The Crucible by Arthur Miller is based on actual persons and
             events. Some dialogue and characterizations based on legal records
             are actually included in the drama. Before the actual play opens, the
             author introduces the audience to the setting by describing the
             Puritan environment in which the events take place. Miler then
             explains that the witch trials occurred because of the theocratic
             government that repressed individual freedom.
             The play begins in Reverend Samuel Parris' home where his
             daughter Betty is suffering from a mysterious illness. Parris then
             discovers that Betty and her cousin Abigail Williams along with other
             girls have been dancing naked in the forest and are believed to have
             something to do with the occult. The girls have been playing with
             witchcraft, but in order to protect their lives, claim they were under
             the spells of other witches in the community. That is where all of the
             Parris is a greedy reverend who seeks fame and power, so he
             sees the accusations as a chance to get power. This is where John
             Proctor, a farmer, comes in. Abigail had been the Proctors' servant
             until Elizabeth, his wife, discovered John was having an affair with
             her. Abigail still holds a hatred for Elizabeth, and as the trails
             progress, Elizabeth becomes one of the accused. Proctor then
             confronts Abigail after the arrest of Elizabeth, only to find out that
             Before long, many of the respected citizens of Salem, especially
             Rebecca Nurse and Giles Cory, have been wither condemned or
             executed. Proctor defends his wife and even confesses his adultery.
             That device failed, though, because Elizabeth, not aware of his
             confession, denies her husband's sin to protect him. The Proctors'
             current servant, Mary Warren ( one of the accusers) knows Elizabeth
             to be innocent, but doesn't have the courage
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