Explanation:
In Arthur Miller’s play, “The Crucible,” Elizabeth Proctor is accused of witchcraft due to a series of unfortunate events and coincidences. The play is set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, during the infamous Salem witch trials. The witch hunts occurred at a time when the Puritans, who were the dominant religious group in the area, believed that the devil was actively working to destroy their community. Elizabeth Proctor was accused of witchcraft by Abigail Williams, a young woman with whom Elizabeth’s husband, John, had an affair. Abigail and her friends had been engaging in forbidden practices in the woods, and when Abigail was caught by her uncle, Reverend Parris, she claimed that Elizabeth had sent her.