The Crucible

• The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts, in the spring of 1692.
• The play begins in Reverend Samuel Parris's house, where his daughter Betty, aged 10, lies asleep and seemingly ill. Abigail Williams, 17, enters.

Initial Concerns and Rumors

• Susanna Walcott arrives from Dr. Griggs with news that he cannot find a medical explanation for Betty's condition.
• Dr. Griggs suggests looking for "unnatural causes."
• Parris dismisses the idea of unnatural causes and mentions he has sent for Reverend Hale of Beverly to confirm his opinion.
• Rumors of witchcraft are circulating, and Abigail urges Parris to deny them.

Parris' Dilemma and Abigail's Confession

• Parris is worried about his reputation because of the rumors of witchcraft, as there is a faction that is sworn to drive him from his pulpit.
• Parris confronts Abigail about what happened in the forest with Betty.
• Abigail admits they danced, attributing Betty's fright and fainting to Parris's sudden appearance.

Fear of Enemies and the Dancing

• Parris expresses concerns that his enemies will use rumors of dealings with spirits against him.
• Parris questions why Goody Proctor discharged Abigail from her service seven months prior.
• Abigail claims the Proctors wanted slaves, not servants like her.
• Parris saw Tituba waving her arms over the fire, and heard screeching and gibberish. Abigail dismisses it as Barbados songs they dance to. Parris also claims to have seen someone naked running through the trees.

Arrival of the Putnams and the Devil

• Mrs. Ann Putnam enters, suggesting Betty is afflicted by a "stroke of hell."
• Ann Putnam asks if Betty flew, claiming Mr. Collins saw her over Ingersoll's barn.
• Thomas Putnam arrives, stating it is a "providence" that the situation is now public.
• Ann Putnam mentions her daughter Ruth is also sick.

Demonic Arts and Witchcraft Accusations

• Ann Putnam suggests the Devil is involved and that Ruth's soul is taken, as she cannot eat, hear, or see.
• The Putnams say he has much experience in all demonic arts. Last year, he found a witch in Beverly.
• Parris warns against leaping to witchcraft accusations.
• Thomas Putnam insists on confronting the Devil to gain the village's blessing.

Putnam's Loss & Tituba

• Ann Putnam reveals she lost seven unbaptized babies and suspects they were murdered, believing Tituba can speak to the dead to find the culprit.
• Parris cautions against conjuring the dead, calling it a "formidable sin."

Conjuring

• Ann Putnam indicates that Thomas would not wish a witchcraft charge laid upon Parris
• Abigail admits Tituba and Ruth were conjuring spirits the previous night but denies her direct involvement.
• Putnam urges Parris to declare the witchcraft discovery himself to avoid accusations.

Betty's Condition worsens

• Mercy arrives to check on Betty, reporting Ruth's improvement after a sneeze.
• Putnam thinks the sneeze is a sign of life.
• The Putnams urge Parris to speak to the village and pray with them.

Dancing and Blood

• Mercy describes Ruth as acting strangely since the night before, like a dead person walking.
• Abigail instructs Mercy to say they only danced if questioned.
• Mary Warren says she just came from the farm, the whole country's talking witchcraft! They'll be callin' us witches.
• Mary tells Abigail they must tell the truth that it was just dancing.
• Betty suddenly awakens, accusing Abigail of drinking blood.

Threats and Cover-Ups

• Abigail threatens to harm anyone revealing more than just the dancing.
• She admits that Tituba conjured Ruth Putnam's dead sisters, that is all

Proctor's Entrance and Abigail's Intentions

• John Proctor enters and sends Mary Warren home.
• Proctor questions Abigail about Betty's condition and the rumors of witchcraft.
• Abigail dismisses the rumors, claiming they only danced because they took fright when Parris found them to be dancing in the moonlight.
• Proctor dismisses Abigail's advances, telling her he will not seek her out again. Abigail knows he is lying. Abigail wishes to replace Elizabeth.

Rebecca Arrives

• Proctor recounts how Abigal clutched back and sweated when she came near.
• The psalm begins outside and Betty puts her hands over her hands and cries.
• Ann believes that is evidence they cannot hear the Lord's name.
• Rebecca Nurse arrives and advises calm, attributing the girls' behavior to a "silly season".

Sprits and Distrust

• Rebecca doesn't think they should leap to looking for loose spirits.
• Parris defends his actions, stating he needed to satisfy the wide opinion that the Devil may be among them.
• I hate this authority - they should not blame it all on witchcraft when they have no proof. Giles supports this view.
• Hale arrives, and he is given books to carry.

Hale's Initial Inquiry and Knowledge

• Hale knows of Rebecca Nurse's charities in Beverly. In disbelief, he acknowledges it wasn't what he expected from such distinguished company as the Putnams

Superstition and the Devil

• Putnam encourages Hale to save their child, Ruth. Mrs Putnam thinks her soul is flown away. Ruth cannot eat.
• Putnam believes Ruth cannot hear the Lord's name, that's a sure sign of witchcraft.
• Hale instructs them not to look to superstition and wait for him to find an answer first.

Evidence

• Parris admits he discovered his daughter and niece Abigail and 10-12 other girls dancing in the forest the last night
• They all agree that whatever Hale finds they will be behind it. Ann suggests it is the Parris' slave with the knowledge of conjuring.
• Ann sent her child to learn from Tituba who murdered her children. Hale notes that she lost 7 children in childbirth
• Giles asks what signifies/means the readin' of strange books when Hale goes to speak to Betty.

Accusations and Confessions

-Tituba eventually admits that she spoke to the Devil and enlisted.

• She identifies Goody Good and Goody Osburn as also being involved with the devil, and Ann verifies that Osburn was her midwife three times but she did not ask for her because her babies died in her hands. -Abigail asks to open herself to the light of God and confesses what she did as well as what she saw. She then names Sarah Good, Goody Osburn and Bridget Bishop as having been with the devil.
• Betty then joins in, naming George Jacobs, Goody Howe and Martha Bellows as having also danced with the Devil in the forest

Court and Mary's New Role

• In court, Mary Warren is now an official despite not being able to read.
• Elizabeth tells John to tell people it is all fraud but he hesitates as he has no proof and no one will take his word.
• Mary brings Elizabeth a poppet that she saw.

Mary's Accusations

• Mary says there are 39 people now arrested, and Goody Osburn would be hanged.
• Mary Warren claims that Goody Good made a compact with Lucifer and wrote her man in black book with blood. Now, we must worship hell forevermore. She was nearly choked.

Strange behavior

• Elizabeth has been mentioned in court but Mary defended her. The Putnams are coming to her.
• Hale is searching the houses and asking the women there the 10 commandments.
• Mary has a lot of authority. John is going to strike but Mary said "I won't be whipped." Elizabeth has been accused. You'll be gone every time if you favor with me.
• Ezekiel Cheever is on the way to come get you.

Doubt and Questioning

• Hale is going to question Elizabeth. He wants to ask some things about the christian character of her house as her name was mentioned in the court
• Elizabeth said that she had hardly heard no horse and Hale questions why John isn't there at church often.
• It seems as though in Hale's books has softness so we have to look at it. Elizabeth said hard that she loved devil here, that they are Christian women, with Covenant. She said that she knows all commandments.
• Abigail Williams said that it was the Devils fault to say "good morning" without being charged.

Hale's Visit and Questions for Proctor

• Hale then questions Proctor about his religious practices, noting his infrequent church attendance.
• Only 2 of the 3 kids were Baptized. Claims he didn't like Parris putting his hand on baby/not comfortable with that.
• Tests his and Elizabeth's knowledge of the Ten Commandments, which John forgets the commandment about adultery.

No knowledge

• Hale will add what he can to Godly of the court. Good night! Now that the world is gone that all this world with nonsense/sickness.
• Proctor heard what to do with - witchcraft from other children.
• Proctor didn't know - all from the court with devil. They've confessed. As they must for denied it.
• Mary can't seem will credit in such a court steady, it is important thing Hale is going to say, Proctor told not the Bible with

Ezekiel

• Proctor states his suspicions of the children's sickness stems from being startled in the woods. -Hale, impressed, cautions Proctor to remember he had heard things said of him hold it together as I get a drink -Is said - hold belief maybe there were even witches in the world.
• Proctor had found out that Devil owns a woman's soul when she keeps to walk right way.

Nurse and Book

• No third has been baptized and I knew the third - prayer/ and solemn
• Abigail is the matter - wife and taken take her away.

Giles Testified and Confirmed.

• I don't I read/ have no had my not.
• Have are to - what's this?
• For and/ what will what'am how nurse is?

Poppets

• Proclor says Abigal Williams charge her why Abigal Willams says I know
• The - house more says and the for of for proof.
• No I one what this? It'd to - house with I it.
• Parris in she all I'll the in have. Hale's Visit cont (Act 2)
• Hale is suspicious as he has not seen his name listed in Parris's book that has an idea to put some the Christian character for that house on you'll.

Examination

• Hathorne and Corey have evidence and the corey have evidence
• Hathorne that putnam is out will that him arrest the.
• Hathorne arrested him, excelency wife-.

Parris

• I'm and tell are' tell condemn they're sir.!
• Hathorne and they don't. Corey her.

Giles Arrives and Testifies with his Deposition

• They and you and take it.
• It's they! What book read it?

No

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Warrent

• Warrent: For in this house that comes now now that you this had your was - your?
• Cheever had his but in with will in at at did in and in. Elizabeth with (Mary)
• What is (it that!

Accusations and Interrogation

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• Testily: I to it. with of I I I?
• Mary: ( what to - ( to have has on.

You Are Lecher. I Love you Too

• Hathorne all the have and!
• You. They! This all what?