The Crucible Research Paper

How would it feel to be falsely accused of something that wasn’t true? Two white females claimed they were raped by nine african american teenagers on their way to Memphis from Chattanooga on March 25, 1931 (Linder). Four young whites and five African Americans were looking for a rumor of government jobs, but on the way back from an unsuccessful job search, a white youth accidently stepped on the hand of Haywood Patterson who was hanging off the side of the train (Linder). A stone-throwing fight occurred, and a posse stopped the train (Linder). Dozens of men with guns rushed to the train and rounded up every African American (Linder). Nine African Americans were captured and tied together with plow line and were taken to jail (Linder).

Parris calls reverend Hale to come check on Betty, and tells him he thinks its from supernatural explanations, but rumors come up that Betty’s illness is due to witchcraft (Miller). Abigail threatens to kill the girls if they spoke a word about what happened in the woods, and when Hale asks the girls about what happened in the woods they start blaming others for consorting with the devil (Miller). Mary Warren made a doll which she gives to Elizabeth, little does she know it has a needle in it so Abigail says Elizabeth's spirit stabbed her with a needle in the belly (Miller). Ezekiel Cheever goes to Elizabeth and asks if she has a doll (Miller). She gives it to him and it has a needle in the belly, so she is arrested (Miller). John Proctor tells Mary she will confess to the court that she never saw any spirits, but when she does, Abigail and the other girls say that her spirit in a form of a bird, and is attacking them (Miller). She didn't wanna be hung so she cries to Abigail and tells the judge, John Proctor is consorting with the devil that's why she is being the way she is