Characters
This character has an affair with Abigail Williams
John Proctor
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Who's Betty?
The daughter of reverend Parris
Where does Act II take place?
The proctor household
How does Judge Danforth react to evidence that contradicts the girls' accusations?
With increasing hostility
Why does Proctor tear up the confession?
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He decides that keeping his integrity (MY NAME) is more important than saving his life through a lie.
This character is the main reverend of Salem; concerned with his own power and reputation in the town
Rev. Samuel Parris
Why does Tituba confess to witchcraft?
To save her life, avoid being hanged
Which commandment does John forget?
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
What does John confess to & how does it blow up in his face
Confess to Lechery; Elizabeth lies to save his name and her testimony is thrown out
What happens to Abigail at the end of the play?
She stole 31 pounds from her uncle, Reverend Parris, and fled to Boston, presumably to board a ship.
One of the girls accusing people of witch craft; the current servant/maid of the Proctor household
Mary Warren
In the prologue, what does Reverend Parris discover in the woods?
The girls dancing in the woods - some naked - casting love charms/spells
PROCTOR: It’s winter in here yet. On Sunday I let you come with me, and we’ll walk the farm together; I never see such a load of flowers on the earth
- What does winter suggest here?
His relationship with Elizabeth is strained
This evidence is used to arrest Elizabeth Proctor of witch craft
A poppet (doll) with a needle stabbed in the stomach
Why was Giles Corey pressed to death?
Contempt of court; refusing to give Danforth the name of the person who witnessed Putnam admit to profiting off the witch trials
This former tailor serves a clerk of the court; arrests Elizabeth Proctor & others suspected of witchcraft
Ezekiel Cheever
How are the themes of power & authority present in Act I?
What does John tell Reverend Hale is the reason his youngest child is unbaptized?
"I like it not that Mr. Parris should lay his hand upon my baby. I see no light of God in that man. I'll not conceal it."
At the end of Act III, Reverend Hale does this because he is so disgusted with the court
Denounce the court & quit the court
How does Act IV reveal the conflict between conscience and authority?
Characters must choose between obeying the court and following their own moral beliefs. Proctor follows his conscience by refusing to confess falsely, while Danforth blindly defends the court (authority).
The deputy governor of the State of Massachusetts, one of the many Judges
Judge Danforthe
How does Abigail Williams gain power over the other characters?
Using threats of violence against the other girls, she coerces them to work together to accuse others of witchcraft
What does Elizabeth mean when she says the “magistrate sits in your heart that judges you” on p. 52?
John is guilty and punishing himself
Why does Mary Warren turn from John and betray him at the end of Act III?
Abigail and the other girls start a hysterical performance in the courtroom, claiming Mary is sending her spirit out to attack them; Terrified that the judges will condemn her to hang, Mary snaps. To save her own life, she aligns with Abigail
What is important about the city of Andover?
They refused to carry on with the witch trials and threw out the court; rebellion is making its way to Salem