Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Given Circumstances
100
the unnatural causes that make Parris and others concerned. 

witchcraft 

100

The geographical location of Act II

Salem, MA 

100

Giles, Proctor, and Francis come to the court for this reason 

to plead for their wives 

100

the setting of Act IV 

a cell in the Salem jail 

100

"... and there is none but Putnam with the coin to buy so great a piece" 

economic 

200

the reason Abigail is indebted to Parris 

he took her in when her parents died 

200

The item that is found in the poppet's midsection 

a needle

200

When Giles, Proctor, and Francis want to speak to the court, the court 

does not want to hear them or believe them 

200

News about Abigail indicated 

she has stolen money and ran away

200

"Excellency, he claims hard evidence for his wife's defense" 

political 

300
Arthur Miller parallels the Salem Witch Trials with 

The Red Scare 

300
The way Mary Warren acts in Act II

defiant, rude, independent

300

Mary Warren changes in that (at the beginning of the act) 

she wishes to tell the truth 

300

what is a crucible

a severe test or trial 

300
The fact that Abigail has been kicked out of church twice for laughing falls under this part of GC 

previous action 

400

Mrs. Putnam's serious problem 

has had seven infants die 

400

The mood in the common room of Proctor's house when he and Elizabeth are talking by themselves 

cold 

400

When does Proctor begin to change his mind about confessing to a crime he hasn't committed? 

When they say that his confession must be named on the church 

400

Danforth's main position on the hangings 

unwilling to stop them 

400

Giles being pressed fall under this part of GC

previous action

500

The year the play is set

1692

500

Elizabeth expects John to 

tell that Abigail and the girls are bearing false witness

500

The medical condition of Elizabeth Proctor

she is pregnant

500

Hale's personal tragedy 

feels responsible for allowing innocent people to be hanged 

500

"I confess to God, and God has seen my name on this! It is enough!" 

religious

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