Summary Of Arthur Miller s The Crucible - 1443 Words

Stephanie Provenzano 3rd Period 1. Title: The Crucible 2. Author and date of first publication: Arthur Miller, 1953 3. List four main characters with a one-sentence description of each. a. John Proctor, he is a farmer in his mid-thirties living in Salem, as a well respected man in society he sets an example to all of the other citizens; he is married to Elizabeth practice and has 3 sons. b. Abigail, she is a seventeen year old girl who lives with her uncle, Reverend Parris, because her parents died and she has caused the deaths of several women because she lied about having seen the Devil in the forest. c. Mary Warren, she is one of Abigail’s friends and is the servant of John Proctor, she is an official of the court during the†¦show more content†¦Reverend Parris’s house in one of the smaller upper bedrooms, the spring of 1962. Betty lays â€Å"sick† in bed, (she is scared of what had happened when Abigail and the others were dancing in the forest), and Reverend Parris, Tituba, and Abigail crowd around the small room trying to comfort her. The main room of the house owned by John Proctor. Elizabeth and Proctor reveal the condition of their relationship, 7 months after John’s affair with Abigail. 1962, 8 days later from the day Betty becomes sick. The small courtroom within the Salem meeting house used for the General court. The witch trials begin with more than 30 women who have already been accused, the hysteria and backstabbing continue to worsen. 1962 6. One paragraph plot summary focusing on main events. Reverend Parris catches Elizabeth and her friends dancing in the forest with their slave, Tituba which is the place of the Devil. This causes rumors of witchcraft to circulate the town causing suspicion of Parris’s household. After denying Abigail, who John Proctor has had an affair with, he tells her he is committed to his wife allowing for Abigail to form a conspiracy. Since she can’t have him herself, Abigail accuses Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft as well as many other upstanding women within Salem. Mary Warren, the Proctor’s housemaid and an official of the court had given Elizabeth a poppet with a needle in its stomach as a gift. Seizing the opportunity, Abigail plunges a needle into her stomach