Act I
Act I
Act I
Act I
100
This is what the girls do at the end of Act I.
What is admit to being bewitched and name others who have seen the devil?
100
This is what Tituba confessed to.
What is she confessed to conjuring spirits and meeting with the devil? She would have been hanged if she had not confessed.
100
Describe John Proctor
What is he is a strong, fit man in his thirties? Farmer? Even-tempered? Authoritative?
100
This is the "sign" that Betty was bewitched.
What is she could not stand to hear the Lord's name?
200
This is what Rebecca does to Betty while Betty is having her issues.
What is stand over her and quiet her?
200
This is what happened between Abigail and John Proctor prior to the beginning of the play.
What is they had an affair?
200
This is Mary's argument to Abby about what happened in the woods.
What is Mary wants Abby to tell the truth. The worst that could happen is that they would be reprimanded. If they continue being deceitful and get caught, the punishment could be worse.
200
This is why Mrs. Putnam believes there are witches in Salem.
What is she has lost many babies near birth?
300
This is why John Proctor does not regularly attend church.
What is he doesn't like Parris because he is too focused on material things and does not mention God enough?
300
This is what Parris means when he says, "Oh Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am undone!"
What is his charity toward her has not been paid in kind because her actions will tarnish his good name?
300
This is Rebecca's explanation for the girls' behavior in the woods.
What is the girls made up their story to get attention?
300
This is why Thomas Putnam is bitter.
What is his candidate for minister was rejected and he could not break his father's will. Also, he never got his own way.
400
This is why the witch-hunt years were a time of "general revenge."
What is they were an excuse to let out the rage they usually repressed in their society?
400
This is what Putnam and Proctor argue about.
What is they argue about lumber and ownership of a piece of land on which the lumber grows? Putnam is devious.
400
This is why Reverend John Hale comes to Salem.
What is he wants to rid the town of witchcraft and thinks he can do so because he's an expert?
400
This is what Giles is literally referring to when he says, "Think on it now, it's a deep thing, and dark as a pit."
What is the fact that people are not getting along and suing each other quite frequently?
500
This is what Giles means symbolically when he says, "Think on it now, it's a deep thing, and dark as a pit."
What is the issue is representative of the deeper-rooted problem that their system of theocracy seems to be failing?
500
This is an explanation for the following quotation: "There are wheels within wheels in this village and fires within fires."
What is there are many political and personal grudges mixed in with social and religious beliefs? In other words, they are all tangled up in a very convoluted way.
500
This is an explanation for the political relationship between the Putnam and Nurse families.
What is the Nurses are not liked because of some land disputes? Also, Ann Putnam accused Rebecca of bewitching her newborn babies.
500
This is what Parris wants from the society of Salem as payment.
What is the deed to his house and firewood on top of his salary?
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