The Crucible

by Arthur Miller

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In "The Crucible", Reverend Parris is worried that Abigail's actions have jeopardized something important. What is jeopardized?

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Posted by earlean on November 6, 2008 at 10:14 PM and tagged with abigail, characters, parris, the crucible

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There are actually three instances in the play that your question can be referring to.

The first one occurs in the beginning of Act One when Rev. Parris realizes what the girls were...

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Posted by dneshan on November 6, 2008 at 10:26 PM

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