| Why does Abby drink chicken blood? What is her motivation? | She drinks it to kill John Proctors wife.Her motivation is to want him back. |
| The girls may have been practicing witchcraft,but did they summon any real black magic? Was the devils spirit really there? | No because it’s not real |
| Why is Ann Putnam especially protective over and worried about her daughter Ruth? What’s her motivation? What’s her background story? | She is protective because Ruth is her only living child and the rest were stillborns |
| What is the external conflict between Abigail and Parris? | She is her niece |
| Why do you think Betty was in a comotose state? | She is faking it |
| Describe John Proctors physical looks and the way he carries himself | He is very heavy and fit |
| What,then,is John Proctors internal conflict regarding him and Abigail | He may have loved her |
| Hale says “You can save yourself and tell me who it was.” What is Abigail’s strategy in calling out Tituba? | Deflection |
| Why isn’t it difficult for Ann Putnam to believe that Goody Osborn is a witch? | She had been a midwife and her babies died |
| Why do all the girls begin calling out those who” walked with the devil?” | They are copying Abigail the mean girl |
| According to Elizabeth Proctor, how many people have been brought to the jail and suffer hanging if they don’t confess? | 4 |
| Describe the relationship between John and Elizabeth Proctor. What is their external conflict? | It’s tense and cold |
| What does Proctor wish Elizabeth would do? What’s his motivation regarding their relationship? | He wants her to move on and forget |
| According to Elizabeth what is John Proctors internal conflict? | He’s still struggling with that guilt |
| The crowing of a rooster is heard in the background as the story closes. In what ways are the characters and the community awakening? | The community is starting to doubt the truthfulness for the girls |
| How is Proctor overhollywoodized at the end of the movie? | We overdramatize it |
| What is the allusion at the end of the movie? | The crowd is allowed to decide what the fate is |
The Crucible Movie Viewing Guide
March 2, 2020