Characters
This character is static or dynamic?
Rev. Parris
Static
They said: "Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!"
Who is John Proctor?
Parris is worried about this throughout the play?
His reputation
He/she said: "I lusted and there is a promise in such sweat"
Who is John Proctor?
Reverend Hale would not allow Abigail to evade his questioning about what happened in the forest.
evade means to avoid OR embrace?
avoid
Why do they bring Elizabeth to talk to John in Act IV?
So she can convince him to confess
When John Proctor exclaims in Act III, "If Elizabeth say is pregnant, then she must be! That woman will never lie" it acts as this literary device for what happens later in the play.
What is foreshadowing?
Why is Betty really "sick" in the beginning of the play?
What is being upset at getting caught?
They said: "Before I decide whether I shall hear you or not, it is my duty to tell you this. We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment"
Judge Danforth
It doesn’t make sense that Abigail would be able to beguile the court for so long with her lies, but sometimes the truth becomes clouded by too many personal agendas and pride.
beguile means to assist OR deceive?
Deceive
This character is static or dynamic?
Reverend Hale
Dynamic
The quote below is an example of verbal irony. When Mary Warren claims she will "never hurt you more" to Abby, she actually hurts her the MOST by accusing which other character?
"No, I love God; I go your way no more, I love God, I love God…. Abby, I‘ll never hurt you more!"
John Proctor
Hale returns to Salem in Act IV because...
He feels guilty for his role within the trials
Rev. Hale warns: "Beware Goody Proctor - cleave to (stick to) no faith when faith brings blood"
What does this quote show about Rev. Hale in Act IV?
He has lost his faith in religion
Even though she denied it, Elizabeth did feel that John was acting base to her when they argued about Abigail.
base means cruel OR suspicious
cruel
Why does Elizabeth lie about John's affair when she is in court?
She does not want him to get in trouble
They said: "Tonight, when I open my door to leave my house - a dagger clattered to the ground... You cannot hang this lot. There is danger for me!"
Who is Reverend Parris?
Why doesn't Elizabeth beg John to confess at the end of Act IV?
She cannot judge his decision; she wants him to make peace with himself
Danforth allows this type of evidence because, "The only witnesses to witchcraft are the witch and victim"
spectral evidence
Reverend Parris tells his parishioners that they are not in a place to reproach him because he is only doing the best for his congregation.
reproach means criticize OR support
criticize
John Proctor originally agrees to confess because, in his eyes, he is already this...
a sinner/hypocrite/bad person
Reverend Hale
This character dies as a brave hero at the end of the play because he won't say YES or NO to his accusation of witchcraft.
Giles Corey
After Proctor rips up his confession, Danforth makes the assumption that anyone who cries over John and Rebecca's death must be fighting against the court, showing which type of fallacy?
"Hang them high over the town! Who weeps for these weeps for corruption!"
Hasty generalization
Which word AND symbol does Miller incorporate into the end of act three to symbolize the power of fear to force silence on those who wish to speak against the girls?
Quail