Comprehension
This person was an enslaved woman from Barbados and among the first accused.
Who is Tituba?
This is a statement, proposition, or situation that seems to be absurd or contradictory but, in fact, is or may be true.
What is a paradox?
The first person to accuse someone of witchcraft
Who is Abigail Williams?
The reason Ann Putnam is envious of Rebecca Nurse
What are children?
This person is an arrogant, pompous religious figurehead, who is mainly concerned with his reputation and finances.
Who is Reverand Parris?
The commandment that John Proctor forgets.
What is "Thou shalt not commit adultery"?
"To lose confidence"
What is to falter?
What is adultery/lechery?
The impact that the relationship between Abigail and John had on life in the Proctor household.
What is strain or distrust?
This is said in the very final moments of the play.
What is "the Lord's Prayer"?
This person was crushed to death by stones.
Who is Giles Corey?
To rebuke somebody for a wrongdoing
What is a reprimand?
Who is Reverend Hale?
The reason Reverand Hale changes his mind about John Proctor
Proctor willingly throws his good name (reputation) away publicly.
This item is driven into Abigail Williams by her own hand.
What is "a needle"?
This item was gifted to Goody Proctor.
What is a poppet?
This is a statement of beliefs or set of principles
What is a creed?
This person becomes the driving force of the witch hunts eventually.
Who is Danforth?
This is Proctor's final statement in Act 3
What is "pregnancy"?
This is where Elizabeth goes at the end of the play.
What is Barbados?
This is a firmly held belief or firmness of opinion
What is a conviction?
These people witness John Proctor's confession, and are upset with him, but eventually hang alongside him
Who are Rebecca Nurse and Goody (Martha) Corey?
This explains Danforth's hesitancy to allow Hale to speak with prisoners.
Hale has quit the court, so he poses a threat to justice and the legal system.
Hale tries to sway people to plead guilty to spare themselves instead of pleading innocent and hanging.
This ghostly apparition appears to the girls at the end of Act 3.
What is a "large, yellow bird"?