The novel the crucible takes place in the year 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. in the town of Salem witch craft is the worst crime possible if someone is suspected of witch craft they would be put on a trial and if found guilty of the crime would get killed as a way of forgiveness for invoking the devil.
the story is based mainly on the life's of john proctor and wife Elizabeth proctor.one day reverend hale comes to the proctors home to tell them that their wives have been arrested soon officers of the court arrive suddenly and arrest Elizabeth for suspicion of witch craft after finding a needle in a doll for this its assumed Elizabeth proctor is a witch.at the trials john takes Mary to tell the court that what their saying is a fraud to prove that Elizabeth doesn't practice witch craft. Abigail and the girls pretend that Mary is bewitching them which causes Mary to break down and accuses john of being a witch. The trials in autumn arrive and john is asked to admit to witch craft which he does to get his freedom back but when asked to put his signature on a paper to be posted on the church s a forgiveness he refuses to because he says that he already gave his pride up but that that he couldn't give his name up too. Since he refuses to sing the paper he is sentenced to die with the other accused "witches". They all get hung ending the witch trials.
you did a great job of summarizing the story. i could really notice the place of the story and the characters.
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