THE CRUCIBLE

SETTING

• 17th century
• Puritan
• Massachusets

EVENTS

• Giles is pressed to death
• Proctor he confessed
• He signed and ripped the confession
• Proctor go's out to be executed

Quote:
"How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"
-Proctor

Cause:
Danforth pushing John to sign his testimony and confess to dealing with the devil.

Effect:
Proctor signs his name, but then grabs the confession and tears it in half. Danforth called for the marshal and Proctor is lead to the gallows.

Characters

DANFORTH

• Desparate
• Searching
• Exausted

ELIZABETH

• Desparate
• Tired
• Clever

PROCTOR

• Stubborn
• Deep
• Honest

Crucible Act IV Summary
Act IV starts on a fall day in 1962. This is the day that John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse are sentenced to be hanged. With so many people in jail the town is in disarray. Pleading to witchcraft would save the lives of those that were sentenced to being hanged. Proctor admits that he had made a deal with the devil and that he had used his powers to harm people. Proctor refused to snitch on the other people he had seen making deals with the devil. After proctor hesitantly signs the transcription of his confession, he refuses to give it back to Danforth. Proctor then tears it up and is hanged.