... question why. Many other questions that deal with why she compacted with the devil. Tituba then scapegoats all of these questions by saying she saw spirits of some Puritan women form the town. The trials in The Crucible takes place in a deeply religious and superstitious society, and most of the characters in the play believe that witches are the center of community and is God's work. But as this goes on, there ... are a lot of feuds and rivalries in the small town that have nothing to do with religion, and many Salem residents take advantage of the trials to express grudges and revenge...

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... also believes that Abigail Williams will succeed if the witch-hunt continues. Why does Hale visit the proctor house? Hale visits the Proctor house to test the religious values of the household. He is traveling from house to house doing this as he is new in the town and wishes to gain some depth of understanding of those in the village. What things are "suspicious" about Proctor ... and she accused Elizabeth Proctor's spirit of stabbing her. Act 3 What is the setting of this act? This act is set in the vestry room of the Salem meeting house which is now serving as the anteroom of the Gener...

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... own self interest. He fears any defense against the charges of witchcraft as an attack upon the court and a personal attack on him. As a pastor, his primary concern is personal reputation, for when he does not preach on damnation he strives for money such as the deed to the preacher's house and expensive candlesticks. "The man's ordained, therefore the light of God is within him." This quote from ... Hale, is a form of irony because the audience, and the people convicted of witchcraft know that Reverend Parris is a deceitful person. But, since he is a priest, people don't convict ... to ...

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... hunts". If you opposed the Salem Witch trials you were accused of being a witch. If you opposed the McCarthy investigations you were accused of being a communist. The play takes place in Salem, Massachusetts. Abigail and some of the young girls are dancing in the woods. They conjure up spirits while dancing naked and they are discovered by Reverend Parris. This leads the people of the town to believe the girls are witches. ... Reverend Parris calls in Reverend Hale as an expert witness. He at first believes they are witches. To save themselves the girls accuse other women of the town of ...

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... and which are innocent based on their "sightings" of those people with the Devil. The judges also determine the accused's innocence based on weather or not their spirits come out, or posseses, the five girls during their trial. It doesn't take long before the girls accusations begin to consume much of the villiage. After Abigail accuses Mrs. Proctor of witchcraft, many of the villiage begin to think that these accusations are false ... and that the girls are acting under pretence. After Elizabeth's jail setence, her husband, John Proctor, takes action. He, along with many other villiage...

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... were taken into court on whether or not they pleaded to confess or not. As each person who was prosecuted of witchery, the girls defended themselves by testifying that they (the one accused) would come into each of the girl's rooms at night and send spirits from the devil to touch them at night. For this purpose, to defend themselves without anyone betraying them, they worked ... up a plan with each other to indict others in the case they get caught. Abigail Willams had many intentions of getting what she wanted regardless of what it took. On the first day, Abigail mentioned Elizabeth Pr...

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... to this , therefore, becomes implicated with having the devils spirits on the girls. This justifies that John Proctor was accused by knowing Mary Warren because if he would not have made her testify, therefore, would not be at court. Elizabeth often puts forth her feelings to John Proctor about Abigail. Elizabeth, unfortunately, would be one of the first convicted for this reason. As soon as ... , other names began to start popping up. After the first day in court, Reverend Hale makes a visit to the Proctor's home. Reverend Hale questions Elizabeth if she heard about her name being broug...

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... on spotting witchcraft and is also well respected among the people of Salem. In the beginning of the play, the citizens of Salem Town and Village ask Rev. Hale to help them find the cause of the "afflicted" girls illnesses. When Rev. Hale comes to Salem and begins to search out the Devil in all the "afflicted" girls, when he goes to the Proctor's house to question them, and when he begs John to ... is doing. When Goody Ann states "Mr. Parris's slave (Tituba) has knowledge of conjurin"" Rev. Hale asks to see Tituba so he may question her about witchcraft. While questioning her, Tituba, f...

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