young girls claim that witches are taking over the village. Act I begins in the spring of

1692 in Salem, Massachusetts, with Reverend Samuel Parris, the petty, irritable and

mostly unliked minister. He is worried about his daughter, Betty. The night before, his

daughter and niece, Abigail, were caught dancing in the nude in the forest with some of

the other town girls. Since this, Betty has slept in what seems like a trance. Thomas

Putnam, a ruthless landowner, and his wife Ann, arrive with news that their daughter is ill

as well. Although Mrs. Putnam is sure that witchcraft is abroad, since Parris’ own flesh is

involved, he denies any thoughts of it.

This is when Mary Warren, the Proctor’s present servant, enters, announcing that

talk of witches is all over town. When the girls are left alone, they talk of revealing their

secret of conjuring spirits, but Abigail warns them not to speak a word to anyone. At this

point, John Proctor, a powerful, independent farmer enters the room, speaking briefly with

Abigail about the witchcraft accusations. Abigail begins to speak of a recent affair the two

disinherit his sons. Proctor decides to confess, delighting the judges. They want to post

makes for a weaker plot structure and a less unified, more diluted work. This was,

references to his wife and their conversation is interrupted as Betty begins to scream and

He is alarmed to learn that many other citizens have been arrested, notable judges have

life. She is urged to get her husband to lie. He arrives and they talk privately, Elizabeth

continues with telling Hale of Abigail’s lies.

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