The Crucible Essay

A detailed Summary of The Crucible Essay

In the town of Salem, Massachusetts 1692, where madness was at a

peek, talk of the devil was in the air and neighbors were accusing each other

of witchcraft, evil found its home. However when dealing with the madness,

it is hard to put the blame on a single soul because everybody was

responsible in their own way. But of all of Salem three people stand out the

most: the Negro slave from Barbados named Tituba, the strict and loyal

Governor Danforth, and the orphan girl Abigail. These three show that their

actions cause a lot of pain and panic in Salem.

Tituba is in her early forties and was brought to Salem by Rev. Parris

as a slave. After the teenage girls were being questioned about all of them

dancing naked in the woods Abigail was quick to put the blame Tituba.

"Abigail, it may be your cousin is dying. Did you call the

"I never called him! Tituba, Tituba...." Pg.42

Tituba then confesses to compacting with the devil and starts the witch-hunt

in Salem by telling Mr. Hale that she had seen 4 people with devil. She then

further involves herself by admitting that the devil called out to her.

"He say Mr. Parris must be kill! Mr. Parris no goodly

Threatening the others put a scare to them and they did not want to disobey

"I want to open myself! I want the light of God, I want the sweet

conscious of the witch situation in Salem and also having such a high power

"Now look you. All of you. We danced. And Tituba conjured Ruth

Now the court was out to get all of these women because they were falsely

Approximate Word count = 1116
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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