The+Crucible2

Characters-Characters: Parris- minister of Salem's church, really worried about his reputation, daughter is Betty Proctor- Doesn't believe in the witchcraft, has had an affair with Abby in the past, Does not usually go to church and disagrees with Parris' church services because he is always talking about the devil Abby- Has an affair with Proctor, her parents were killing infront of her by Indians, she is the leader of the girls that are accusing people, she used to be Proctor's servant. Mary warren- She is Proctor's servant, she made the doll that was evidence that Elizabeth was a witch Betty- Sick girl from the beginning and the book. she suddenly awakens and starts naming names..this was the start of the witch hysteria Elizabeth- Proctor's wife, she is accused of witchcraft and is very suspicious of Proctor's activities Putnams- they are always looking for someone to blame for problems, Mrs. Putnam had 7 babies die and she accuses Rebecca Nurse of killing them. Hale- Church official brought in from another village. he is there to determine if the people of Salem are practicing witchcraft. Sarah Good- Begger, she sells livestock but it died in a few weeks and they thought she put a curse on it. Sarah ozborne- Rebecca Nurse- Is accused of killing Mrs. Putnam's babies, she is the voice of reason in the town she is trying to stop the everyone from being hanged. Cheever- He is like the town marshall, he is sent out to arrest suspected witches. Tituba- slave woman who danced around a fire with the girls in the beginning of the book

Plot Summary- Girls were caught dancing in the woods with Tituba doing strange dances. Then one of the girls, Betty, gets ill and people start to suspect that the devil has taken over her body. Then Parris asks another one of the girls, Abby, what happened to Betty and why she was so sick. They say that if she says who may be responsible for Betty's illness that she wouldn't get in any trouble. Suddenly Betty sits up and starts accusing numerous people in the village of witchcraft. Then the other girls join in. proctor comes to Salem and finds out about the hysteria from Abby, and we find out that had an affair at one time and Abby wants to marry Proctor. Proctor goes home, and gets in an agrument with his wife because she thinks he was cheating on her again. Then Hale, a man brought in to find out of the devil is within the town, comes to Proctor's house. Hale is there to investigate if witchcraft is being practiced in the house. He finds out that Proctor doesn't go to church and can't remember his commandments, one of his children also aren't baptized. Suddenly Cheever shows up with a warrant for Proctor's wife, Elizabeth's arrest. Cheever finds a doll with a needle in its stomach, earlier that day Abby was in pain and said it felt like someone was stabbing her, Cheever thinks Elizabeth tried killing Abby but mary Warren, Proctor's servant gave the doll to Elizabeth to frame her.

SettingThe play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 at the start of the Salem Witch Hysteria. Witch Hysteria.

Theme- How panic and madness can tear apart a community

The importance of having a clean name

Good vs. evil

The devastating consequences resulting from lying.