In an early scene in this work, one character arrives with heavy books of religion which are "weighted with authority."
This work's author removed a scene that would have been between Acts II and III, in which a female character shows another the wound on her abdomen and the pin-shaped injuries on her leg; that scene dramatically ends with the male lead calling that character a "murderous bitch."  In an early scene in this work, one character arrives with heavy books of religion which are "weighted with authority." Near the end of Act I, a minor character named Ann is asked whether or not it is natural for a woman to lose seven children on the first day after childbirth. Another scene sees one character recite "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image," twice, forgetting that there is a commandment against adultery. John Hale appears at its beginning as an expert, and this work ends with Danforth trying to extract a confession. This play sees Judge John Hathorne preside  as Giles Corey refuses to plead guilty or not guilty. Beginning shortly after Abigail Williams and John Proctor had an affair, for 10 points, name this retelling of the Salem Witch Trials by Arthur Miller.
This work's author removed a scene that would have been between Acts II and III, in which a female character shows another the wound on her abdomen and the pin-shaped injuries on her leg; that scene dramatically ends with the male lead calling that character a "murderous bitch."  
The Crucible