Act 1
What’s wrong with Betty?
She won’t wake up
Why does Elizabeth want John to go to Salem
He can expose Abby’s lies
What will delay Elizabeth’s execution?
Her pregnancy
Why won’t Danforth release the accused of their sentence
The court’s integrity is at stake
What kind of government does Salem have in the crucible
Theocracy
What happened in the woods
Abigail, Betty, Tituba, and many other girls tried summoning Mrs.Putnam’s dead babies to find out who killed them.
Why is Mary Warren so sassy to Elizabeth?
She’s a “court official”
What does Mary testify
The girls are all pretending
Why doesn’t Giles enter a plea in response to the charges against him?
Because he wants his land to go to his sons
What is Parris’s position
Minister
Why won’t Betty wake up
She’s too afraid to be whipped for dancing, so she pretends to be bewitched.
How did Abigail frame Elizabeth
She knew a needle was stuck in the poppet Elizabeth received, so she stabbed herself
What did Elizabeth lie about
John’s affair
What is John Proctor’s reason for holding out?
He wants his opponents to feel guilty about his death.
What did Parris see when he caught the girls dancing
A girl running naked and someone drinking chicken’s blood
What is Parris most worried about?
His reputation
Why did Abigail frame Elizabeth
She wants John Proctor to love her and only her
Why does Giles accuse Putnam of tampering with accusations
Putnam has much to gain when others lose
What does John do with his confession
He tears it up and renounces it
Why was Abigail released from the Proctor’s service
She had an affair with John Proctor
Why did Abigail know she could get away with blaming Tituba?
Tituba is a black slave
Who gave Elizabeth the poppet
Mary Warren
What prompts John to confess his affair
Abigail accusing Mary of witchcraft
Why doesn’t Elizabeth try to make Proctor change his mind about confessing
She admires his desire to do what is right
Who did Parris ask to come to Salem
Reverend Hale of Beverly