https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf By: Ry Sharane, Dylan Smith, Jonah Weisser, and Sarah Schaub en-us 2019-02-25 15:54:49 UTC 2025-11-10 03:33:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/334922005 A search for and subsequent persecution of supposed witches.

A more modern example of "a witch hunt" would be the Red Scare in 1950's to 1960's America, when random citizens were accused of being Communist. The FBI rounded up these citizens and arrested them for being "communist spies." During this time, tens of thousands of citizens were arrested for spying for the Soviet Union. ]]> 2019-02-25 16:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/334922005 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/334924037 2019-02-25 16:04:25 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/334924037 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335420810 John Proctor originally wanted to stay out of the Salem Witch Hunt. His connection to the witch hunt is through a young woman named Abigail Williams with whom he had previous "relations". It wasn't until Abigail made an accusation of witchcraft at Elizabeth Proctor at the end of Act II that John Proctor decided to take action. He admits to the courts that he had relations with Abigail in order to clear his wife's name and
cast doubt on Abigail's accusations.
His wife Elizabeth Proctor denies his relationship with Abigail, and in doing so, John Proctor is found guilty of contempt.]]> 2019-02-26 15:42:22 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335420810 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335429216 The story of "The Crucible" begins when in Act I, a young woman named Abigail Williams with the help of a slave Tituba, performs a ritual seen by many residents of Salem as "witchcraft/devil worshiping." Abigail was previously a housekeeper with the Proctor family, but was kicked out by Elizabeth Proctor after she found evidence that Abigail was in a sexual relationship with John Proctor. Abigail Williams is absolutely OBSESSED with John Proctor. She performs the ritual in the forest, believing it would make John love her. The act was seen by others, and so rumors began to spread that Abigail was the head of a devil worshiping cult. After being questioned by Reverend Hale, she "admits" that Tituba forced her and the other girls in the forest to commit these acts.]]> 2019-02-26 15:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335429216 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335439280 After Tituba was convicted and taken away, Elizabeth Proctor was beginning to spread a rumor saying that Abigail was a liar and a manipulator. Abigail Williams in return accused Elizabeth of witchcraft. By doing so, she caught the attention of the Salem Courts when John Proctor begins to build a case against Abigail in a attempt to clear her name. John and Abigail are taken to the judge, where Abigail completely denies an affair between them. Skeptical of both John and Abigail's story, he brings Elizabeth into the court, but she denies any affair taking place. Abigail then falls into hysterics saying that John was responsible for her actions. That is all that we see in Act III, we'll find out what happens in Act IV.]]> 2019-02-26 16:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/335439280 79322 https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/336452380 The wife of John Proctor, we first see her in Act I speaking to John about the witch trials in Salem. She believed it was all conspiracy orchestrated by Abigail. It wasn't until she was arrested for witchcraft that John got involved. After John and Abigail were on trial, Elizabeth, wanting to keep her husband out of jail, she denies the affair that John and Abigail were involved in. Her fate is yet to be determined in Act IV]]> 2019-02-28 15:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/90765/zxk75xhonivf/wish/336452380