The first crucible to take place is concerning John Proctor, the protagonist of the play. John has brought Mary Warren, his servant, to the court to admit that all the accusations of witchcraft have been pretense. John is accused of trying to overthrow the court but he says his only interest is in freeing his wife. Danforth then tells him that Elizabeth, his wife, is pregnant and she will now have another year. Proctor is asked to drop the charge, since his only purpose was to save Elizabeth and not to oppose the court. At this point John must make a cruci

John Proctor has yet another crucible to overcome. Before the witchcraft trials began, he and Abigail Williams, the niece of Reverend Parris, had an affair. No one knows of him breaking this commandment, except for his wife. In court, he accuses Abigail of not being a child because she laughs in church and has been caught dancing. Abigail then turns the girls against Marry Warren and makes John’s allegations of the girls look like nonsense. It is now that he must make an essential decision, to risk his good name and admit to adultery, or to stand by and watch the deception of the girls. He knows that the only way the court will believe him is by telling of Abigail’s previous sins. He chooses to confess to their affair, even though it means destroying his name. Miller depicts the situation, “trembling, his life collapsing around him: I have known her, sir. I have known her” (1098). This is the climax of the play.

The play ends with another crucible John Proctor must overcome. He has been accused of witchcraft and it is the morning he is fated to hang. Hale is trying to get him to confess because he knows that everyone is innocent and feels guilty for his help in arresting the accused earlier. Elizabeth is called in by Danforth to persuade Proctor to confess. She does not want to see her husband die, however Elizabeth knows that if he confesses, it is to a crime he has not committed. Proctor must choose to hang as a saint, even tho

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