Main Characters:
-Abigail Williams - Reverend Parris’s niece, once the servant for the Proctor household, Abigail was having an affair with John Proctor
Traits: smart, a good liar, and vindictive
-John Proctor - Elizabeth Proctor’s husband, has an affair with Abigail
Traits: Stern, sharp tongued
-Reverend John Hale - young minister and an expert on witchcraft, comes to Salem to help stop the supposed witchcraft, he doesn't fall victim to the hysteria of this witchcraft
Traits: Critical, intelligent
-Reverend Parris - minister of Salem’s church, he has no problem pointing the finger at who he thinks the witches are
Traits: Power Hungry
Plot Summary:
After being caught dancing mysteriously in the woods by Reverend Parris, one of the girls, Betty falls ill. Immediately rumors of witchcraft flood the town. Everyone starts pointing fingers at Abigail and the rest of the girls claiming they're witches. The town falls into a state of hysteria. People start getting called out left and right for being witches and are sentenced to death. To test if people are witches they tie them down and throw them in the lake, if they float they are witches, if they drown and die, they are not.
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