| Cause: Reverend Parris startles the girls in the woods | Effect: Betty and Ruth won’t wake up |
| Cause: Abigail and John had an affair | Effect: Abigail is dismissed from the Proctor household |
| Cause: There is suspicion of witchcraft | Effect: Reverend John Hale is called from Beverly |
| Cause: Goody Putnam lost seven children in childbirth | Effect: She asks Ruth to go with Tituba to find out why |
| Cause: Because he doesn’t like Reverend Parris | Effect: Joh Proctor doesn’t go to church very often |
| Cause: Reverend Hale begins questioning Abigail | Effect: Abigail says Tituba made them do it |
| Cause: Because Abigail accused her of making them do it | Effect: Tituba accuses Goody Good and Goody Osburn of witchcraft |
Crucible Plot Analysis: Cause and Effect
March 3, 2020