Who Said What
When told that Mr. Putnam stated his charge was a lie, this character exclaimed, "A fart on Thomas Putnam, that is what I say to that?"
Who is Giles Corey?
This literary device is used when Danforth is speaking to Proctor about freeing Elizabeth. Danforth makes it clear to Proctor that "we burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment."
What is foreshadowing?
The Deputy Governor from Boston who has the most power in the courtroom.
Who is Danforth?
Giles Corey is charged with this for being unwilling to give up the name of his informant.
What is contempt of court?
Giles Corey believes that Thomas Putnam had his daughter, Ruth, cry out witchcraft against George Jacob. According to Puritan law, there was something that Putnam could gain from Jacob that no one else in Salem had enough money for.
What is his land?
This character is beginning to feel differently about the court proceedings. He states, "I have this morning signed away the soul of Rebecca Nurse, Your Honor. I'll not conceal it, my hand shakes yet as with a wound!
Who is Reverend Hale?
This type of literary device occurs when Danforth replies to Rev. Hale, "I judge nothing." There are three types of this literary device, and this quote falls under one due the audience already knowing that Danforth has already judged the proceedings.
What is dramatic irony?
This young girl is torn between making the right decision which will most likely cause her to be accused of witchcraft, and the wrong one, of helping her friends put innocent people to death.
Who is Mary Warren?
Danforth uses this information about Proctor's wife as blackmail to ensure that Proctor give up the idea of Mary Warren's deposition of the girls' pretending.
Elizabeth is pregnant.
This condition made Mary Warren is unable to faint on command in the court with Proctor and Danforth, yet she could faint when she was with Abigail and the other girls.
What is mob mentality? (Being able to do something with a group that one is unable to do alone.)
When asked about Abigail and the girls dancing naked in the woods, this character tries to change the subject by saying," Excellency, since I come to Salem this man is blackening my name."
Who is Reverend Parris?
This literary device is used when the stage directions state, "They all watch, as Abigail, out of her infinite charity, reaches out and draws the sobbing Mary to her..."
What is verbal irony?
This character "in her life, sir she had never lied. There are them who cannot sing, and them that cannot weep - my wife cannot lie."
Elizabeth Proctor
Elizabeth is brought into the courtroom to confirm John's story about his admittance to lechery with Abigail. Although she is an honest person who does not lie, she tells a lie this time (because she does not know what happened previously) and causes this.
What is condemnation of herself and her husband? (Making her husband look like a liar)
Danforth has a motive to discount the testimony of Giles Corey, Francis Nurse, John Proctor, and Mary Warren for this reason.
What is it will ruin his reputation if he has been tricked by teenage girls, and he has sentenced all these people to hang due to their testimony?
This character states, "I-I heard the other girls screaming, and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believe them, and I - It were only sport in the beginning sir but then the whole world cried spirits, spirits, and I-I promise you, Mr. Danforth, I only thought I saw them but I did not."
Who is Mary Warren?
This literary device in this act of the play is very tense and suspenseful.
What is mood?
This character brings a testament of 91 people stating the good and moral character of Martha Corey, Rebecca Nurse, and Elizabeth Proctor. He is terrified when these people are arrested for examination, as he feels he has caused them harm.
Who is Francis Nurse?
These three events brought up by Cheever and Rev. Parris are meant to reflect poorly on John Proctor and sway Danforth against him.
What is ripping up the warrant, only going to church once a month, and plowing on Sundays?
There are three ways the court system in 1692 was run differently than our court system today.
What is guilty until proven innocent, no jury, no lawyers permitted, spectral evidence allowed, and a defense was considered an attack on the court? (Any three of those answers count as correct.)
This character, while laughing insanely, says," A fire, a fire is burning! I hear the boot of Lucifer, I see his filthy face! And it is my face, and yours, Danforth! For them that quail to bring men out of ignorance, as I have quailed, and as you quail now when you in all your black hearts that this be fraud - God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!"
Who is John Proctor?
John Proctor being taken to jail is an example of situational irony. The explanation for this example being situation irony is...
What is this is a reversal of Abigail's intentions? (She wanted Elizabeth to be hanged, so she could have John - she didn't want John to go to jail - now she has nothing.)
This character comes to the court to save his wife, and by the end of the act ends up being arrested for witchcraft himself and sent to jail.
Who is John Proctor?
Abigail sees this on the beam and "believes" it to be Mary Warren's specter going to attack her out of envy.
What is a yellow bird?
Proctor brings up this allusion to Mary Warren about these two Biblical characters from the Book of Tobit, reminding her, "Do that which is good and no harm shall come to thee."
Who are Raphael and Tobias?