https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5 Made with a wink and a smile I guess en-us 2016-10-06 14:48:22 UTC 2025-10-03 20:12:46 UTC hello@padlet.com bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/128839743 We are introduced to the different character throughout the first act such as John Proctor, Abigail Williams, Reverend Hale, and Reverend Parris, Elizabeth Proctor and many people who are accused of witchcraft. ]]> 2016-10-06 14:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/128839743 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/128847053 The plot quickly moves through Act One as we learn who the main characters are as well as what effect they have on the play. We begin to learn just how the witch trials were used not as a true belief of there possibly being witches among the community, but as a way to get back at your neighbor for whatever reason it may be.  We learn that Betty appears to be stricken by an "unnatural force" which they quickly link to witchcraft. We learn about all the girls who were caught dancing in the forest with Tituba. We learn about the intentions of the different characters and the reasons behind why they are attempting to accuse others of witchcraft. Thomas Putnam is quickly seen as someone who is in it for nothing more then finances. Parris is concerned that if he speaks out to soon that it could easily become an issue. Reverend Hale then arrives and begins to questions everyone which begins to make Abigail look bad and in a last digit attempt, she blames Tituba. Reverend Hale then brings Tituba in and accuses her for working with the devil and promises that everything will be okay if she confesses which is when she accepts her fate and starts naming off different names which is what begins the trials. ]]> 2016-10-06 15:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/128847053 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793534 John and Elizabeth are trying to get along in the start of this act but there is clearly still tension between the two of them as Elizabeth likely is unwilling to forgive John for the affair. The trials begin in which they bring the accused people in and if the girls act as if they are being attacked by spirits then that person is then sentenced to death. Elizabeth wants it to end by trying to get John to confess that Abigail is lying about all of it as he knows they were only dancing. John is worried the court is not going to believe him as there is no proof of Abigail ever saying that they were only dancing. Abigail hopes that she can have Elizabeth sentenced to death so she can then marry John, she then accuses Elizabeth. ]]> 2016-10-14 16:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793534 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793776 All the different men that have their wife locked up are being condemned and they are attempting to show the court that the hearings are all fake. A petition is then brought forth with 91 people saying that Martha Corey and Rebecca Nurse are good people. Danforth then requests that all 91 people be arrested and brought to court. Giles Corey then brings up the fact that Thomas Putnam convinced his daughter to accuse a man named George Jacobs. Giles tell Danforth that Thomas Putnam wants George Jacobs dead so he can buy his land. Danforth demands to know who told Giles this information. When Giles Corey refuses to answer, he is then charged with contempt of court. Marry Warren then brings her signed deposition stating that the girls are all faking it and they were only ever dancing in the woods and Abigail was caught. Abigail is then asked to fake it like she has been in the court but says she can't do it. All the girls then start acting as if Marry Warren's spirit is attacking them. John proctor then grabs Abigail by the hair and calls her a whore and admits to his affair. Elizabeth is brought in and asked if this is true but she denies is and the charge is dismissed where Abigail then goes back to saying Marry Warren is a witch. Marry warren then begins to go crazy like the others and claims that John Proctor is working for the devil. ]]> 2016-10-14 16:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793776 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793878 This act begins a couple months later in the jail where it becomes a turning point as many people with good reputation are going to be hanged for something that many of the towns people believe is a farce. Danforth is hoping for a confession to prove that the trials were in fact necessary but nobody is willing to confess. John Proctor begins to think that he could help is family by admitting to working for the Devil but when he is asked to sign the paper that will be nailed to the church door, he is unable to do it as he doesn't want his entire family having to live ashamed of who they are. He then tears up the paper and finds his own peace and is then killed. It is said that ruling by theocracy is then dismantled from this point on. ]]> 2016-10-14 16:06:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130793878 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130795549 The setting of the play is found in Salem Massachusetts in 1692 during the Salem Witch Trials. Most of the play takes place within the court house. The system at the time was controlled by theocracy which proved to be extremely flawed. ]]> 2016-10-14 16:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130795549 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130797758 The entire play is made up of multiple historical figures including John and Elizabeth Proctor, Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris, Rebecca Nurse, Abigail Williams, Danforth and many other. While all these characters existed in history, the play is fictional as many facts are manipulated and changed to fit the ideas found in the play. ]]> 2016-10-14 16:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/130797758 bjd7084 https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/131219695 Intolerance plays an important theme in this play as it outlines the entire belief system that the Puritans believe. The Puritans believe that you must be completely perfect in order to obtain access into heaven. They had absolutely no tolerance for any behavior that they linked to the devil which included any form of witchcraft. This leads us into another theme which is reputation. The Puritans believe heavily in having a strong reputation in order to keep yourself and your family safe and keep yourself on the correct path with God. Reputation is exactly what caused specific people to become targeted throughout the trials as they were disliked by others due to beliefs and values or past family feuds. A strong motif found within The Crucible is the idea of empowerment. The which trials gave specific people within the village a tremendous amount of power that was never there before, specifically women. The women at this time are considered to be more a servant in the household until they are old enough to marry and become the working woman for that man in order to satisfy his needs. Abigail is able to move past this by gaining power in the court along with the other girls. This power allows them to select specific people throughout the village as they see fit according to who they dislike. ]]> 2016-10-17 16:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bjd7084/ar4e0orxnog5/wish/131219695