Act 1 & 2
Who was leading the group of girls when dancing in the woods?
Tituba.
Who testified in court that the girls were pretending to be taken over by witchcraft?
Mary Warren for Elizabeth Proctor's sake.
Name 3 people accused of witchcraft.
Elizabeth Proctor, Mary Warren, Tituba, Giles Corey, Martha Corey, Sarah Good, Goody Osborne, etc.
Where did the Salem Witch Trials take place.
Salem, Mass.
Falsely accusing people and using fear to get them imprisoned and/or killed.
Who are the two people that could not be woken up?
Why did the courts hold off on killing Elizabeth Proctor?
She was pregnant
Who's in charge of the court in The Crucible?
Deputy Governor Judge Danforth and Judge Hathorne. Rev. Hale also played an important role for the court.
What is spectral evidence and how was it used in The Crucible?
Spectral evidence is "evidence" that doesn't actually prove anything and is based of what he or she said or claims. This happened the entire time because no character provided real evidence and no convictions were based on proven evidence.
How does McCarthyism relate to The Crucible?
Throughout the story characters are trying to falsely accuse each other of witchcraft for their own benefits. They pretended to be under spells and "taken over by the devil" to scare others into believing them.
Who accused Elizabeth Proctor of witchcraft and why did they do it?
Abigail Williams did because she was having an affair with her husband and wanted her gone so she could take her place.
What happens in court after Proctor confesses to his affair?
Danforth calls for Elizabeth Proctor to come in and answer questions about why she fired Abigail. She denies an affair to look out for her husband's reputation without knowing he had already confessed.
What sin was John Proctor guilty of?
Adultery
Who were the first 3 women arrested?
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba.
Name another real life event that had McCarthyism present.
The Red Scare, Civil Rights Movement, and discrimination against religions, race and LGBTQ.
What type of blood did Abigail drink in the woods?
Chicken blood.
Why did John Proctor rip up his signed confession?
He didn't want his name to be destroyed by having his confession be told to the public. He doesn't want to be known as someone who lied to save his own life. It wasn't in his morals.
What is Abigail Williams's relationship to Rev. Parris and what is Tituba's relationship to Rev. Parris?
Abigail Williams is Rev. Parris neice and Tituba is his slave.
When did the Salem Witch Trials start and end?
1691-1692.
What does mass hysteria have to do with McCarthyism?
The group of girls in the courtroom all play along trying to convince Hathorne that Mary Warren is a witch. They used the amount of people and fear to prove something false.
Out of the Ten Commandments, which one did John Proctor forget and what does this imply?
What does John Proctor say when he is trying to decide if he should sign his confession or not?
"I have given you my soul; leave me my name!"
Why was Martha Corey accused of witchcraft?
A man bought a pig from her that died soon after and she refused to give him his money back claiming he didn't know how to take care of a pig. The man accused her of bewitching him so he wouldn't be able to keep a pig alive.
How many deaths resulted in the Salem Witch Trials?
20 people and 2 dogs.
Who is McCarthyism named after and what did they do?
It is named after Joseph McCarthy for starting a Communist Red Scare in America by spreading the fear of communism. He eventually could not make the charges stick after falsely accusing some army officers and was publicly embarrased.