Act 3
What does the court ask Mary Warren to do to prove the girls are lying?
Faint on command.
What happens to Abigail?
She runs off with Parris's money and leaves town.
Danforth
"Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang!"
John Proctor
What is a "crucible"?
A pot for melting metals or a severe test meant to reveal.
What animal does Abigail say Mary Warren is sending her spirit out as?
A little yellow bird.
Why do Danforth and Parris want John to confess?
To legitimize the trials and try to persuade the others to do the same.
Francis Nurse (Rebecca's Husband)
"I'll cut your throat Putnam, I'll kill you yet!"
Giles Corey
What does Mary mean when she says, "It were pretense"?
Why does Danforth call Elizabeth into the courtroom?
To confirm that John had an affair with Abigail.
How and why does Giles die?
He is pressed to death because he would not speak the name of a witness.
Screams "God is Dead!"
John Proctor
"Now, Mr. Proctor, 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
Why can't Danforth prosecute Elizabeth at the start of Act 3?
Because she is pregnant
Who accuses John of bewitching them?
Mary Warren
Why doesn't John want his signature to be put up on the church door?
He doesn't want to lose his name and by extension his reputation and dignity.
Changes their mind about the trials and tries to persuade John to confess to save their life.
"Woman, plead with him! Be his helper! What profit him to bleed? Shall the dust praise him? Shall the worms declare his truth? Go to him, take his shame away!"
Rev. Hale
How many people were hanged in the trials total?
19
Why is Giles arrested for contempt of court?
What other two people are hanged with John?
Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey
Elizabeth
"I cannot tell how, but I did. I heard the other girls screaming, and you, Your Honor, you seemed to believe them. It were only sport in the beginning, sir, but then the whole world cried spirits..."
Mary Warren.
Why do the trials finally come to an end?
More and more people refuse to give false confessions