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  1. A summary of Act 3 in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of The Crucible and what it means. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.

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  2. Analysis: Act 1, Part 1 (Opening scene to the entrance of John Proctor) The Crucible is a play about the intersection of private sins with paranoia, hysteria, and religious intolerance. The citizens of Arthur Miller’s Salem of 1692 would consider the very concept of a private life heretical. The government of Salem, and of Massachusetts as a ...

  3. The Crucible: Act 3 Summary & Analysis. Offstage, Judge Hathorne and Deputy Governor Danforth question Martha Corey. Giles Corey suddenly shouts that he has evidence that Thomas Putnam is using the trials to get more land. Corey is dragged from the courtroom (and onto the stage), followed by Francis Nurse, Hale, Parris, Hathorne, and Danforth.

  4. The Crucible Act 3 Summary — Short Version. Judge Hathorne is questioning Martha Corey off-stage. Giles Corey interrupts the proceedings to defend his wife, and he is dragged into a room off of the court (on stage) by Marshal Herrick. They are accompanied by Judge Hathorne, Governor Danforth, Reverend Parris and Reverend Hale, Francis Nurse ...

  5. The Crucible Act III Summary. The setting is the vestry room of the Salem church, which has been turned into a courtroom. Though we don’t see them, we hear Judge Hathorne in the courtroom questioning Martha Corey, who denies being a witch. Then we hear the voice of Giles, Martha’s husband, saying he has evidence for the court, and Deputy ...

  6. Summary. Analysis. Betty Parris has fallen into a strange coma. Around her hover Reverend Parris, her father and the minister of the Massachusetts town of Salem, his 17-year-old niece Abigail Williams, and his slave Tituba. When Tituba asks if Betty will be all right, Parris yells at her to get out of the room.

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  8. The Crucible Act 1 Summary — Short Version. Ten-year-old Betty Parris has contracted a mysterious illness that renders her mute and bedridden. Her father, Reverend Samuel Parris, caught her dancing in the woods the night before with a group of girls. The group included his teenage niece, Abigail Williams, and his slave, Tituba.

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