The Crucible

The elements of plot in drama are:
expostion
rising actiong
climax
falling action
resolution

Foil is a minor character who helps better understand of the main character

Speech devices:
monologue- long speech spoken by a single character to himself/herself or to the audience
solioquy- monologus in which a character speaks to be unware of the audience (Scrubs guy)
aside-short speech or comment that is by a character to the audience, but is beyond the hearing of other characters who are present (Zach from Save By The Bell)

Spectral evidence- the testimony of a church member who clamied to have seen a person's spirtit performing witchraft-was enough to sentence the accused to death

Crucible means: a sever test or trial


Act One:
The Crucible is set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. The town is ruled by God's way. Rules for everyone and everything. Abigail and all her friends are caught dancing around a fire with Tituba. Reverend Parris cathes them and Betty, his daughter, falls down scared. She gets into a like coma and won't come out of it. Everyone in the town is talking about witchcraft which scares Parris because he doesn't want to get blamed for it. He calls for Reverend Hale to come and look at Betty. All the girls have a meeting about it and Abigail tells all of them that they will blame Tituba about the whole thing. Reverened Hale comes and talks to the girls and everyone else about the whole ordeal. Abigail confesses it was Tituba who was doing the witchcraft. They go to her and she doesn't admit to it until Parris beats her. Then she blames Goody Osborn and Goody Sara. When the girls see that they then they all confess to witchery and yell at random names. John Proctor and Abigail have a talk about the whole thing. They had an affair until Elizabeth found out and fired her.
Act Two
John comes over and Elizabeth questions about his whereabouts. She also talks to him about the affair with Abigail which he gets upset and gets mad at her. Mary Warren comes and John gets mad because he forbid her to go town and watch the court. She gives a doll that has a pin in the stomach to Elizabeth. John begins to whip Mary when she yells that she saved Elizabeth's life today. Abigial accused her of witchery, but Mary tells them that Elizabeth was no such woman. Mr. Hale comes along and talks to them about the whole problem. He doesn't want to believe that Elizabeth is a witch. When Hale is about to leave John comes to him and tells him that the whole witch thing is a lie. Abigail lied to everyone to protect herself. When they are speaking Giles comes along and tells them that his wife was taking by the court. While they are talking Cheever comes along and searches the house because of the warrant that was made against them. He finds the popped that Mary gave Elizabeth. Earlier that day Abigail got hurt by a needle that was stuck in her stomach. Like on the doll. Abigail told the people that it was Elizabeth. Proctor freaks and rips up the warrant. Elizabeth is arrested and leaves the house. Proctor gets upset and tells Mary that she will go against the court the next day and tell what is really going on. She stares to bawl and says she cannot do it.
Act Three
The court is talking to all the women that are charged with witchcraft. When Proctor comes about and tries to stall the court. They tell him that his wife is pregnant, but doesn't believe them. Danforth tells him that if she is really pregnant she can live for a year until she gives birth and then she must die. Francis gives a paper to Danforth showing him ninety one names that believe that these women aren't really witches. Proctor confesses to an affair with Abigail.
Act Four
Everything is different in Salem. Sarah Good and Tituba go home to Barboadoes. Abigail runs off and steals Parris money. The court gives Proctor a choice. He can confess to being a witch and right it down. But he must also tell the names of other people. OR he can die. He starts to right down the confession, but he finds out that they will post it on the door. If he does end up living his name will be put to shamed for the rest of life. He figures this out and gets pissed and rips up the paper. He ends up dying.