Реферат: The Crucible Hysteria And Injustice Essay Research

Proctor’s husband, John Proctor, and she wanted to some how get rid of Elizabeth.

The problem was that as the rumors spread about the devil Abigail went along

with it and blamed the slave woman Tituba for forcing her to join the devil.

The rising action begins when Tituba out of fear of death starts naming people

that she says were with the devil when the devil came to her. This is all a lie

though because once Abigail blamed Tituba she did not want to turn the story

around and admit that she was lying in the first place because one, she was

afraid of the consequences of such a strong lie, and two, because she saw it as

an opportunity to get rid of Elizabeth Proctor.

The people of the town made everything worse when they tried hard to

find out who was teaming up with the devil. It was easier for them to blame the

devil for their problems of society than fix the problems of their own strict

way of life. So the girls involved with Abigail, like Mercy Lewis and Mary

Warren named many people of the town as witches. These people were put and jail

and would be hanged if they did not confess to the crime of devil worship or

witch craft. Another part of the developing plot is that John Proctor knows

Abigail and her friends are lying, but he is afraid to say any thing because

eight months before he had and affair with Abigail and did not want to be seen

by the town as a lecher, which means wife cheater. So, Mr. Proctor has to fight

with himself to come out and tell the truth or his wife might die because of

Abigail saying she was a witch.

The climax of the play is in the court room when John Proctor and Mary

Warren finally say that Abigail is lying and nobody was doing witch craft. But

Abigail is a good actor and liar and actually turns it around on Mr. Proctor and

says he tries to get every one to worship the devil. The court finds him guilty

of devil worship and wants to hang him if he does not confess. The falling

action of the play comes when Rev. Parris comes to court three months later and

says that Abigail has stolen all his money and has left town and he feels guilty

for the people who were accused by her and hung because of it. The court does