Vocabulary
What does the word DEPOSITION mean?
A formal, usually written, statement to be used as evidence.
What lie does Parris tell Danforth several times?
He says twice that he never saw anyone naked in the woods.
Francis Nurse and Proctor present Danforth with a document that many people have signed saying what?
They have never known Elizabeth, Rebecca, or Martha Corey to be witches, and they know them to be good Christians.
"Don't touch me! Don't touch me! You're the Devil's man! Who said it, and what were they talking about?
Mary Warren is accusing Proctor of being a witch.
Name a dynamic character and briefly explain why this description fits.
Mary Warren and Hale are the best answers. Mary Warren tries to tell the truth, then accuses Proctor. Hale no longer believes the girls.
What does the word GAIT mean?
A person's manner of walking.
What lie does Elizabeth tell, and what happens as a result?
She says John never committed adultery. As a result, Danforth thinks John is lying about the affair (and Abigail being an adulterer).
Why is Giles Corey arrested?
He won't give the name of the man who heard Putnam say his daughter was giving him land by accusing people.
Giles Corey; he is refusing to give the name of the man who overheard Putnam bragging about getting land. He doesn't want him arrested.
Name a good thing that has happened to a bad person so far in the play.
What does the word CALLOUS mean?
Showing or having an insensitive or cruel disregard for others.
What does Hathorne suggest that Mary Warren do, and why can she not do it?
Faint -- She can't do it because she was following the other girls' lead before. She "has no sense of it" now.
Who tells Danforth that Proctor plows on Sunday?
Cheever.
"I believe this man! This girl has always struck me false --!" Who said it, and what were they talking about?
Hale is saying how he believes John is telling the truth and that Abigail is lying.
Name two bad things that have happened to good people so far in the play.
What does BEFUDDLE mean?
To make (someone) think unclearly; confuse.
Abigail and the other girls say that Mary Warren is witching them two times. First they say they are _____? Then, that they see a _______.
Freezing; yellow bird.
Why does Parris tell Danforth that Proctor hardly ever comes to church?
He wants to make him look like a bad Christian so Danforth won't believe him and the trials will continue.
"How were you instructed in your life? Do you not know that God damns all liars? Or is it now that you lie?" Who is speaking, to whom, and about what?
Danforth is speaking to Mary, trying to figure out when she was lying -- earlier or right then.
Name 5 people who have now been arrested for witchcraft.
Elizabeth, John, Rebecca Nurse, Martha Corey, Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn.
What does DEFERENTIAL mean?
Showing or expressing respect and high regard to a superior or elder.
What exact number of death warrants has Hale signed, and which one of them bothers him the most?
72; Rebecca Nurse. (pg. 99)
When Proctor first meets Danforth, soon afterward, what does he apologize for doing?
Ripping the arrest warrant for Elizabeth and damning the court.
"No."
Who said it? To whom? To what question?
Elizabeth tells Danforth her husband did not commit the crime of adultery.