In Act II, Rev. ... However, he was surprised at hearing about Rebecca and Elizabeth's arrest, which reveals that Hale is no longer in control of the proceedings. ... At the end of Act IV, Reverend hale attempts to convince Elizabeth Proctor to force her husband into confession. ... In Act II, Hale seems to be puzzled, there are arrests warrants issued without Hale knowing about them. ... But he is not able to make any difference and breaks down to Elizabeth, "Woman!! ...

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Miller even acknowledged this fear when he said, America had just finished fighting World War II with the help of the Soviet Union against the Germans and now they felt threatened by them, knowing not wether they were still allies or if another war was inevitable. ... America, entering into the cold war, felt that the threat of Communism was real and with World War II just ended and the fear of another possible war, Americans of the fifties did not want people whose political ideology was so rash, violent, and disagreeable with their way of living (Carey 51). ... Abigail is a devious girl whic...

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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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