| Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins? | His daughter Betty was sick. She wouldnt wake up. |
| What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? | He asked if she danced in the woods and questions her reputation |
| What is Parris’s main concern? | His reputation |
| Why does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? | Because she refused to be treated like a slave |
| Who does Abigail accuse of conjuring spirits at this point? | Tituba |
| What does Betty Parris Reveal about what happened in the woods? | That Abigail drank blood as a charm to kill Elizabeth |
| How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? | he thinks he’s selfish, materialistic, and he only talks about Hell and damnation at Church |
| Why is Reverend Hale in Salem? | For precaution. Parris called him to make sure that the witches have not gotten to Betty. |
| What does Giles Corey reveal to reverend Hale? | He is worried because his wife reads strange books at night and he couldn’t pray until she stopped reading |
| When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, who does she blame? What proof does she offer? | Tituba, because she laughs during prayer, she comes to her in the middle of the night, and Abigail wakes naked and can hear her laughing |
| What ultimatum is Tituba given? | to confess or be whipped to death or hung |
| Who does Tituba accuse of being a witch? | Sarah Good and Goody Osborn |
| Why does abigail start accusing people at this point? | she diverts the attention from herself |
| Why does Betty Parris start accusing people? | she follows Tituba and Abigails example. |
| What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? | She threatens them with a pointy reconing in the night. In other words, she will kill them. AKA I WILL CUT YOU BISCHES ALL NIGHT LONG I SEE YOU WHEN U SLEEP AH HA SCARY PICTURES OF YOU YES SIR-E. |
The Crucible Act 1
February 29, 2020