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Plot 1
Plot 2
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"Oh John -- God send his mercy on you!" Who said this?
Rebecca Nurse
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What type of genre is this act?
Tragedy.
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Was Proctor being tortured? If you say yes have 3 examples...
Yes and he was chained to the wall in the dark and not being fed.
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How much time has passed between the end of act 3 and act 4?
about 3 months
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What did Proctor confess about Abigail in court & who came to "approve" the answer?
Proctor & Abigail were having an affair and Elizabeth came to "approve".
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"I can. And there's your first marvel, that I can. You have made your magic now, for now I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs." Who said this and to who?
John Proctor & talking to Elizabeth
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What does contention mean?
To fight
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Did Elizabeth attempt to stop Proctor when he didn't want to lie about doing the Devil's work?
No Elizabeth wasn't going to judge him by the decision that he made. She will supported him instead. She was also proud of him telling the truth but sad that he was going to be gone.
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What is the real reason Reverend Hale went to the jail?
He's trying to convince the people accused of being witches to confess because it's better to lie and save their selves rather than hang.
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Why did proctor tear the paper right after he signed it?
Because he didn't want his reputation to be ruined by hanging the signed paper in the church wall.
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"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" What is the meaning of this quote? Who said it?
That John didn't want to disgrace his name because he only has one. He also said this because John didn't want to dishonor his fellow prisoners.
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What are 5 antagonist?
Abigail, Mary, Ruth, Betty and Hawthorne
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Who is the author?
Arthur Miller
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What happened to Abigail towards the end of the story?
She stole all of Parris money and left mysteriously.
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Name 5 of the characters in jail from the beginning of the act four?
Tituba, Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Proctor, and Elizabeth
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“What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? Go to him, take his shame away!” - Who said this and to who & what does it mean?
Hale speaking to Elizabeth; wanted to make Elizabeth change Proctors mind because it didn't matter if he was telling the truth or not Hale didn't want him to die.
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What foreshadows that Proctor is going to be hanged?
When Elizabeth denies that she dismissed Abigail for her relationship with her husband, John.
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What does the following word mean: "embodiment"?
a visible form of an idea
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What does Danforth say for not wanting to pardon those who don't want to confess?
They would look like fools since 12 people have already been hanged for the same crime, and to pardon the other people would be unfair.
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What does this quote mean: "I have given you my soul please leave my name"
because he confessed his soul has bee damaged (his reputation has been destroyed) and that is enough to suffer eternally but he still wants his name to be pure.
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"Contention makes him weep, sir; it were always a man that weep for contention." Who said it and what does this quote mean?
Cheever and that Mr. Parris doesn't like fighting/contention.
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What is the irony that happened to Proctor?
Everything started because of Abigail's obsession with Proctor after with his affair with her and now he hangs because of his mistake.
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In the following sentence what does flailing mean? "Pauses, then with a flailing of hope."
Wave or swing or cause to wave
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What does Hale mean when he says to Elizabeth "cleave to no faith when faith brings blood"?
She owes no allegiance to a theocracy that is so inflexible and unjust. She must convince John to confess even though she and Hale know he's lying.
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Why is Parris anxious of the postponement of the hanging of John Proctor?
Because John is one of the people in the community that's admired.
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