The Crucible Short Form
Short Form
Title: The Crucible
Author & Date: Arthur Miller 1953
Major Characters:
John Proctor - A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. John hates hypocrisy. Nevertheless, he has a hidden sin; his affair with Abigail Williams; that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.
Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.
Reverend John Hale - A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. His critical mind and intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
Minor Characters
Mary Warren - The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her, who tried unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and ultimately recanted her confession.
Reverend Parris - The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building his position in the community.
Settings:
The Church/Court House- All the trials happen in Salem and where the people of the town that are accused of being a witch and a follower of the devil are charged.
Salem- The town which the witch trails take place in the 1600's.
Plot: The crucible is play about the witch trials in Salem, it begins
Title: The Crucible
Author & Date: Arthur Miller 1953
Major Characters:
John Proctor - A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. John hates hypocrisy. Nevertheless, he has a hidden sin; his affair with Abigail Williams; that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined.
Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor. Abigail is smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed.
Reverend John Hale - A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft. Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty. Hale is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft. His critical mind and intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor. His arrival sets the hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the lives of those accused.
Minor Characters
Mary Warren - The servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around her, who tried unsuccessfully to expose the hoax and ultimately recanted her confession.
Reverend Parris - The minister of Salem’s church. Reverend Parris is a paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure. Many of the townsfolk, especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building his position in the community.
Settings:
The Church/Court House- All the trials happen in Salem and where the people of the town that are accused of being a witch and a follower of the devil are charged.
Salem- The town which the witch trails take place in the 1600's.
Plot: The crucible is play about the witch trials in Salem, it begins