| Who is being charged as Act 3 begins? | Martha Corey |
| Of what does Giles Corey accuse Thomas Putnam? | Taking advantage of trials to acquire more land |
| How is Corey treated? | Poorly; he is threatened with contempt and thrown out |
| Why does Giles feel guilty? | In Act 1, he mentioned the books to Reverend Hale. His statement led to his wife’s arrest. |
| What do Proctor and Mary Warren bring with them as evidence? | They have a deposition signed by Mary saying that the girls’ actions are fraudulent. |
| How does Danforth measure his own worth? | by the number of people he has sentenced to jail and hanging |
| What does Parris do when Proctor attempts to make his case? | He calls in to question Proctor’s Christian faith |
| What is happening to Hale at this point? | He is suspecting the trial is a hoax |
| What do the judges conclude about Mary’s statement? | The judges think Mary & Proctor are lying. They are trying to undermine the court’s endeavors. |
| What news does Danforth give Proctor about his wife? | She is pregnant |
| Why did the court not believe her at first? | There was no sign of it when they examined her body. They believe she was trying to avoid being hanged. |
| What does Proctor tell Danforth about Elizabeth? | She cannot lie. |
| What offer is made to Proctor by Danforth? | She will live another month, and if she begins to show her natural signs, she will live another year. |
| What happens to the people who signed the deposition upholding the three women? | They all get arrested |
| What does Giles Corey charge in his deposition against Thomas Putnam? | attempting to kill his neighbors in order to buy land |
| How does Putnam answer and who is believed? | The charge can’t be proven because Giles Corey won’t give up the name |
| What does Mary Warren’s deposition claim? | She has not seen the Devil and the girls are lying |
| What does Hale suggest after the deposition is read? | Proctor needs to return to court with a lawyer |
| Why does Danforth not allow Proctor to obtain a lawyer? | The evidence is invisible, and the lawyer would only bring in irrelevant evidence. |
| How does Abigail respond to Mary’s claim? | She denies it, saying they are not pretending. |
| What behavior of Abby’s does Proctor bring to the judges’ attention and why? | She laughed during prayer. |
| How does Reverend Parris react to these charges against Abigail? | He says that she was under Tituba’s power, but she is solemn now. |
| How is Mary asked to prove that the girls have been lying? | She must pretend to faint. |
| What does Abigail do when Mary insists that the girls have all been lying? | She says that Mary is sending her spirit on her. |
| What does Proctor finally call Abigail? | a woe |
| Who is brought in to back up this accusation, and what does she do? | Elizabeth; she lies about it |
| How does Mary finally respond to Abby’s behavior? | She succumbs out of terror toward Abby. She joins in on the accusation of Proctor. |
| What happens to Proctor at the end of the act? | He is accused of being a witch and jailed. |
| What does Hale do? | Quits the court |
| What are Tituba and Sarah Good discussing as the act opens? | They’re talking about the Devil giving them wings and letting them fly to Barbados |
| What have Abigail and Mary Lewis done? | Abby and Mercy have been missing for three days because they ran with all of Parris’ money. |
| What happened in Andover? | A court in the town was overturned for thinking that people in the town are witches |
| Why is Parris afraid to hang John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse in the morning? | He’s afraid what happened in Andover will also happen in Salem |
| Why does Parris request a postponement of the hangings? | He hopes people will confess instead of searching for them and making arrests. |
| What does Hale request instead of a postponement? | He requests a pardon |
| Why does Danforth refuse Hale’s request? | It would be unfair to the other people who were hung |
| What has Hale been advising the condemned to do? | He advises them to lie and confess, so they can save their own lives |
| What does Hale plead with Elizabeth to do? | He told Elizabeth John needs to lie and confess |
| Why does Hale believe a lie would not be a sin in this case? | It is better to lie than throw away God’s most precious gift of life. |
| Have any of the other prisoners confessed? | Over hundreds have confessed |
| What reasons does John give for not confessing? | He will ruin his name |
| What has John decided to do before he sees Elizabeth? | He was considering confessing |
| What does Elizabeth want him to do? | whatever he wants to do |
| How has Elizabeth changed? | She has softened. She is no longer as cold. |
| What reasons does John have for not telling the truth and going to his death? | He says he isn’t a saint and deserves to die |
| Why is Rebecca Nurse brought in to witness Proctor’s confession? | They hope if she sees Proctor confessing, she will do the same |
| Why does Proctor refuse to name the names of the other witches? | He does not want to ruin someone else’s name and he can only judge himself |
| Why does Proctor refuse to give Danforth the paper with his signature on it? | … |
| What does Proctor do with the signed confession? | … |
| How has Proctor earned his death? | He sees some good in himself. |
The Crucible- Acts 3 & 4
March 3, 2020