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Witchcraft

By witches

  • Girls are caught dancing in the woods

    Girls are caught dancing in the woods
    Abigail, Betty and the other girls were dancing in the forest in the middle of the night with Parris' slave Tituba.
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    Act I

  • Betty Parris gets sick

    Betty Parris gets sick
    The rumour of witchcraft about her arises.

  • The girls agree on not telling anyone about the communing with the devil

    The girls agree on not telling anyone about the communing with the devil
    Abigail threatens to kill them if they mention anything more.

  • Reverend John Hale arrives to determine if Betty is bewitched!! :o

    Reverend John Hale arrives to determine if Betty is bewitched!! :o
    Parris has sent for Reverend Hale, who is an expert on witchcraft. He questions Abigail about dancing in the forest and she denies that the dancing was related to witchcraft.

  • Accusation

    Accusation
    The girls start accusing people of being witches.

  • Mary Warren tells the Proctors that Elizabeth has been accused of witchcraft

    Mary Warren tells the Proctors that Elizabeth has been accused of witchcraft
    The Proctor's servant returns from Salem with news about Elizabeth and reports that now 39 people stand accused.
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    Act II

  • Reverend Hale visits the Proctors

    Reverend Hale visits the Proctors
    Hale asks John Proctor to recite the Ten Commandments, he does it but forgets the commandment about adultery.

  • Elizabeth is arrested

    Elizabeth is arrested
    Proctor tells Mary that she has to testify in court and expose Abigail. She refuses, saying that Abigail will kill her if she does.

  • Court in session

    Court in session
    Mary tells the court that the girls are lying. Elizabeth is spared for a time because she is pregnant.
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    Act III

  • Abigail and the girls at court

    Abigail and the girls at court
    Abigail denies Mary’s testimony. The girls accuse Mary of bewitching them.

  • Confession

    Confession
    John Proctor confesses his affair with Abigail and explains that Elizabeth fired her when she discovered it.

  • Elizabeth's lie

    Elizabeth's lie
    Elizabeth lies to protect Proctor's honor, saying that he has not been unfaithful to her.

  • Proctor is arrested

    Proctor is arrested
    Mary accuses Proctor of being a witch, he rages and is finally arrested.

  • Elizabeth persuades Proctor to confess

    Elizabeth persuades Proctor to confess
    Proctor confesses to witchcraft and signs the paper.
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    Act IV

  • Proctor is hanged

    Proctor is hanged
    When John finds out that they will nail the confession paper on the church door, he tears it up. Proctor and the other prisoners are led to the gallows.