ACT ONE
The play begins with Rev. Parris praying over his daughter Betty who lies unconscious in her bed. It was understood that Abigail Parris' niece were engaged in occultist activities in a nearby forest. All these were led by Tituba, Parris' slave from Barbados. Abigail drank chicken blood in a bid to kill Elizabeth Proctor and warn the other girls that she will kill anybody who try to expose what happen. John Proctor, Elizabeth husband has an affair with Abigail when she works in his house, this was the reason why Elizabeth send Abigail from her house. Rev. Hale is an expert in occultist phenomena. Abigail and Betty claim to have seen some people with the devil.
ACT TWO
Mary Warren, the Proctor's servant has been named an official in the court and the court has jailed fourteen people for witchcraft. On Mary coming home she told the Proctors that thirty nine people are now in jail and that Goody Osborne will be hang for her failure to confess to witchcraft. Proctor became angry because he believes that the court is condemning people without solid evidence, Mary also told the that Elizabeth has also been accused but she defended her her and the court dismiss the accusation. Rev. Hale visited the proctors and them that Elizabeth was mention in the court. he also question Proctor of his poor church attendance and ask him to recite the ten commandment, of which he couldn't mentioned the tenth and Elizabeth help him. Not while Giles Correy and Francis Nurse arrived and tell Proctor, Hale and Elizabeth that their wives were arrested for witchcraft. and Ezekiel and Herrick turn up with a warrant for Elizabeth arrest Cheever discover the poppet that Mary made for Elizabeth with needle inside it. Cheever told them that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with an attempt kill her after being stabbed by a needle while eating at Parris house. Mary explained that she made the poppet in court and stored the needle inside it, that Abigail saw her when she was making it. They took Elizabeth into custody, then Hale, Corey and Nurse leave. Proctor tell Mary that he must testify against Abigail, Mary said she fears doing this because Abigail and the others will turn against her.
ACT THREE
Judge Harthorne was n the midst of questioning Martha Corey on accusation of witchcraft and her husband Giles interrupt the court by declaring that Thomas Putman is reaching out for land, but he was removed from the court and taken into the vestry room by Herrick. Giles also said that court is holding his wife for mistake saying he only asked Hale why his wife reads bboks, but he never accused her of witchcraft. John Proctor went to the court with Mary to free his wife and it was also reveal that his wife is pregnant. Mary said that at first she believed to have seen the spirits, but now there are no any. Abigail and the other girls began to scream and cry out that they are freezingand they began to pretend to see yellow bird sent by Mary to attack them. To save herself from being accused of witchcraft, Mary tells the court that Proctor was in league with the devil. Proctor proclaims that God is death.
ACT FOUR
The play begins with Rev. Parris praying over his daughter Betty who lies unconscious in her bed. It was understood that Abigail Parris' niece were engaged in occultist activities in a nearby forest. All these were led by Tituba, Parris' slave from Barbados. Abigail drank chicken blood in a bid to kill Elizabeth Proctor and warn the other girls that she will kill anybody who try to expose what happen. John Proctor, Elizabeth husband has an affair with Abigail when she works in his house, this was the reason why Elizabeth send Abigail from her house. Rev. Hale is an expert in occultist phenomena. Abigail and Betty claim to have seen some people with the devil.
ACT TWO
Mary Warren, the Proctor's servant has been named an official in the court and the court has jailed fourteen people for witchcraft. On Mary coming home she told the Proctors that thirty nine people are now in jail and that Goody Osborne will be hang for her failure to confess to witchcraft. Proctor became angry because he believes that the court is condemning people without solid evidence, Mary also told the that Elizabeth has also been accused but she defended her her and the court dismiss the accusation. Rev. Hale visited the proctors and them that Elizabeth was mention in the court. he also question Proctor of his poor church attendance and ask him to recite the ten commandment, of which he couldn't mentioned the tenth and Elizabeth help him. Not while Giles Correy and Francis Nurse arrived and tell Proctor, Hale and Elizabeth that their wives were arrested for witchcraft. and Ezekiel and Herrick turn up with a warrant for Elizabeth arrest Cheever discover the poppet that Mary made for Elizabeth with needle inside it. Cheever told them that Abigail has charged Elizabeth with an attempt kill her after being stabbed by a needle while eating at Parris house. Mary explained that she made the poppet in court and stored the needle inside it, that Abigail saw her when she was making it. They took Elizabeth into custody, then Hale, Corey and Nurse leave. Proctor tell Mary that he must testify against Abigail, Mary said she fears doing this because Abigail and the others will turn against her.
ACT THREE
Judge Harthorne was n the midst of questioning Martha Corey on accusation of witchcraft and her husband Giles interrupt the court by declaring that Thomas Putman is reaching out for land, but he was removed from the court and taken into the vestry room by Herrick. Giles also said that court is holding his wife for mistake saying he only asked Hale why his wife reads bboks, but he never accused her of witchcraft. John Proctor went to the court with Mary to free his wife and it was also reveal that his wife is pregnant. Mary said that at first she believed to have seen the spirits, but now there are no any. Abigail and the other girls began to scream and cry out that they are freezingand they began to pretend to see yellow bird sent by Mary to attack them. To save herself from being accused of witchcraft, Mary tells the court that Proctor was in league with the devil. Proctor proclaims that God is death.
ACT FOUR
Parris said Abigail and Mercy stole all his money and boarded a ship. The play ends with Proctor and Rebeccah Hale being led to the gallows to hang because they refused to confess to witchcraft, even though Parris tried to see that the executon to be postponed. Hale pray for prisoners and telling them to confess in order to be save.
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