Reading Journal - The Crucible

The take on is set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. The dish the dirt that Betty is the victim of witchery is cut fast in Salem, and a crowd has gathered in Parriss house. John observe, a local farmer, enters Parris house to sum total the girls. Reverend dredge is an intellect man, and he has studied witchcraft extensively and starts to question Abigail around the dancing in the forest, just now Abigail maintains that the dancing was non connected to witchcraft. Under severe questioning, she insists that she did not call the tantalise besides that Tituba did. Tituba maintains that someone else is bewitching the children because the devil has many witches in his service. vigorous calls for the marshal to bring imprisonment to arrest the accused witches.\nI chose reverend Hale because in the first interpret he is sure of himself, experience and actions he has a glowing of security. Hale enters in a postpone of activity, carrying large books and projecting an impart of great knowledge.\na tight-skinned, eager-eyed intellectual. This is a beloved errand for him; on beingness called here to ascertain witchcraft he has felt the rob of the specialist whose unique knowledge has at last been publically called for.(30-31)\nIn this chapter I did deal how Hale was presented, with authority. What I rightfully dis desire is how Abigail denies everything that she did. My impression of her is that she´s a hypocrite. I liked how big the role of Betty was level(p) though she didnt express that much. My favorite quote of this chapter was Hales´: we shall desire study if it comes to tracking mess the old boy (34) It stood pop out to me because even though this caliber represents security and knowledge so far I sensed how naïve Hale was because he really thought that he was pursuing the devil. \nThe second act takes place in the putting surface room of Proctors house eight-spot days later. John Proctor returns from a day in the fields and greets h is wife, Elizabeth. They make lilliputian talk. Elizabeth is disturbed to r...