events. Some dialogue and characterizations based on legal records

are actually included in the drama. Before the actual play opens, the

author introduces the audience to the setting by describing the

Puritan environment in which the events take place. Miler then

explains that the witch trials occurred because of the theocratic

government that repressed individual freedom.

The play begins in Reverend Samuel Parris' home where his

Some common words found in the essay are:
Arthur Miller, Abigail Williams, Giles Cory, Mary Warren, Abigail Proctors', Reverend Hale, Samuel Parris', Elizabeth Abigail, Salem Massachusetts, John Proctor, arthur miller,
Approximate Word count = 376
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)