John Proctor was near 60 years old when the Salem witch trials began, and was a tall and outspoken man. During the witchcraft hysteria he disparaged the trials and accused the girls of lying. When his wife and children were accused of witchcraft he proclaimed the innocence of his family. This made him a direct target of the accusers and he was the first man to be accused. Espo wrote a letter to authorities in Boston, Massachusetts to alert them to the issues taking place in Salem and asking them to intervene. In this letter he claimed for example if a woman so well respected as Rebecca Nurse could be convicted then no restraint was left in the town and he asked that the trials be moved to Boston, Massachusetts or that new judges be appointed. His letter brought about a meeting of eight ministers at Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 1,1692. No records survive of what took place at this meeting but when the ministers emerged they had drastically changed their position on spectral evidence having decided that the devil could take on the form of innocent people. Unfortunately for John Proctor their decision made no practical difference until after his execution. Mary Warren,the twenty-year-old maidservant in the Proctor house, accused John as well. Warren was later accused of witchcraft herself. John and Elizabeth Proctor were tried on August 5,1692. They were both found guilty and sentenced to hang. The execution of Elizabeth who was then pregnant was postponed until she had given birth, and eventually she was released. John tried to save himself one last time at his execution saying he was not fit to die. His attempt was unsuccessful and he was hanged on August 19,1692. From Wikipedia and Luke Owens is the chosen one
If your talking about the Salem Witch Trials. it was anyone basically. But they had to have a semi decent point. I mean in this they could lie. "I saw them make soometihng float yadadadada WITCH!"
But the problem was, once you become a "witch" you were killed. You died your a witch, you die your a human.
Everyone wins huh :D
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Dorcas was never accused by the girls. She was brought to speak about her accused mother and, as a four-year-old, said some things that implicated her to those watching.
Bridget Bishop
Yes. Some prominent men in Boston, a group in Salem, John Hale (eventually), and, among the accused,: Martha Corey, Sarah Cloyse, George Jacobs and John Proctor.
In "The Crucible," John Proctor believed the motivating force behind all the accusations of witchcraft in Salem Village was vengeance. He was outraged at the interrogation of the pious Rebecca Nurse, and the accusation of his wife Elizabeth.
because Abigal didnt like the fact that John had turned her away so she got him in trouble
Animals were not accused of witchcraft. The animals seen around accused witches were assumed to be spirits known as "familiars" that were used to keep the "witch" in direct contact with the "devil".
Elizabeth Proctor married John Proctor in 1674. She was accused of witchcraft in 1692. She was sentenced to death, but it was reversed before she was killed.
So Mary went to the court and tell the judges that the girls are hoax. Then, the girls pretended as if Mary bewitched them with her powers. The judges were about to sentence Mary and she could not take it anymore. She accused Proctor for forcing her to sign books with her blood at night and that she saw Proctor with the Devil. Proctor was angry and he said he did work with the Devil. There he was sentenced and therefore accused of witchcraft.
A poppet with a needle stuck in it is found in Proctor's house. and Abigail has accused her of using witchcraft to harm her.
In "The Crucible," Elizabeth Proctor accused Abigail of having an affair with her husband, John Proctor, and forced her to leave their home. Angered that John Proctor refused to carry on with their affair, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft.
She is arrested.
In 'The Crucible,' John Proctor wanted Mary Warren to go to the judges and tell them that his wife, Elizabeth, was falsely accused of witchcraft. He wanted her to come clean about the witchcraft hoax, and expose Abigail as the catalyst.
Bridget Bishop
Mary Warren reveals that she saved Elizabeth Proctor's life by speaking out for her when she was being accused of witchcraft.
Mary Warren reveals that she saved Elizabeth Proctor's life by speaking out for her when she was being accused of witchcraft.
she was very upright and honest. she became insecure when accused of witchcraft
Giles Corey and Francis Nurse visit John Proctor because their wives are also accused of witchcraft. Together they try to disrupt the court proceedings and get the truth out in the open at last.
yes he was:)