the crucible

• Proctor is a farmer who is respected in the community but has a dark secret - he had an affair with Abigail Williams, one of the main accusers in the witch trials.
• The theme of power and authority is a central theme in "The Crucible", as characters manipulate the court system and use their positions of power to control and oppress others.
• There were more than 200 accusations of witchcraft, and 20 people were killed by execution.
• 'I am not afraid' - John Proctor
• 'The devil is here, he has come to claim his own!' - Abigail Williams
• 'We are what we always were in Salem, but now the little crazy children are jangling the keys of the kingdom.' - Arthur Miller
• "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!" - John Proctor
• Mary Warren is initially portrayed as a victim of the hysteria, but she ultimately reveals herself to be a key player in the false accusations against other women.
• 'Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! because I lie and sign myself to lies!' - John Proctor
• 'It is a cold morning, and there was frost on the ground.' - Act One Scene One
• "The crazy little children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law"- John Proctor
• "Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer"- John
• "Until an hour before the Devil fell, God thought him beautiful in Heaven"- Hale
• "He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him".- John and Elizabeth
• "A man may be hanged by his own necktie" - Danforth
• "I am not what you think, but I am not that either!" - Abigail Williams
• "I am not what I am" - Abigail