How does Elizabeth try to protect Proctor in court?
She denies the affair.
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Why is Thomas Putnam such a bitter man?
He wants more land and therefore, more power.
100
What happens to Elizabeth in Act II?
She is arrested for witchcraft and put in jail.
100
Where is Tituba from?
Barbados
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What caused Mary Warren to accuse John of being the devil’s man?
She saw that the court still believed the girls.
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Why was Abby fired by Elizabeth Proctor?
She suspected an affair with John.
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What are Abby’s motives in the play?
To kill Elizabeth , to be with John.
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What happens to Reverend Parris at the end of the play?
His reputation has been destroyed and he is fired.
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What are the outcomes of Mary accusations against Proctor?
Abby’s motives are destroyed, Proctor will hang, Court maintains power.
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Why will Elizabeth's life be spared for at least a year?
because she is pregnant and the Church will not kill an innocent child.
300
What does Rebecca Nurse think is wrong with the girls?
She thinks that the girls are faking witchcraft to get attention.
300
Why is Betty in a trance in the beginning of Act 1?
She is avoiding punishment.
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Which commandment does John forget?
Adultery
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How many people are in jail at the beginning of Act 2?
39
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What is the relationship between Abigail and John Proctor?
John cheated on Elizabeth, his wife, with Abigail once. Abigail is now obsessed with John and wants to be his wife, but John feels guilty after commiting adultury.
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Rev. Hale says, “What victory would the devil have to win a soul already bad?” What arrest in the play is foreshadowed by this statement?
The arrests of Elizabeth, Rebecca, Martha.
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Why is Thomas Putnam such a bitter man?
He wants more land and therefore, more power.
400
What is the only way a person accused of witchcraft can save his or her own life?
They must confess to witchcraft.
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How is the poppet used as evidence against Elizabeth?
Abby stabbed herself with the needle like the one found in the poppet.
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Why is Giles killed?
He refused to give the informant’s name
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What is the climax of the play?
Mary accuses John of being the devil’s man.
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What deal does Danforth try to make with Proctor to get him to drop his charges that the girls are lying?
His wife will live a year if he drops the charges.
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What has happened to Abigail in the final act?
She stole Paris’s money and left on a ship.
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What is the source of the tension in the Proctor household?
Elizabeth knows that John committed adultery and she cannot forgive him for that.