Analysis Of Arthur Miller s The Crucible - 883 Words

Name: Lauren Ciesielski Period AP NOVEL FORM 1. Title: The Crucible 2. Author (first and last name) and date of first publication: Arthur Miller and 1953 3. List four main characters with a one-sentence description of each. a. John Proctor – A farmer in Salem that is married to Elizabeth Proctor and is trying to get Elizabeth to forgive him for his sins of lechery on Abigail. b. Abigail Williams- A young lady who tries to throw herself at John Proctor due to their previous affair and is even willing to murder Elizabeth. c. Mary Warren – The servant of the Proctors who is testified on court to help John, but after getting threatened of using witch craft changes her mind due to her fear of Abigail. D. Reverend John Hale- A†¦show more content†¦c. Reverend Parris’s House – Betty became ill, causing everyone to gather in the house and question who in Salem was a witch. 6. One paragraph plot summary focusing on main events. The beginning of the play starts off with Betty Parris sick due to being in the forest with the other girls dancing at night. Many people come to Reverend Parris’s house to see what had happen and if it was the devil’s doing. One of these visitors was John Proctor, who Abigail threw herself at. When she finally comes back, Abigail and her start to accuse other people of being with the devil in order to help save themselves. Later, Mary Warren is away for important court duties. John and Elizabeth are not happy, but Mary gives Elizabeth a poppet. Mary also has news that her name was brought among the court. The clerk and Marshall arrive at the door to take Elizabeth base on Abigail’s accusations and is sent away. John reacts fast and he and Mary go to the court to defender her. When the trial begins, Mary gives a deposition that the girls were sporting. Abigail begins to mimic Mary, causing her to get confused and disregarding everything. John is charged also duri ng the court. He and Elizabeth were both sentence to be hanged, Elizabeth later due to being pregnant. Hale rushes to John and telling him that god will forgive him, but John becomes a man and is hanged. 7. Two symbols and what they refer to