How has the Power in Salem shifted at the end of Act 1?
At the end of act 1, the shift of power actually changes more than once. At the beginning of the act, the one that seems to have the most power or control is John Proctor. He seems to have the lead in things and sort of knows whats going on. At the end of the act, things change, and the power is changed from one person to the next. First of all, Hale is one that seems to stand his ground with this "witchcraft" . When Hale is believing that there is no witchcraft, Abby takes that power by just starting to name off "witches". When all the accusing for witchcraft between Tituba and Abby starts, is when the power changes more. Tituba is being looked at as someone who saw the devil and was beckoning to him, yet when it was all untrue, and then she is admitting all of this and is being looked at as being blessed by God for letting it all out. After about 30 seconds of this glorious power and control, Abby wants more and more power and right away blames Tituba and takes all power available. So in all Abby is the one with the most control and power at the end of Act 1.
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