| Why has Reverend Parris sent for a doctor as the play begins? | Betty is sick |
| What does Parris question his niece Abigail about? | Of what happened in the forest and were dealing with the devil |
| What did Parris see in the woods the previous night? | A dress, someone naked, the girls dancing and Tituba waving her hands over the fire |
| What does Abigail say she was dismissed by the Proctors? | She hated Mrs. Proctor |
| What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods? | Abby drank blood saying that she was doing witchcraft |
| What threat does Abigail make to the other girls? | to stab them in the middle of the night, to kill them if they say what happened |
| What happened in the past between John Proctor and Abigail ? How do each of them feel about it now? | They had an affair, she wanted to be with him but he told her that it meant nothing and its over. |
| How does John Proctor feel about Reverend Parris? | Dislikes him because he’s not talking about God anymore only about hell, money |
| What is the dispute between John Proctor and Thomas Putnam ? | who owns the piece of land with timber |
| What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale? | He is worried because his wife is reading strange books at night. one night he couldn’t pray until she stopped reading a book. (witchcraft) |
| When Abigail is questioned by Reverend Hale, who does she blame? What proof does she offer? | She blames that Tituba made her drink blood, comes to her in her dreams and makes her laugh during prayer |
| What ultimatum is Tituba given ? | Confess to being a witch or be wiped until you die (wiped to death) |
| Who does Tituba accuse of being a witch? | Sarah Good and Goody Osburn/Sarah Osburn |
| Why does Abigail start accusing people at this point ? | When Tituba saves herself by “confessing”. Which makes Abigail decide to do the same. |
| Why does Betty Parris start accusing people? | she follows Abigail’s and Tituba’s example |
| Define Dissembling | concealing one’s true motives |
| Define Propriety | acting correctly in a situation |
| Define Deference | is couteous respect or regard |
| Define Compromise | to endanger the reputation or interests of ; to expose to suspicion |
| Define Pretense | a false show or appearance, especially for the purpose of deceiving ; falseness |
| Define Contention | Verbal argument or struggle ; quarreling |
| Define Prodigious | amazing |
| Define Canny | sharp, clever, and careful in one’s dealings with others |
| Why has Mary Warren disobeyed her employers and gone to Salem? | She is an official of the court, accusing people of being witches. |
| What did Abigail Williams reveal to John Proctor? Elizabeth reminds him of this. | to tell them that Abigail said that what they did had nothing to do with witchcraft. |
| What lie did John Proctor tell to Elizabeth which makes her more suspicious of him? | he had been at Reverend Parris house and told his wife that he was with Abigail alone but he confessed to be with her for just a sec. |
| What news does Mary Warren reveal to John and Elizabeth about the trials? | That 39 has been accused and Sarah Good will be hanged if not confess |
| What does Mary Warren mean when she says, “I saved her life today!”? | Elizabeth was accused. Using her position in the court to boss people around |
| What does Elizabeth realize when she finds out that she has been accused? | Abigail wants Elizabeth dead so she can marry John. |
| What does Elizabeth ask John to do? | To go to Abigail and tell her that she was just a bad person for sleeping with him. That the relationship meant nothing and that she was just used |
| Why does Reverend Hale visit the Proctors? | He is investigating the stories that he heard in the court (make his own opinion about the Proctors). |
| What does Reverend Hale ask Proctor to do? | to recite the Ten Commandments |
| Discuss the meaning of “Adultery, John.” | Ironic his wife said this and that it was something that he did. He forgot this commandment. |
| What information does John Proctor reveal to Reverend Hale? | Abigail admitted to John that there was no witchcraft going on |
| What news does Giles Corey reveal to the Proctors and Reverend Hale? | Rebecca Nurse and Corey were taken into Jail |
| What has Rebecca Nurse been accused of? | for the murder of Goody Putnam’s babies, she is jealous of Rebecca nurse |
| Why do Ezekial Cheever and Marshal Herrick arrive at the Proctor home? | they have a warrant to arrest Elizabeth |
| Explain why Cheever is both astonished and afraid when he finds the poppet with the needle in it? | Abigail had fallen over screaming with a needle in her side. |
| What does John ask Mary Warren to do? | He wants her to explain to the court that she made the poppet (not Elizabeth ) |
| Why is Mary so afraid to do as he asks? | She says that Abigail will kill her |
| Why does Mary Warren warn John about testifying against Abigail? | She will “charge lechery” (reveal the affaire) and ruin him |
| What does John decide to do? | He tells Mary that they will both testify in court against Abigail. Although it will ruin him, he can’t allow Elizabeth to die. (go to court and tell the truth). |
| Define Weighty | important |
| Define Ameliorate | to improve a situation that was unpleasant or unbearable before |
| Define Base | morally low ; dishonorable |
The Crucible Acts 1 and 2 Study
March 2, 2020