-1-

I open my eyes, slowly,

 not wanting to see what’s about to happen

The steps get louder and louder as my breath quickens

I glance around and take in the old house

Planning my escape in my head,

I close my eyes in fear.

-2-

The sounds come through the open doorway,

My mother runs outside

And I remember thinking, what’s different about this day.

All I can think to do is run and hide

Outside the voices get louder

Leaving me with nothing but an overwhelming fear

I hear the gun and imagine its powder

Coming for me next, I know they’re here

One by one they are gone, not even a challenge

Don’t stand in my way  is all they speak

My families not here and I want to get revenge

But all by myself I know I wont break their streak

Help is all I can manage before they come through.

-3-

I await the day he’s gone for good,

The last time ill hear that deep voice

Speaking words I never would

I always wonder why he picked this choice

Why he haunts us with his yell

When will he come back again?

-4-

Each day is the same.

Morning, noon, and eve, dark and still

Each day we walk up the road

Never knowing where we will end up

Waiting for her to come find us again.

We shiver in our clothes, thinking she left us for a reason.

Why should this time be different?

-5-

The southern drawl  was expected

As he spoke walking up the drive

Whatcha doin’ there boy

He  took his hand

It was too late for the mother to stop him,

Leading him away

While the others held her back.

-6-

As I watch her in her window
I see her face change to evil
I was the only one who realized she was the villain
As her daughter I would know,
That each game was not and act,
She had everyone fooled-
Until I showed up with the scars
On my face.

      Each character can identify with atleast one of these terms, but some events relate to identity, apology, and forgiveness more than others.  Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey, Sarah Osbourne and John Proctor show pride in their identity, which greatly affet their lives.  Abigail Williams and John Proctor also apologize in drmatic ways throughout the play and film.  John and Elizabeth Proctor’s forgiveness helps to shape the outcome of the play.

        Rebecca Nurse, one of the village midwives, Sarah Osbourne, and Giles Corey, the husband of Martha Corey, all show respect to their name and their actions by not pleading guilty to the crime of witchcraft at the end of the play.  By doing this, they show the rest of the village that their identity is important to them and can not continue to live by holding onto a lie that affects all of Salem.  “I mean to deny nothing!”, says John Proctor to Danforth when he was asking Proctor whether he will deny the confession after his signiture will be posted at the church.  John could not live with knowing his name will never again be treated with respect.  Goody Nurse and Giles Corey also show a strong sense of identity when refusing to onfess to a cream they did not commit. 

      Apology is also a concept that influenced the play and film.  After John realizes that Abigail is pretending and accusing people of working with the devil, Abigail begs John to forgive her while he is in his cell awaiting the hanging.  Abigail wants to win John’s heart after all she goes through with the witchcraft act to get rid of John’s wife, Elizabeth.  Abigail not only is responsible for multiple deaths, but she fails to revieve forgiveness from John.

      Although John does not forgive Abigail for the bewitched impersonations and for being the reason he and many of his friends were going to be hanged, he did forgive his wife Elizabeth.  “Do what you will… Forgive me, forgive me, John…”.  Elizabeth wants John to forgive her for not letting herself love John.  John’s committing to the crime of adultery, she thinks is her fault, for not loving him like she knows she can.  Also, John asks for forgivness of Elizabeth becuase of his adultery with Abigail. 

      If this play did not include these three notions, the outcome would have been different.  Rebecca Nurse, John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Goody Osbourne would have still been alive and living with the guilt of a false confession.  Abigail may have ended up with John Proctor and not have left Salem with thrity- one pound of Reverand Parris’.  Elizabeth would have left John without him knowing how she felt and her thoughts behind his adultery, and her apology would not have been heard.

      Without these three key concepts the tone, theme and shape of events would have been different, maybe even leaving the reader dissatisfied with how the play developed from beginning to end.