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the crucible pg 534-539 act four
The sexism of the play shows through in Elizabeth's guilt. She has been conditioned to believe that it's her job to prevent her husband from straying by being a happy homemaker. If we weren't entirely sure that this play was written in the 1950s before, it's pretty clear now. -
the crucible pg 505-511 act three
Proctor arrives to present evidence that Abigail and the girls have been lying all along. He has persuaded Mary Warren to tell the truth about the girls but she is very nervous at the prospect.When Danforth, the deputy-governor, seems to doubt Abigail pretends that Mary is sending her spirit out to attack her. -
the crucible pg 518-525 act three
He persists in his charge, and persuades Danforth to allow Mary's testimony that she never saw the devil or any spirits. Abigail seizes control of the situation by pretending to be bewitched by Mary Warren and she spreads a hysterical sympathetic reaction through the other girls which sets the court in uproar. -
the crucible pg 500-503 act two
John and Elizabeth Proctor's farmhouse just outside Salem. It begins with a scene between the husband and wife who are discussing the witchcraft situation in Salem and the increasing number of accused townspeople. -
the crucible act 1
Mr. and Mrs. Putnam arrive to announce that their daughter, Ruth, is acting the same way that Betty is. They confirm that Reverend Parris has sent for Reverend Hale in Beverly because he is known to be a witch expert. -
the crucible pg 527-530 act four
he one prisoner who he hasn’t talked to is John Proctor. The officials decide that they will bring in Elizabeth Proctor to speak with him and convince him to confess. Elizabeth and John are left alone, and Elizabeth informs John of Giles Corey’s death. -
the crucible pg 531-533 act four
Elizabeth refuses to dissuade John from revoking his confession. She can see that he has achieved freedom from his own self-loathing through this final truthful act. If she persuades him to return and confess, she might as well not save his life at all because he will feel so utterly worthless after throwing away this last bit of integrity. -
the crucible pg 512-517 act three
Proctor has brought Mary Warren to court and he tells Judge Danforth that she will testify that the girls are lying. Danforth suspects Proctor's motives, believing that he actually wants to undermine the entire court proceedings. If all he wants to do is to free his wife then she will be spared for a time because it turns out that she is pregnant -
the crucible act 1
Mercy and Mary Warren leave when John Proctor walks in. He is the husband to Elizabeth and father of three boys. John currently has Mary Warren assist his family in a position that Abigail used to hold. It becomes clear that while she worked for him, Abigail and John had an affair. -
the crucible pg 487-490 act two
Elizabeth tells John he has to go into town and inform them that Abigail is lying. John’s hesitance leads to an argument rooted in his affair and the lack of trust that continues to pervade their marriage. Mary Warren, who went to Salem to testify against the Proctors’ wishes, returns to the house and gives Elizabeth a poppet (doll) she made in court. Mary reveals that Elizabeth was accused in court, but she spoke up in her defense . -
the crucible pg 465-467 act one
Abigail and the Reverend tell Susanna to go home but not to spread these kinds of rumors in the village.
Abigail and the Reverend Parris discuss the rumors of witchcraft in the village and the minister confronts Abigail about how he found girls dancing in the forest. He says she has put his position in the church in jeopardy, as he has many enemies. -
the crucible pg 491-499 act two
John Proctor sits down to dinner with his wife, Elizabeth. Mary Warren, their servant, has gone to the witch trials, defying Elizabeth’s order that she remain in the house. Fourteen people are now in jail. If these accused witches do not confess, they will be hanged. Whoever Abigail and her troop name as they go into hysterics is arrested for bewitching the girls.
