Quotes
Who says,"What keeps you so late? It's almost dark"?
Elizabeth Proctor
Name 3 things that Mary Warren does in Act 2.
*Answers will vary* Examples: makes a poppet and gives it to Eizabeth, tells of her adventures in court, reveals that Elizabeth's name has come up in court, tells Proctor she is a grown woman, cries because John chokes her, confesses to making the poppet, etc.
Where does John say he was all day at the beginning of Act 2?
Planting far out to the forest edge.
Define and explain the type of figurative language is in the following quote: "...and the skin on my skull begin to creep, and I feel a clamp around my neck and I cannot breathe air..."
Personification. Mary is describing how she physically and mentally felt ill after Goody Osborn entered the court room.
What will happen to the accused if they do not confess?
They will hang.
Who said, "I must not accuse this woman, for she sleep in ditches, and so very old and poor"?
Mary Warren
Why won't Mary testify against Abigail in court?
Abigail threatened to kill any of the girls who spoke out against her.
Why and how is Elizabeth Proctor charged?
Abigail accuses Elizabeth's spectre of stabbing her in the leg with a needle via a poppet.
Proctor says to Elizabeth, "A funeral marches 'round your heart." What does this mean?
Elizabeth refuses to forgive John for cheating and will not let the sin go. Their love has "died."
Name two characters from the play that are concerned about their reputation. Supply evidence.
Reverend Parris: he cares more about what the people of Salem will think about witches being in his house than his daughter's health.
John Proctor: he will not confess his exploits with Abigail despite the fact that doing so will help stop the witch hunt.
*If you can adequately explain someone else's concerns for reputation, you will get credit.*
Who says, "This is a strange time, Mister. No man may longer doubt the powers of the dark are gathered in monstrous attack on the village"?
Reverend Hale
Describe John Proctor's internal conflict.
John knows it is wrong that he cheated on Elizabeth and that Abigail is now on a vengeful warpath because of it. He knows that he should confess his sins; however, he is reluctant to do so because it will tarnish his reputation.
What does Hale ask John to do to prove his innocence. Explain what happens.
Hale asks John to recite his commandments. John forgets the commandment on adultery.
John says, "This warrant's vengeance!" What type of figurative language is this and what does it mean?
Simile. John is saying that the accusing people of witchcraft is everyone's way of getting back at people.
Name 3 men who have wives accused of being witches.
John Proctor, Giles Corey, and Francis Nurse.
Who says, "It's a pity, Ezekiel, that an honest tailor might have gone to Heaven must burn in Hell. You'll burn for this, do you know it?"
Giles Corey
Describe Goody Osborn. Why might she "mumble" when at the Proctor house?
Goody Osborn is poor and old. She sleeps in ditches. She mumbles because she is being turned away without food. She is most likely hungry. She is seen as an outcast in society.
Describe what happens between Mary and John at the end of Act 2.
John tells Mary she will go to court and prove Elizabeth's innocence. Mary says she can't because Abigail will kill her and accuse John of lechery.
Elizabeth tells John that the "magistrate sits in your heart." What does she mean by this?
John is accusing Elizabeth of being judgmental , when in reality, John is being hard on himself.
What 3 things make Hale suspicious of John Proctor.
He does not come to church often, his 3rd child has not been baptized, and he cannot remember all of his commandments.
Who says, "We are what we always were in Salem, but now crazy little children are jangling the keys of the kingdom, and common vengeance writes the law"?
John Proctor
What does Elizabeth see about John and Abigail that John cannot?
Elizabeth sees that John blushes when Abigail is around. Elizabeth thinks Abigail takes the blushing as a sign that he loves Abigail. Elizabeth thinks John blushes because both women are together in the same room, so he remembers his guilt.
Explain the poppet incident with Mary Warren.
Mary innocently made a poppet in court and gave it to Elizabeth. Abigail gets the idea to use the poppet against Elizabeth. Mary is totally innocent in this scheme and tells the truth about it.
Explain the figurative language in the following quote: "Abigail brings the other girls into the court, and where she walks the crowd will part like the sea for Israel. And folks are brought before them, and if they scream and howl and fall to the floor—the person’s clapped in the jail for bewitchin’ them."
Elizabeth is saying that Abigail has power over the crowd as if she has some sort of biblical power. The people are in awe of her.
Why did the court decide to hang Goody Osborn, but not Goody Good?
Goody Osborn refused to confess. Goody Good "confessed." She was also "pregnant."