Characters
This character realizes she has "kept a cold house" at the end of the play.
Elizabeth Proctor
How many people and animals were hanged during The Salem Witch Trials?
19 people and 2 dogs
"More weight."
Giles Corey
How and why did Giles Corey die?
He refused to confess to witchcraft or name names, so they pressed him to death.
In Act 3, why does Mary turn on John Proctor?
She was unable to faint on command and was worried about being punished for lying.
This character use the trials to accuse people of witchcraft so he could buy their land.
Thomas Putnam
Puritans valued all of the following except:
A. Education for all
B. Individual freedom and expression
C. Hard work except on Sundays
D. Regular church attendance
B. Individual freedom and expression
"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!"
John Proctor
After John Proctor confesses to adultery in front of the court, what does Judge Danforth do to confirm his story? Does it work?
He calls Elizabeth in to confirm his story. It does not work because she ends up lying to protect him.
Why does Reverend Parris hesitate to report the first signs of witchcraft?
He is worried this information will "topple his house" and destroy his reputation.
It looks bad for him for his niece and daughter to practice witchcraft.
This character tried to get characters to confess to witchcraft in order to save their lives.
Reverend John Hale
In what century did The Salem Witch Trials take place?
The seventeenth century (1600s)
"In my house? In my house, Thomas, they will topple me with this!"
Reverend Parris
Why did John Proctor hesitate to go tell the court that Abigail was lying? How did Elizabeth interpret this hesitation?
He hesitated because he feared Abigail might expose him, getting him killed. Elizabeth thinks he is hesitating because he still has feelings for Abigail and is trying to protect her.
What accusation does Rev Parris make about John Proctor during the trials of Act 3?
"This man means to overthrow the court!"
This character is power-hungry and seeks to hang anyone who speaks out against the court.
Judge Danforth
DAILY DOUBLE-- POINTS FOR EACH QUESTION
For what historical movement was "The Crucible" an allegory?
Which senator is credited with instigating this movement?
The Red Scare (McCarthyism)
Joseph McCarthy
"Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."
Abigail Williams
This is Danforth's reason for not releasing the accused even after Abigail has left town
What is that it would not be fair to those who have already died, and he doesn't want to look weak
For what crime is Rebecca Nurse accused, jailed, and executed?
the unnatural murder of Goody Putnam's babies
(Putnam accused her out of jealousy)
This character did not believe the children were bewitched, but rather that they were simply acting like children.
Rebecca Nurse
What was the Puritan's motivation for moving to America? Why are they called "Puritans?"
Religious freedom; they wanted to "purify" the Catholic church of England
"There is prodigious danger in seeking loose spirits, I fear it."
Rebecca Nurse
How does Elizabeth blame herself for John's affair?
She kept a "cold house." She was suspicious of John because she had low self esteem and could not believe he truly loved her and thus pushed him into the arms of another.
What decision does Proctor make at the end regarding his confession?
Why?
John Proctor signs but then destroys his confession.
He knows it is the right thing to do to:
preserve his family name, save his soul, stand up for the truth, (end the trials)