The 1953 play breaks down the lives of seemingly ordinary people living in the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts, as the fear and accusations of witchcraft start to tear their world apart. At the heart of the story is 17-year-old Abigail Williams, a beautiful, yet wild girl, and her affair with the well-respected, much older John Proctor. Throughout the play, Proctor struggles with his own definitions of “good” vs “evil”. He is stricken with guilt as his sinful affair deeply affects his sorrowful, yet strong-willed wife Elizabeth, whose life among others will be in great peril. As the play progresses, the small, once tightly-knit town begins to fray and crumble. The play also highlights how easily a cookie-cutter community can turn on each other, and how healthy relationships can deteriorate with simple rumors and time.