GROUP 5: Plot Summary of The Crucible by
Arthur Miller
by Gloria, Melissa, Desider, William, and Elvin
ACT I-
-Reverend Parris found Abigail and her friends dancing in the
woods and the girls ran away. Some girls were bewildered and remained
still.
-Reverend Parris calls a meeting and started reading a psalm.
Betty seems like she can't stand the psalm.
-Rebecca Nurse calms Betty down.
-Reverend Hale enters and starts questioning everyone.
-The girls and Tituba start confessing and saying they saw others
with the Devil.
ACT II-
-Mary Warren returns to the Proctor home and gives Elizabeth a
poppet. They start talking about the witchcraft trials.
-Mary Warren gives Elizabeth information about her name being
mentioned in court.
-Hale comes to the Proctor home to question John and Elizabeth.
They haven't had all their children baptized.
-Elizabeth gets arrested for attempted murder on Abigail.
-Proctor swears that he will get Elizabeth out and Elizabeth is
taken away.
ACT III-
-Martha Corey is on trial when Act 3 opens.
-Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse claim they have evidence
and Danforth hears their charges.
-John Proctor brings Mary Warren to the court to prove that Elizabeth
is innocent of witchcraft and that it is a fraud.
-Abigail and the other girls started to turn on Mary Warren. They
were acting as if Mary's spirit came at them, they started repeating
everything that Mary said.
-John Proctor confessed to lechery with Abigail.
-Danforth calls Elizabeth Proctor in to back up John's story,
but she lies to protect him. John's story is not believed by the
court.
-Proctor is arrested and taken to jail.
ACT IV-
-Parris is worried that there is going to be a revolt against
the court, and tries to get Danforth to postpone the hangings.
-Hale wants to get Proctor to confess because he realizes that
he is innocent.
-They bring out Elizabeth Proctor to try to get her husband to
confess.
-John decides to confess, but then cannot sign his name to lies.
-John decides to not confess, and dies to protect his name.