The Crucible Act One This book starts of in the first act laying down the foundation on how Salem was based. The author starts by telling in which how Salem was during the trials. It was a hard working town that people had strict values on how they based their lives upon. Books were rarely read, and dancing in the forest was interpreted as witchcraft. These people never celebrated much, but when the roof of …showed first 75 words of 1083 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1083 total…talk to her husband. She did talk to her husband, and with a grand effort, she convinced him to do so. He confessed, right to Mr. Hale. Once the confession was through, he was asked to sign a paper and then it went all down hill from there. He refused to sign the paper and then the deputy rescinded their offer to accept his confession. Then they sent him to the rope and hanged him.