Characters
This minister discovers the girls dancing in the forest.
Who is Reverend Parris?
The girls are caught doing this in the forest
What is dancing (and conjuring spirits)?
Parris is most concerned about this regarding his reputation
What is his position/job security in Salem?
The main tension between John and Abigail
What is their past affair and her desire to continue it?
This emotion spreads rapidly through Salem in Act 1
What is fear/hysteria?
She drank a charm to kill Elizabeth Proctor
Who is Abigail Williams?
Betty exhibits this strange behavior after being discovered
What is lying motionless/appearing unconscious?
Abigail wants John Proctor to do this
What is leave his wife for her?
Parris argues with his congregation about this
What is his salary/firewood/material goods?
Characters are most concerned with protecting this
What is reputation/name?
This farmer had an affair with Abigail
Who is John Proctor?
Abigail threatens the girls with this if they tell the truth
What is violence/death?
This is why the Putnams want to blame others for witchcraft
What is revenge/to explain their losses (dead babies)?
The Putnams and the Nurses are in conflict over this
What is land disputes?
The forest represents this in Puritan Salem
What is evil/the Devil's domain?
She is accused of witchcraft and cannot say the Ten Commandments
Who is Rebecca Nurse?
Tituba confesses to this under pressure
What is working with the Devil/witchcraft?
John Proctor comes to Parris's house for this reason
What is to tell the truth about the girls just dancing?
Proctor threatens to do this if Abigail ruins Elizabeth's name
What is reveal their affair publicly?
Many conflicts stem from this social issue in Salem
What is greed/property disputes?
This witch hunter from Beverly arrives to investigate
Who is Reverend Hale?
The act ends with the girls doing this
What is shouting out names of 'witches'?
Mrs. Putnam sent her daughter Ruth to Tituba for this purpose
What is to conjure the spirits of her dead babies?
DAILY DOUBLE!!! This causes tension between Proctor and Parris
What is Proctor's irregular church attendance/dislike of Parris?
Abigail's accusations demonstrate this abuse
What is power/manipulation of authority?