| Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth? | They go to try to persuade the judge that their wives are good women , not witches |
| What is Parris’s argument against Proctor? | Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court |
| What does Mary tell Danforth? | ” It was pretense, sir.” The girls have been lying |
| When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow? | He allows her time to see if her ” natural signs” appear. If they do not, and she is truly pregnant, he will allow her one year before she is hanged , to have her baby. The point is that if Proctor is just trying to save Elizabeth, he need not continue with his arguments ; she is saved for another year. |
| What paper did 91 people sign? | They signed that Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha were all good, upstanding , God-loving citizens. |
| “… a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no rad between” explain the importance of Danforth’s statement. | Danforth( and the Puritan doctrine) left no room for in-between cases. Either people were witches or they weren’t |
| What quote did Proctor use to help Mary remain brave? | ” do that which is good, and no harm will come to thee” |
| Of what does Giles accuse Putnam? | He accuses him of killing his neighbors for their land |
| What is Hale’s problem as Proctor and his friends present evidence to Danforth? | Hale begins to realize that Proctor and his friends had a valid point and that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far old very well have been innocent |
| Hawthorne thinks of a test of Mary. What is it? | He asks Mary to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom. |
| Proctor calls Abigail a w****, and he confess his lechery. Danforth test Proctor’s statement by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth say? | She lies to protect John |
| What do the girls do to Mary? What is her response? | They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them, that she is herself doing some bewitching. |
| What happened to Proctor? | He is jailed for his contempt of his court and his suspicious activities. |
| What does Hale do? | He quits the court |
Crucible act 3
February 26, 2020