Plot
What happens to John Proctor at the end of the play?
He dies by hanging
Has an affair with John Proctor
Abigail Williams
"I say -- I say -- God is dead!"
Speaker?
John Proctor
Bonus: What prompted him to say this?
How is this illogical (what is the fallacy)?
Either...or Fallacy
Just because he presented these two options doesn't mean they're the only two options. A person could disagree with the court, but that doesn't mean he's guilty of witchcraft.
True or false: the Salem witch trials actually happened
True (19 people were hanged)
Giles says Putnam is using the trials for what purpose?
To acquire more land
Bonus: what was the name of the man whom Putnam's daughter accused of witchery ... so Putnam could buy his land?
Pressed to death
Giles Corey
"I do not judge you. The magistrate that sits in your heart judges you."
Speaker?
Elizabeth Proctor
Bonus: What did she mean by this?
"Last night -- mark this -- I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly -- mark this -- I could pray again!"
How is this illogical (what is the fallacy)?
False cause & effect or non sequitur
Just because she left the room and then Giles could pray doesn't mean that it's the reason he could pray.
Name both girls that were "afflicted" (sick/comatose) in the very beginning of the play.
Betty & Ruth
What does Cheever find in the Proctor house that makes him think Elizabeth is involved in witchcraft?
A poppet (rag doll)
Bonus: What was IN the poppet that made her look especially guilty, and how had it gotten there?
A consistent voice of reason; never confesses to witchcraft
Rebecca Nurse
"Postponement means a floundering on my part"
Speaker?
Danforth
"Beware this man, Your Excellency, this man is mischief!"
How is this illogical (what is the fallacy)?
Poisoning the Well
He's not even giving the guy a chance to talk -- he's trying to discredit him before he starts talking, which isn't a good reason to not listen to his argument.
What were Giles Corey's dying words?
Why does Proctor confess to adultery in court?
To discredit Abigail
Admits the fainting and chills were a farce, but can't fake it
Mary Warren
"I must tell you, sir, I will be gone every day now. I am amazed you do not see what mighty work we do."
Mary Warren
"Here is all the invisible world, caught, defined, and calculated"
How is this illogical (what is the fallacy)?
It's oversimplification.
The "whole invisible world" can't be succinctly summarized in a couple books; that's too simple.
What country was Tituba from?
Barbados
What motivates Proctor's decision to hang?
1) According to Hale
2) According to Elizabeth
Hale: Proctor's pride/vanity
Elizabeth: his goodness/integrity
Feels bad when his list of 91 people are going to be questioned
Francis Nurse
"Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it"
Speaker?
Reverend Hale
Bonus: How does this reflect what Hale was trying to do in Act IV?
"These [91 people] are all landholding farmers, members of the church. If you'll notice, sir -- they've known the women many years and never saw no sign they had dealings with the Devil"
How is this illogical (what is the fallacy)?
Appeal to the Popular
Just because a big group of people believes something doesn't make it true -- just because 91 men vouch for these women's character doesn't make them innocent.
Arthur Miller paralleled the events of the Salem witch trials to what contemporary event?
McCarthyism (the "witch hunt" for Communists in the 1950s)