Plot summary for The Crucible and Charactor assesment
I t's the spring of 1692. The whole village of Salem is in an uproar. The Reverend Samuel Parris' daughter Betty won't wake up, and the Putnams' little Ruth is walking around like a zombie. The night before, Reverend Parris had heard a funny noise in the woods outside his house, and stumbled onto a frightening scene: his black slave Tituba was waving her arms over a boiling kettle, muttering wild-sounding gibberish, and around the fire a dozen girls were dancing- dancing, strictly forbidden by Puritan law. Among the girls were Betty and Ruth and his niece Abigail Williams. When he jumped out on them, everyone screamed and ran, all except Betty, who fainted dead away. And now she won't wake up. The house is buzzing with people, and every other word is "witchcraft." Reverend Parris doesn't want to believe it, but he's sent for an expert just in case- the Reverend John Hale of the neighboring village of Beverly. When Hale arrives he tries to wake Betty, but she remains lifeless. Then he questions Abigail and Tituba. Some of the other village folk who look on are skeptical about witchcraft, especially John Proctor, whose serving girl, Mary Warren, had been with the girls the night before. Whip the
Rebecca-- Wife of the respected Francis Nurse; midwife; exemplary Christian; accused witch Betty -- Parris's young daughter; stricken at the beginning of the play; one of the girls who "cry out" during the trial Herrick -- Also charged with arresting the witches; acts as jailkeeper
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Mary Warren, RELATIONSHIP Parris, John Proctor, Reverend Parris, Giles Corey, Abigail Williams, Elizabeth Abigail, Mercy Lewis, Osburn-- Midwife, Reverend Hale's, accused witch, john proctor, mary warren, girls cry, girls cry trial, cry trial, abigail williams, charged arresting witches, won't wake, deputy governor, -- wife, witchcraft elizabeth, -- charged arresting,
Approximate Word count = 1146
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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