act 1
What does Betty Parris reveal about what happened in the woods?
Betty reveals that Abigail drank blood as a charm to kill Elizabet
What gift did Mary give Elizabeth?
a poppet she made while sitting in court
What will delay Elizabeth’s hanging?
What has Abigail done?
She disappeared with all of Parris's savings and went to Boston.
Why has Parris sent for Rev. John Hale of Beverly?
Hale is an authority on witches
Who does Tituba accuse of being a witch?
Sarah Good and Sarah Osborn
Why doesn't Proctor want Mary to go back to court?
If she goes back, that makes him further involved. He believes the accusations are false and the girls are frauds. It isn't a just court in Proctor's eyes.
What prompts John Proctor to confess his affair with Abigail?
Abigail accusing Mary of witchcraft
Why has Hale come back to Salem?
To make his wrongdoing right again.
Why did Mrs. Putnam send her daughter Ruth to Tituba?
Goody Putnam has lost 7 children in childbirth and wants to know who is "killing" her babies
Who was convinced that all seven members in her family were charged of witchcraft?
Goody Putnum
What things are "suspicious" about Proctor and his family?
Protor does not go to church regularly, his youngest son has not been baptized, does not have faith in Parris, and he forgot the commandment about adultry.
What does Mary testify?
That all of the girls are pretending to be bewitched
What does Hale want Elizabeth to do?
To talk to Proctor and convince him to confess.
How and why does Giles Corey interrupt the court proceedings?
Wanting to save his wife by proving Putnam accuses people to gain land, he begins shouting that he has evidence
What/Who did Parris see in the woods the night before?
He saw Abigail, Betty and other girls dancing in the woods.
Why does Cheever come to the Proctor house?
to arrest Elizabeth
Why does Giles accuse Putnam of tampering with the accusations
Because Putnam has much to gain when others lose
What happened to Giles?
He was pressed to death.
What does Proctor refuse to do after signing his confession?
He won't name any names of people he saw with the Devil
What does Giles Corey reveal to Reverend Hale?
He is worried because his wife reads "strange" books at night. One night he couldn't pray until she stopped reading a book. He suspects witchcraft
Why doesn't Mary want to testify about the doll?
She is afraid of Abigail. She knows Abigail will "get her."
What does Elizabeth lie about?
Why she fired Abigail
What "confession" did Elizabeth make to John?
The she was a cold-hearted woman and it was her fault he cheated on her.
Who is the "brick and mortar" of the church? How so?
Rebecca is the "brick and mortar" of the meeting house, and without her the church will fall apart