Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
As a Whole
100
There is witchcraft about.
What are the rumors circulating the village?
100
A poppet.
What is the gift Mary gives to Elizabeth?
100
He wants them called in for "questioning."
What does Danforth do with the list of people supporting Rebecca and Martha?
100
He has come back to set the record straight.
Why does Reverend Hale come back to Salem?
100
She is afraid that if she or any of the other girls talk that she will get in trouble.
What is Abigail's motivation when she threatens Betty?
200
She did not want to be treated like a slave?
What is the reason Abigail gave for being dismissed from the Proctor house?
200
Elizabeth thinks Abigail wants her dead in order to have John Proctor.
What is the reason Elizabeth gives for Abigail's true objective in court?
200
He asks Elizabeth about the affair without telling her what the others say.
What is the "test" Danforth devises to determine why Abigail was put out of the Proctor house?
200
Abigail and Mercy Lewis have ran away.
What news about Abigail does Parris give Danforth?
200
Accuse other people for freedom or confess for jail time.
How do people accused of witchcraft save themselves?
300
John thinks that Elizabeth is cold towards him and their relationship.
Explain the metaphor of the "everlasting funeral" that John sees in Elizabeth's heart.
300
She imagines yellow birds flying around and attacking her and the girls. She has it to try to scare Mary Warren into stopping.
What is Abigail's vision? Why does she have it?
300
1) forgive him because he can't forgive himself 2) judge him
What two things does Elizabeth say she's unable to do for John?
300
He forgot the one about adultery. It's significant because this was the one he was guilty of.
What commandment did John Proctor forget, and why is it significant?
400
Dancing was frowned upon in the society, and the fact that it was Parris' family that was dancing could cost him his ministry.
Why would the girls dancing in the woods be upsetting for a Puritan minister? How could this affect Parris?
400
She gives Elizabeth the poppet in order to set her up so Abigail can accuse her.
What is the real reason Mary gave the poppet to Elizabeth?
400
He's a dynamic character because he starts out helping prosecute, but now he sees the court is more concerned with saving face, and at the end he's less sure with himself and quits the court all together.
Is Reverend Hale a dynamic or static character? Explain.
400
Their relationship was so destroyed that to say they were living in sorrow would be taking it lightly.
How do you interpret the statement that John and Elizabeth inhabit a world "beyond sorrow, above it?"
400
With the confession, every innocent person would die because of John. Without it only John would die.
What is the significance of tearing up the confession?
500
We find out that Abigail is rude, manipulative, a good liar, and will do anything to save herself.
What do we find out about Abigail in this act?
500
John is torn about keeping the affair a secret but also protecting his wife and his marriage all the while making sure Abigail doesn't go overboard and do something stupid.
What is John Proctor's inner conflict?
500
It shows that John values setting things right, even if it means condemning himself.
When John reveals his true relationship to Abigail, what do you think he also reveals about his character and motivation?
500
He doesn't believe that others should die in order for him to live, especially after he sees Rebecca Nurse in jail.
What is the reason John destroys his confession? Why does he ultimately choose his "goodness" in the end?
500
He's already sent some people to hang, and he does not want to find out that they've sent innocent people to the gallows and have to face the people.
Why does Danforth not want to find out the accusations from the girls are false?
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