The document compares the factual accounts of the real Salem witch trials to the fictionalized version depicted in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. Some key differences include: - Tituba did not lead girls into the woods for spells but was asked to make a "witchcake" to identify afflicters, and the real symptoms were violent tantrums not sleep. - The Parris family structure and backgrounds differed from the play, and Abigail was not their niece. - John Proctor was older with a previous marriage and children, not young as in the play, and the adultery with Abigail is unlikely. - Names and family details of characters like the Putnams