing, but towards the end, he believed the court was corrupt and was one sided. The witch trials to him at the end of the