In The Crucible Act II Scene 6, how does the town treat the accused girls at first? Which characters are the first to openly doubt the girls during...

Do you mean Act II, Scene 6, as in the scene where Elizabeth Proctor is taken to jail? I'll write about that first, although I think you may mean Act III, which is the court scene. I'll write about that afterwards.

Act II, Scene 6 is one of the famous scenes in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. In this scene, Elizabeth Proctor is taken away because she is suspected to be a witch. It begins with...

Do you mean Act II, Scene 6, as in the scene where Elizabeth Proctor is taken to jail? I'll write about that first, although I think you may mean Act III, which is the court scene. I'll write about that afterwards.

Act II, Scene 6 is one of the famous scenes in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. In this scene, Elizabeth Proctor is taken away because she is suspected to be a witch. It begins with Mary Warren returning to the Proctor's home, feeling very important after her day in court. Mary gives Elizabeth a doll that she made during court, and this doll becomes an important part of the plot. Later, Elizabeth tells Proctor that she knows her name is going to be brought up in court. She demands Proctor figure things out with Abigail, as his adulterous behavior with Abigail will eventually harm Elizabeth. Reverend Hale arrives and looks for proof that Elizabeth is guilty of witchcraft. The doll ultimately incriminates Elizabeth, and she is taken off to jail. Hale suspects that Elizabeth is not guilty, but he pushes Proctor to have faith in the justice system.

Act III is the court scene. This is a complicated scene that is very difficult to stage because it involves most of the characters in the play. The girls provide their testimony in court, but some characters begin to doubt the confessions of these girls. The first characters to publicly doubt these confessions are Giles and Hale. Giles proclaims that everyone is simply looking to take land, using these confessions as justification. Hale begins to suspect the testimony of these girls because of how frequently the opposition to this testimony is seen as an attack on the court. This is suspicious to Hale, and soon others begin to privately and publicly question these testimonies.