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Early 1692- Betty Parris is ill
As Reverand Parris lays beside his bed-ridden daughter praying for her lifeless body. While he's busy pondering witchery and discussing the previous events with Abigail, his 10 year old "innocent" daughter is just faking trying to get herself out of trouble. What she doesn't realize is by her faking witchery, she and the other girls changed Salem forever. As it was a very religious based theocracy, chaos happened when witches were brought up. -
Act 1, Scene 2
As Abigail and Mercy talk, they try to get Betty to move. When she wimpers and crys, she goes hysterical and and yells that Abigail drank blood. When Abigail threatens the girls, they're silence about the whole thing. This leads to the addition of the girls in the Salem courts and gives them a free pass to revenge on anyone in the town, especially Elizabeth Proctor. -
Act 1, Scene 3
When John Proctor enters the room, Abigail trys to get John Proctor to profess his love for her and to admit that their affair was more than just lustful. As her efforts fail, he refuses to have any more involvement in the affair. This helpss fuel the fire in Abigail to get her vengence on Elizabeth Proctor, eventually leading to her arrest. -
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Salem Witch Trials
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Act 1, Scene 4
When Parris rushes to Betty's side as he hears her scream, many people begin to enter the room. They all observe as Parris tries to get Betty to talk, but fails. When Rebecca Nurse and Giles Corey enter, Parris has Rebecca try to help with the ill ridden Betty. When Rebecca is able to scilence Betty with just her presence, they all wonder what she did. This is when the hysteria truly enters the down as they ponder the idea of the devil being in Salem. -
Act 2, Scene 1
When John Proctor enters his house after a long day of farming, he hears his peaceful wife, Elizabeth, singing to her children upstairs. When Elizabeth questions where he has been all night, he accuses her of distrust and he gets angry. When he hears of the newly appointed "officials of the courts" he's very angry and Elizabeth tells him he must go tell the courts that Abigail is a fraud. He says that he'll think about it and then accuses her of judgement. This causes much tention at dinner. -
Act 2, Scene 3
When Mr. Hale begins questioning Elizabeth and John's loyalty to the church he finds that John's absense in church is because of Reverand Parris. When asked to name the commandments, Mr. Proctor remembers all but one, the one he mistakenly committed. Adultery. When claims of witchery are made in the household, Elizabeth refuses it and says the devil would NEVER be present in her household. -
Act 2, Scene 2
When Mary Warren informs the proctor of the new court and the people that have been arrested, he's outraged. He forbids her to go to the court again, but she refuses and says she's no an official and can't skip out. When he goes to whip her, she yells and claims to have saved Elizabeth's life. When they ask who accused Elizabeth she refuses to tell and demands his respect. Elizabeth then states that Abigail is trying to get revenge on Elizabeth as she wants to take Goody Proctor's place. -
Act 2, Scene 4
When Cheever and Herrick arrive, trouble begins. They come with a warrant to arrest Goody Proctor as she was accused by Abigail Williams of witchery because she had a poppet in her house. When she denies this claim, Herrick notices the poppet laying on the mantel in her house. Reluctantly leaving with Herrick and Cheever, she makes John promise to get her out soon.
