The Crucible6

A detailed Summary of The Crucible6

The play The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller, was about the Salem witchcraft

trials that killed many Puritans in Massachusetts. In this play, Miller shows the reader

that the Puritans, as a whole were not as godly as they were portrayed. Miller also shows

how mass hysteria can be sparked by almost anything. The play takes place in Salem,

Massachusetts in 1692. Reverend Parris's daughter, Betty, falls sick and for some reason

the townspeople suspect witchery. Taking advantage of this situation, a group of

unrespected girls that are greedy and envious of other people's property and belongings

start to accuse people of witchcraft. The court believes them and after all is said and

done, twenty people are put to death, one hundred and fifty are jailed, and the girls flee.

Through this experience, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend John Hale all

experience drastic changes in beliefs, habits, and morale.

John Proctor is a very dynamic character who changes almost everything about

himself from the play's beginning to the play's end. In the second act, Proctor talks with

Elizabeth and finds out that Mary Warren had left the house without permission. As soon

noticed when she and John meet for the first time in quite a while, right before John is to

Through this experience, John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, and John Hale all

were changed the most. They all changed for the better gaining strong religious beliefs,

gullible. Just because the girls start to name random names of people that they claim to

go to Salem when I forbid it? Do you mock me? Ill whip you if you dare leave this

Approximate Word count = 1092
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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