| Why do Giles and Francis want to talk to Danforth? | They want to persuade the judge their wives are good women |
| What is Parris’s argument against Proctor? | Parris says that Proctor is trying to overthrow the court |
| What does Mary tell Danforth? | The girls have been lying |
| When Danforth hears that Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow? | Grants her extra time |
| What paper did ninety-one people sign? | 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 road between.” Explain the importance of Danforth’s statement. | A person is either a witch or not, there’s no “maybe” |
| 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? | He begins to realize that the people who had been accused and sentenced so far could very well have been innocent |
| Hawthorne thinks of a test for Mary. What is it? Can she do it? Why or why not? | He asks her to faint, as she fainted in the courtroom |
| Proctor calls Abigail a *****, and he confesses his lechery. Danforth tests Proctor’s statement by calling for Elizabeth and asking her why Abigail was dismissed. What does Elizabeth say? Why? | She was dissatisfied with AbigailShe, in her sickness, thought Abigail and John fancied each otherJohn was not a lecher |
| What do the girls do to Mary? What is her response? | They pretend that her spirit is coming to get them |
| What happens to Proctor? | He is jailed for his contempt of the court and his suspicious activities |
| What does Hale do? | Quits the court |
The Crucible: Act III
March 3, 2020