ACT 1
What were the girls caught doing in the forest?
What is dancing and conjuring spirits.
Who gives Elizabeth Proctor a poppet?
What is Mary Warren.
Where does Act III take place?
What is in the Salem meeting house, now used as the court.
Who tries to convince the prisoners to confess?
What is Reverend Hale and Reverend Parris.
How does Abigail defend herself when accused of witchcraft?
What is she blames Tituba and that she only danced.
Why does Elizabeth urge John to go to Salem?
What is to expose Abigail's lies and clear their name.
Why does Proctor bring Mary Warren to court?
What is to expose Avigail's lies and save Elizabeth.
What motivates Parris to want postponement of the hangings?
What is he fears rebellion and less of his position.
What role does Reverend Hale play when he arrives?
What is he's the expert called to investigate witchcraft.
What does the poppet symbolize in Act II?
What is manipulation of innocence to fuel hysteria.
How does Proctor’s confession of adultery change the trial?
What is it exposes Abigail's motive but destroys is reputation.
How does Proctor’s internal conflict drive the act’s tension?
What is he struggles between saving his life and preserving his integrity.
How does fear influence the townspeople’s actions in Act I?
What is it drives them to accuse others to protect themselves.
What theme emerges from the Proctors’ argument about honesty?
What is truth versus reputation in a corrupt society.
How does Elizabeth’s lie about the affair deepen the tragedy?
What is her attempt to protect John ironically condemns them both.
What theme is reinforced by Proctor’s final decision?
What is integrity and moral courage over survival.
What does the community’s reaction to witchcraft reveal about Puritan values?
What is they prioritize public morality over truth and compassion.
What does Hale’s growing unease foreshadow?
What is his eventual rejection of the court's authority.
How does Miller use dramatic irony to heighten tension?
What is the audience knows the truth while the judges reject it.
How does Miller use the tragic resolution to comment on society?
What is it warns against conformity and moral cowardice in any era.