Show:
Proctor
Abigail/Mary Warren/Girls
Giles
Danforth
Hale/Parris
100
What proof does Proctor offer?
What is Mary Warren's deposition.
100
According to Mary Warren, what circumstances allowed her to pretend in court, but not in the vestry?
What is the other girls were acting and she was caught up in the moment.
100
Who is on trial when Giles Corey interrupts the court? How have the charges against this person changed since Act II?
Who is Martha Corey, his wife. She is accused of bewitching the girls.
100
This many people are in jail now and this many are set to hang based on Danforth's decisions.
What is 400 in jail and 72 to hang.
100
What words demonstrate Parris's reaction to having John Proctor in the court?
What is "this man is mischief"
200
What do we find out about Elizabeth and what bribe does the judge offer Proctor to keep quiet?
What is Elizabeth is pregnant. The bribe is that if she is actually pregnant, she will live another year til the baby is born.
200
Explain Mary Warren's predicament. What consequences does she face from Abigail and the other girls, Danforth, and Proctor if she goes against each of them?
What is : Abigail: try to convict her if she testifies against them Danforth: a lie = a hanging Proctor: don't tell = death
200
Explain the charges Giles makes against Thomas Putnam.
What is stealing land.
200
Why does Danforth put so much faith in Elizabeth's testimony?
What is because she cannot tell lies.
200
What document does Francis produce and What does Parris insist Dansforth do to the people on the list? How does this episode help to establish Miller's connection of the Salem Witch Trials with the McCarthy hearings?
What is a petition with 91 signatures declaring the good opinion of Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Martha. Parris insists they be summoned for questioning. The connection is that speaking up for any accused makes you a suspect.
300
What two things does Cheever reveal to the court as evidence against Proctor's good character? What could this evidence prove in court?
What is he damned the court and ripped the warrant and he doesn't go to church and works on the Sabbath. This could prove contempt for the court and disregard for religion.
300
What threat does Abigail give Dansforth when he accuses her of lying? How do Abigail and the other girls turn the accusation against Mary Warren?
What is "Beware that Hell may turn against you. you are a sinner, too. just because you are important, doesn't make you exempt for the devil." The girls claim to see Mary Warren's spirit in bird form threatening to attack them.
300
How has Giles "broke charity with the woman"?
What is he sold her out for reading books.
300
Why is Danforth temporarily persuaded by Proctor's accusation of Abigail?
What is he is an honest man and it would ruin his reputation because it is a capital offense.
300
What does Hale ask Parris about those who attack the court? What is Parris's ironic response?
What is are those who defend themselves automatically considered to be attacking the court? His response is that the innocent are happy with the court.
400
Explain how Proctor's earlier advice to Mary Warren is ironic to both of their situations. "Do that which is good, and no harm shall come."
What is: Proctor: He tried to do the right thing and confess to lecher bun now will hang for it. Mary: She confessed to lying and the girls turned against her.
400
When Hale verbally attacks Abigail, how does she defend herself? How does Mary, in turn, defend herself from the girls?
What is Abigail blames Mary Warren and Mary blames John Proctor.
400
What is the charge that Giles Corey makes against Putnam?
What is He encourages his daughter to cry out against the neighbors because he wants more land.
400
What does Danforth think Proctor's motive is?
What is to undermine the court.
400
Why do you think Hale wants Proctor to have a lawyer?
What is he knows he can never win without one because he is a farmer and he doesn't want Proctor to overreact in court to prove him guilty. He has a better chance of staying out of jail.
500
What sacrifice does Elizabeth make for her husband? How is the result of the sacrifice ironic? On what charges are Proctor and Corey arrested?
What is she tells Danforth he is not a lecher. She basically convicts him. They are arrested on charges of contempt of court/withholding information.
500
Cite Abigail's answer when Danforth questions her about being a harlot. What is strange about her denial?
What is "If I must answer that, I will leave and I will not come back again." She is admitting to it because she won't be able to show her face if she comes back and she is the one who started all of this.
500
What evidence does Giles give the court and why does he not reveal his witness?
What is his deposition that Putnam is killing his neighbors for the land and he heard him thank his daughter for convicting George. He doesn't reveal his witness because he already sold out his wife and the 91 on the list and doesn't want that to happen to anyone else.
500
Explain Danforth's statement: "We burn a hot fire here; it melts down all concealment."
What is 'what we are doing in this court exposes the witchcraft hidden here". OR "a crucible: withstanding great temperatures in order not to melt under intense heat."
500
In what way has Hale completed his transformation as a dynamic character by the end of Act III?
What is at first he wanted to be super involved and find out about witchcraft, but at the end of the act he ends up quitting the court because he thinks they are faking.