John Proctor Effort to End Witchcraft

The Crucible is about a society composed of heavily religious Puritans. It is based in Massachusetts around the time of the early 1950’s. During this time, a farmer named John Proctor commits a crime of adultery with a former slave that went by the name of Abigail Williams. Abigail, Betty, Mary Warren and other girls were found dancing naked in the woods by Reverend Parris. Some of the girls pretend to be sick and this leads to witchcraft in the town. The girls started blaming other respected people of the town as witches. Elizabeth Proctor, John Proctor’s wife, is also been accused of witchcraft, and to save her John admits that he has committed the crime of adultery, and also says that Elizabeth never lies. Abigail accuses John of witchcraft and to save his respected name in the village it costs ...