Who said, "A fart of Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that!"
The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
The Crucible Human activity Three Summary
- The setting is the vestry room of the Salem church, which has been turned into a courtroom.
- Though we don't see them, we hear Judge Hathorne in the court questioning Martha Corey, who denies being a witch.
- Then nosotros hear the phonation of Giles, Martha's husband, maxim he has evidence for the courtroom, and Deputy Governor Danforth's voice telling the excited townspeople to keep their seats.
- Giles speaks and says that Thomas Putnam's greed for state is fueling these lies. Danforth tells the Marshal to remove the man, and Giles wants to know why the court won't hear his evidence.
- Herrick carries Giles into the vestry room, and now we are privy to the scene.
- Reverend Hale tries to at-home Giles down, and then Judge Hathorne enters. The narrator describes Hathorne as a big, remorseless human being in his sixties.
- Hathorne confronts Giles near storming into his courtroom, then Deputy Governor Danforth, Ezekiel Cheever, and the Reverend Parris enter.
- Giles tries to plead with them, saying they are telling lies about his wife.
- Danforth takes it every bit boldness for the court.
- Giles begins to weep, and says he only said she was reading books and now she'southward being condemned as a witch.
- Hale intervenes and says that Giles claims he has hard evidence and perhaps they might—
- Danforth interrupts and says he can present his evidence just through the proper legal channels. Marshal Herrick pushes Giles Corey out of the vestry.
- Francis Nurse suddenly interjects to say that "nosotros" are desperate—they've been coming for 3 days and can't be heard. (The narrative does not tell us when Francis Nurse entered the scene, just perhaps the vestry is filled with people.) Nosotros learn that Rebecca was condemned earlier that forenoon.
- Danforth over again says that the men should write their plea and "in due time" he will attend to information technology, but Francis interrupts to claim that the girls are frauds and are deceiving everyone. Danforth is shocked, and possibly a little offended. Lxx-2 people take been condemned to hang and 4 hundred are in the jails—past his signature, he says.
- Giles Corey returns, with Mary Warren and Proctor.
- Proctor says that Mary would like to speak with the Deputy Governor. Giles says she has been "striving with her soul" all week and would like to tell the truth.
- Parris tells Danforth to beware of Proctor—he is "mischief."
- When Danforth bids Mary to speak, and she is silent, Proctor declares for her that she never saw spirits. She has even signed a deposition, though Danforth says he volition not take a deposition.
- Parris claims that they've come to overthrow the courtroom.
- Danforth asks Proctor if he knows that the unabridged premise of the courtroom is that God is speaking through the children. And Proctor says he knows that is true.
- And so Danforth begins questioning Mary, and she says the whole thing was a pretense, and it was pretense with the other girls, likewise.
- So Danforth asks Proctor what his purpose is for this, and he says he hopes to complimentary his wife.
- Proctor denies wishing to overthrow the court, though he hesitates before saying then.
- And then Cheever speaks upwards to say that Proctor damned the court and ripped up the arrest warrant, and Hale affirms the truth of this. Proctor claims it was a fit of temper, and Danforth continues questioning him—has he ever seen the Devil? Is he a Gospel Christian? Why does he miss church?
- Proctor answers that he loves God, only he does not love Parris. Then, since Cheever says he sometimes plows on Sunday, Proctor has to admit that he does sometimes turn on Dominicus. Giles says other Christians sometimes plough on Sundays, and Hale again sticks up for Proctor.
- So we learn that Elizabeth Proctor is pregnant, though they can find no sign of information technology. Proctor says his married woman never lies, then if she says she is significant so indeed she is. So Danforth says he will go along her another month and if she begins to prove signs, they volition proceed her another year until she delivers the baby. Will Proctor now drib the accuse?
- Proctor says he tin can't and once again Parris argues that he's come to overthrow the court.
- Danforth sends Herrick back into the courtroom to declare recess for 1 hour.
- When Herrick leaves, he asks Proctor for the degradation.
- Proctor easily him a testament first—signed by people who give their adept opinion of Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha.
- Parris is sarcastic, but Danforth reads on. There are xc-one names on the listing.
- Parris says they should be summoned for questioning, only Francis, angry, says he gave his discussion that no harm would come up to them for signing the newspaper.
- Parris says information technology's an attack on the court.
- Hale asks him if every defense is an attack on the court.
- Parris says in response that all innocent people are happy for the courts.
- Hathorne says they should be examined and Danforth reluctantly gives in. Francis is horrified.
- Giles Corey gives his deposition, and Danforth remarks that it seems similar it was drawn up past someone with a legal background. Giles says he's been in courtroom thirty-three times, always the plaintiff.
- At this moment, Mr. Putnam enters. He claims information technology'south a lie that he had his girl accuse George Jacobs. Giles responds, "A fart on Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that!"
- Unfortunately, when Danforth asks for proof that Putnam has accused Jacobs to go his property, Giles cannot requite the proper name of the honest man who heard Putnam say it. In that location is too much fear of the courtroom to come forward openly.
- Danforth wants to concord him in contempt for withholding the name, and at the urging of Parris, Hathorne and Danforth claim that an honest human would definitely come up forward.
- But then Hale points out that they cannot ignore information technology any longer—people are afraid of the courtroom. Danforth suggests that means that people are guilty.
- Hale repeats what he said, that accusation does not equal guilt. Danforth continues to insist that an "uncorrupted man" should not fearfulness the court. He tells Giles that he is under arrest for contempt.
- Giles lunges toward Putnam, just Proctor holds him back.
- They return to the discipline of Mary, who now claims she never saw Satan and that her friends are lying.
- Rev. Hale steps up and asks Danforth to please pay attention now to Proctor, because he believes this goes to the heart of the matter.
- Danforth argues that in that location is a trouble. In a regular law-breaking, y'all call upwardly witnesses, simply witchcraft is a subconscious crime. How do yous recollect witnesses? We accept to rely on the victims, he says, and the children, every bit victims, have spoken.
- So they brainstorm to question Mary Warren. They want to know if Mr. Proctor has threatened her to get her statement, and she says no.
- And then Danforth wants to know if she lied in his court, when she knew people would dice for what she said. She says she did, only she is with God now.
- As she sobs, Abigail, Susanna Walcott, Mercy Lewis, and Betty Parris enter.
- Danforth lets them know what is going on, and asks Abigail to rise and tell him if there is any truth to this story.
- Abigail rises and says no, in that location is no truth to information technology.
- Danforth looks from Mary to Abigail and asks if one of them will change their position. But neither volition.
- And then Danforth asks Abigail most the poppet that Mary says she sewed right in front of her. Abigail says it is a lie, that Goody Proctor always kept poppets.
- Proctor claims that is a prevarication. Cheever backs him up. Parris wants to know if poppets could have been hidden where nobody saw them.
- Proctor, angry now, says there could have been a dragon with five legs in his house but no i has seen that, either.
- Danforth asks Proctor if he really is charging Abigail Williams with intent to murder his wife. Abigail, a kid?
- Then Proctor confesses. He says Abigail is no kid. He says she has twice laughed during church. Parris defends her, maxim she was under Tituba'south power at the fourth dimension. Proctor instructs Mary to tell them how they used to trip the light fantastic in the woods. Mary glances from Danforth to Abigail and is conspicuously intimidated.
- Proctor, impatient, points out that Parris himself defenseless them.
- Danforth is surprised and turns to Parris, who confesses that he did.
- Hathorne begins to question Mary, and Mary admits that when she appeared to choke and faint, claiming that the spirits had come to damage her, it was all pretense.
- Hathorne says if this is true, she can pretend now. And it turns out that Mary can't faint on control correct at present—not because she'south lying, but because she lacks the hysteria and group psychology that immune her to do information technology. Every bit she tries to notice out why, she explains how she thought she saw spirits but did non.
- Danforth is getting worried. He turns to Abigail, asking her to search her heart and see if she, too, has been deceived.
- Abigail is offended. Then, all of a sudden, she looks upward at the air, frightened, and begins to shiver with the common cold. She looks at Mary Warren. Then Mercy Lewis and Susanna Walcott also brainstorm to say they're freezing, and it's clear they are suggesting that Mary Warren is the ane making them feel this.
- Danforth turns to Mary Warren and asks, angrily, if she is bewitching the girls. She starts to run away but Proctor catches her.
- Then he grabs Abigail past the hair and pulls her to her feet. He begins yelling at her, saying that she's a whore.
- When the men tell him to cease, Proctor says he knows she's a whore considering he has "known" her—that is, he'southward had sexual practice with her. And he says they must believe him because a man will not throw away his own reputation for no reason.
- Danforth turns to Abigail to ask if she denies this. Merely she does not. And Proctor continues that his wife's only crime was knowing a whore when she saw 1.
- Danforth calls to accept Elizabeth Proctor brought out. And so he turns to Proctor and asks again if his wife is an honest woman and volition not lie. Proctor confirms this and says she has never lied in her life. And Danforth turns to Abigail and tells her that if Elizabeth confirms this, then God had meliorate accept mercy on her soul.
- When Danforth brings Elizabeth out, he makes Proctor and Abigail stand with their backs to Elizabeth. And then he asks her why Elizabeth dismissed Abigail.
- Elizabeth says only that she dissatisfied her, and Danforth asks her again why.
- She says she idea she saw her husband fancying Abigail while she was sick, but she doesn't want to condemn her hubby, so she refuses to say that her hubby is a lecher.
- When directly asked, "Is your husband a lecher!" Elizabeth says faintly, "No, sir."
- Danforth tells them to remove her, and Proctor calls out, saying that he had already confessed the truth.
- When she is gone, he tells the courtroom that she but meant to save his proper name.
- Reverend Hale stands upward for him, maxim it is a natural lie to tell, but Danforth says her statement proves that Proctor is a liar.
- Hale points to Abigail and says she has ever seemed similar a liar to him.
- At this signal, Abigail begins to scream at the ceiling. Then she cries out for something she sees to leave.
- The other girls join her, Mercy pointing out that "it" is on the axle.
- The girls claim to see a xanthous bird, and Abigail begins to talk to information technology as if it is Mary, and Mary wants to tear her face.
- Mary protests, only Abigail continues, until Mary begins to plead with the girls to stop.
- They mimic whatever she says until Danforth orders Mary to "withdraw your spirit back out of them."
- Proctor tells Danforth to give him a whip and he'll stop it. The girls go on to mimic Mary as she screams at them to stop it.
- Danforth asks Mary where she got her power, and Mary says she has no power. Merely she is commencement to weaken.
- Abigail continues, despite protests from Hale and Proctor.
- Finally, Mary begins to join them, screaming at Proctor not to touch her, and claiming he'southward the Devil'south man. Now the girls begin to praise God and welcome her back into their circle.
- Mary begins to accuse Proctor, saying he came at her mean solar day and night to sign the Devil's book. She says Proctor threatened to murder her if she didn't go to articulate Elizabeth'due south proper name. She yells that she loves God and tells Abigail that she'll never hurt her any more.
- Hale continues to protest but Danforth says he'll have nothing to practise with Hale anymore, and he asks Proctor if he's going to confess.
- Merely Proctor confesses that he thinks God is dead.
- Then he says a fire is burning and yeah, he sees the Devil's face up—it is his face up, and Danforth'southward face, it is the face of everybody who is afraid to "bring men out of ignorance."
- Danforth calls for the Align to have him and Corey to the jail.
- Hale denounces the proceedings and storms out of court.
- The drapery falls.
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