The Crucible Chapter Summary & Analysis | Epilogue

Epilogue Summary

Soon after, Parris is voted from office, leaves Salem, and is never heard of again. Legend has it that Abigail became a prostitute in Boston. Twenty years later, the government awarded compensation to the still living victims and the families of the dead. Elizabeth remarried four years after John's death. In March of 1712, Under order of the government, the excommunications were rescinded. Certain farms, which belonged to victims, were left to ruin and went unused for more than a century.

Epilogue Analysis

The epilogue appeals to a sense of justice. Abigail finds for herself a fate worthy of her wickedness. The government affirms wrongdoing. Elizabeth finds another love. The farms which lay fallow serve as a scar, a reminder to later generations that evil was done and that, while sins may be forgiven, they mustn't be forgotten.