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In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, a witch-hunt is started after a group of dolescent girls had been discovered by Parris, the parish minister, dancing and performing pagan rites with a negro slave, Tituba, in the forest. One of the girls, Abigail, had previously had an affair with a local farmer, John Proctor, and she had asked Tituba fora charm to kill John’s wife, Elizabeth.A court to find witches is set up in Salem, with the girls as chief witnesses. Once the witch-hunt has been set in motion, it is used as an excuse to pay back all the spite, envy, jealousy and guilt of the community, and in the resulting atmosphere of fear, bigotry and religious fervour, many innocent people are condemned to hang as witches.:
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Smith, L. (1986). Summaries and Critical Commentary. In: The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08219-3_3
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