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It’s the Individual vs. Society: What are you willing to lose in order to gain?
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In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts.
The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book.
In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts.
The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book.
No one was quite sure who was and who was not a witch.
In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts.
The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book.
No one was quite sure who was and who was not a witch.
No one could be trusted.
It begins with the seemingly innocent gathering of a group of young girls in the forest one night
practicing some Dark Arts of Witchcraft by a slave.
Tituba is a slave from Barbados owned by Rev. Samuel Parris.
He is the one who catches the girls dancing in the forest.
It is also his niece who asks Tituba to teach them.
He is the one who catches the girls dancing in the forest.
In the 1690s, dancing was forbidden, punishable by a whipping.
Witchcraft was also forbidden, punishable by death.
In the 1690s, dancing was forbidden, punishable by a whipping.
Witchcraft was also forbidden, punishable by death.
What are these girls to do?
The girls:
Betty Parris, daughter of Rev. Parris. She falls into a comatose state after the night in the woods.
Rev. Parris begins to feel the pressure of the threat of the Devil afoot in his village.
So he calls in an expert.
As the girls now face the punishment for their crimes, out of fear they begin to weave a tale of lies about others who have signed the Devil’s Book.
And in doing so initiate the beginnings of a hysteria.
Hale comes looking to drive out the Devil. But what is driven out is the hidden sins of the villagers.
Act One reveals the grudges held between people. Some are political; some are personal.
The play begins to center around the personal relationship between Proctor and Abigail.