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The Crucible Act 1 Summary
The Crucible Summary _________________________________________________ Act 1 Portrayed in Massachusetts - 1962, the play begins with the prayers of Reverend Samuel Parris in his house, next to his daughter's bed. His ten-year old daughter - Betty, who became ill and unconscious ever since Parris found her dancing in the woods with Abigail – his seventeen-year old niece – and Tituba – his slave from Barbados – with some of other girls in the village. Worried about Betty and her strange illness , which he believes that it was caused by witchcraft, he sent for help from Reverend Hale of Beverly – a famous specialist in witchcraft. While praying in his daughter's room, Abigail came in. Parris starts to interrogate her …show more content…
Betty suddenly wakes up and calls for her mother but her mother is “dead and burried”. Abigail tells all of them that she has told Parris about everything they did in the woods but Betty points out that she didn't tell him about her drinking blood as a charm to kill Elizabeth Proctor – John Proctor's wife. Abigail then threatens to kill them if they tell anyone else what happened except for the dancing and Tituba conjuring Ruth's dead sisters. After that, Betty goes back to her unconscious state. John Proctor enters and forces Mary to go home. Both Mercy and Mary then leave the room with only unconscious Betty, John and Abigail. Abigail admits about the dancing and everything, then declares her feelings for him. John however, refuses about his feelings and the affair, which makes Abigail angry. She says that he still has feelings for her because she saw him looking up at her window, he admits the feelings but still refuses to accept the relationship. Abigail insults Elizabeth, which makes John angry and threaten Abigail for insulting his …show more content…
Even though Elizabeth forbade her, Mary was summoned to the court for the witchcraft trials anyway. Elizabeth advises John to tell Ezekiel Cheever - the constable – that Betty's illness is not due to witchcraft. John then admits that nobody will believe him because he was alone with Abigail at the time. Elizabeth is jealous and feel unhappy with this, but John criticizes Elizabeth for her behaviours.

Mary arrives home and gives Elizabeth a doll that she says was made in the court. Mary informs them that thirty-nine people have been arrested and Sarah Osburn will be hanged, but Sarah Good whom confessed will not. John becomes angry at Mary but she mentions that Elizabeth's name was mentioned and she saved her

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