1. It’s the Individual vs. Society: What are you willing to lose in order to gain?

2. In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts.

3. In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts. The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book.

4. In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts. The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book. No one was quite sure who was and who was not a witch.

5. In 1692, mass hysteria erupted in Salem, Massachusetts. The Devil was afoot, coaxing his followers to sign His Book. No one was quite sure who was and who was not a witch. No one could be trusted.

6. It begins with the seemingly innocent gathering of a group of young girls in the forest one night

8. It begins with the seemingly innocent gathering of a group of young girls in the forest one night practicing some Dark Arts of Witchcraft by a slave.

9. Tituba is a slave from Barbados owned by Rev. Samuel Parris.

11. Tituba is a slave from Barbados owned by Rev. Samuel Parris. He is the one who catches the girls dancing in the forest.

12. It is also his niece who asks Tituba to teach them. He is the one who catches the girls dancing in the forest.

13. It is also his niece who asks Tituba to teach them. Abigail Williams

14. Abigail Williams will emerge as the leader of the girls after they are caught.

15. Was there more than just dancing?

16. Were they conjuring spirits? Was there more than just dancing?

17. In the 1690s, dancing was forbidden, punishable by a whipping.

18. In the 1690s, dancing was forbidden, punishable by a whipping. Witchcraft was also forbidden, punishable by death.

19. In the 1690s, dancing was forbidden, punishable by a whipping. Witchcraft was also forbidden, punishable by death. What are these girls to do?

20. What are these girls to do?

21. The girls: Abigail Williams

22. The girls: Mercy Lewis

23. The girls: Susanna Walcott

24. The girls: Mary Warren

25. The girls: Ruth Putnam

26. The girls: Betty Parris

27. The girls: Betty Parris, daughter of Rev. Parris. She falls into a comatose state after the night in the woods.

28. And now the news is spreading throughout the village.

29. The Villagers: Thomas and Ann Putnam

30. The Villagers: Francis and Rebecca Nurse

31. The Villagers: Giles and Martha Corey

32. The Villagers: John and Elizabeth Proctor

33. Rev. Parris begins to feel the pressure of the threat of the Devil afoot in his village.

34. Rev. Parris begins to feel the pressure of the threat of the Devil afoot in his village. So he calls in an expert.

35. Reverend John Hale of Beverly

36. As the girls now face the punishment for their crimes, out of fear they begin to weave a tale of lies about others who have signed the Devil’s Book. And in doing so initiate the beginnings of a hysteria.

37. They soon find that calling witch on someone was an easy way to seek revenge upon an enemy.

38. Hale comes looking to drive out the Devil.

39. Hale comes looking to drive out the Devil. But what is driven out is the hidden sins of the villagers.

40. Act One reveals the grudges held between people. Some are political; some are personal.

41. Act One reveals the grudges held between people. Some are political; some are personal. The play begins to center around the personal relationship between Proctor and Abigail.

42. The play begins to center around the personal relationship between Proctor and Abigail.

43. Their past affair will be central conflict that leads to a theme of the individual vs. society.

44. This is the beginnings of a dark period of history, the Salem Witch Trials.

45. But sadly, it wouldn’t be the only witch hunt in U.S. history.