After the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, and the changes that came about as King James I took power, including increased support for English Catholics, the Puritans found an opportunity to escape what they saw as a repressive environment in England. ... Also, just a few years earlier, in 1684, King Charles II revoked the Massachusetts Bay Colony's Royal Charter, taking away their permission to colonize. ... The girls, who came to be known as "afflicted," were 9-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Towards the end of Act II Miller uses the actions of John Proctor to make the audience feel the madness in Salem, with his violent acts indicating how emotions have spiralled out of control in the village. After the arrest of his wife, Elizabeth, Proctor becomes aggravated and begins to take a violent approach towards the matter. ... As previously stated, Miller used the end of Act II to show that the madness in Salem would continue into the coming scenes, and by making Mary Warren and John Proctor the subject of drama once again he has shown this. ...

• Word Count: 1460
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate