| Identify the setting of the play as it opens. The time is_____________. The place is _____________. | The time is the spring of 1692.The place is Salem, Massachusetts. |
| List the characters that appear as the curtain rises and tell something about each one. | Reverend Parris-the preacher who is worried about getting thrown out of Salem for being associated with witchcraftAbigail-niece of ParrisBetty- daughter of Parris, comatoseTituba-Barbados, servant who takes care of Betty |
| Susanna Walcott brings news from the doctor, who has been consulting his medical books about Betty’s illness. What does the doctor think may be causing the illness? | something of the underworld “unnatural causes” |
| Why is Parris so afraid? | The church will turn him out with no money and provisions. He will be thrown out of Salem. |
| What two people seem to be most eager to persuade others that the girls are engaging in witchcraft? | Thomas and Ann Putnam |
| What seems to have been the relationship between Abigail Williams and John Proctor? | Abigail worked for the Proctors and had an affair with John Proctor while his wife, Elizabeth, was sick. |
| What do Betty and Abigail do at the end of act 1? | accuse others |
The Crucible Act 1
February 28, 2020