The Crucible

When in court, the girls will act as if the accused witch is causing them pain or harm

The women are all afraid of abigail and the Putnam's... they don't want to be accused of witchcraft

Neighbors turn on each other in hopes of gaining land

Led to the numerous accusations of
witchcraft among the townsfolk

Many of these girls felt bored becasue there was little
stuff for them to do, so the acting was "fun"

Some wanted attention

Wanted to feel powerful like the men

17 year old niece of Paris

Main accuser of witchcraft

Feared by many in the town

"if Abigail scream and howl and fall to the floor—the person‘s clapped in the jail for bewitchin‘ her."

Motivated by her drive for attention

She faked being sick after she was caught dancing in the woods with the other girls

Her sickness spawned the idea of witchcraft in Salem

devoutly religious

In her 70s

Once she is accused of witchcraft, Hale pauses his though process on the witchhunt

She was convicted of witchcraft

brought in as an "investigator"

supports the idea that witchcraft is running rampant

allowed girls like Abigail to have all of the power in the courtroom

Pregnant (extends her life term)

Accused of witchcraft

Expected to be inferior to her husband

Proctor to Elizabeth : "Woman. I‘ll not have your suspicion any more."

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definitly a patriarchical society

Women were not regarded as equals

Women were only considered valid when they were accusing someone of bing a witch

Power hungry, people only seem to care about advancing themselves

To accuse other people of withcraft (see Abigail)

To be accused of witchcraft

Take on jobs that involve caretaking

be obedient for the men

almost sort of control the trials (again, see Abigail)

Initially, women were subservient followers of their husbands

Later on though, they gained power when they could freely accuse others of wtichcraft

The penultimate peak of the role of women in the play was the fact that the mere acting of girls in court could determine whether a person lives or dies

HOWEVER... Women who were accused of witchcraft had absolutely no power and were stripped of their image of humanity

Reverend for the Church

Wife to Thomas Putnam

Accused many of witchraft

Treated women as objects (cheated on his wife with Abigail

Got accused of Witchcraft

His own wife allowed him to be hung (she had the power to save him, and she chose not to)

Servant to Abigail and her family

One of the first to be accused of Witchcraft

From Barbados

Ended up confessing to witchcraft

One of the girls that sat in the proceedings

had power in the court because she could fake being
tormented by the accused on the stand

Judge presiding over the trials

Did not view the women as trustworthy when they were accused

Deputy Governor

Speaks up on behalf of the women and says that the judges have been deceived

Whenever the husband's are talking to their wives... as if they are servants... "See highlighted phrases inthe actual text.

Anytime Abigail and the girls act as if they are being tortured (see highlighted portions in text)

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Judge presiding over the trials

Did not view the women as trustworthy when they were accused