Why is Mrs. Ann Putnam so twisted and angry?
What is...
She lost babies during childbirth.
What was Abigail Williams' old job?
What is...
She was the Proctors' servant.
Who wrote The Crucible?
What is...
Arthur Miller
What is Reverend Parris' most worried about? How do you know? (It's NOT his daughter!)
What is... His reputation, job security, and money - gold candlesticks and the deed to his house.
According to the village doctor, what is a possible cause of Reverend Parris' s daughter's illness?
What is unnatural causes or witchcraft.
Who gives Elizabeth the poppet, and why is it important?
What is...
Mary Warren gives Elizabeth the poppet, and it has a needle in its stomach, which is what is considered "evidence" against Elizabeth --- since Abigail had a needle in her own stomach.
Why does Abigail do in the forest that she doesn't want Betty and the others to reveal?
What is...
Drank blood to make a charm (to kill Elizabeth Proctor)
Who is Tituba? What relationship does she have to Reverend Paris?
What is she is a slave from Barbados. She is the servant or slave of Reverend Paris.
When Reverend Hale questions Tituba at the end of act two, what is her response?
What is...
She first denies working for the devil, but she quickly confesses and names others.
What are two specific reasons why Reverend Hale is suspicious of the Proctors?
What is...
They haven't been to church and one of their children hasn't been baptized...etc.
What is...
Adultery...because he had an affair with Abigail (committed adultery).
What is John Proctor's job?
What is...
He is a farmer.
Mary Warren tells John Proctor that this person has been "somewhat mentioned" at court.
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
Who is Ruth? Describe her condition.
What is...
1.Ruth is the Putnam's only child. 2.She is sick or supposedly bewitched - she sleepwalks with her eyes open, but she won't eat or speak
The Crucible is an allegory written in 1953.
What happened to Arthur Miller that influenced him to write The Crucible?
He was accused of being a communist - McCarthyism - The Red Scare
What does Abigail say Elizabeth Proctor is doing to her when Reverend Parris first talks to Abigail about Betty's illness?
What is blackening her name in the village...that Elizabeth Proctor wanted Abigail to be her slave.