Characters
A greedy minister who is mostly concerned with his own reputation.
Who is Parris
What did Parris see in the cauldron that Abby said jumped in?
What is a frog
Give a specific example that shows Rev. Parris is mostly concerned about his reputation.
When he calls in the witch expert without thinking it through, when he interrogates Abby about her reputation rather than showing a concern for his daughter, when he won't let Proctor speak during Act 3.
To conjure up spirits means to
a. pray
b. mix
c. summon
What is summon
This is what Betty tries to do when she awakens from her swoon.
What is fly out the window
The 72 year old mother of 12 children.
Who is Rebecca Nurse
Proctor does this in order to discredit Abigail.
What is confesses to his affair with her.
What can we infer about why the girls were dancing in the forest to begin with, if it were so frowned upon?
They were rebelling against a strict society--bored and wanting to try something "bad"
What is a faction?
A smaller group inside a larger group.
This is Proctor's profession.
What is a farmer
She is easily persuaded and eventually turns on John Proctor.
Who is Mary Warren.
What happens when Proctor is asked by Hale to recite the 10 commandments?
He forgets the one about adultery.
Dynamic characters are those who change over the course of the story. Who is an example of a dynamic character and how?
Hale--trusted courts/girls to not trusting them
Elizabeth--feelings for husband changed--she saw goodness in him
What does it mean if you are being reprimanded?
What is scolded or punished.
This is what Proctor is accused of doing on Sundays instead of going to service.
What is plowing.
He opposed the way Rev. Parris preached and the way he spent the church's money.
Who is John Proctor.
Why does Danforth agree to postpone Elizabeth's execution for a year?
She is pregnant.
What does it reveal to us about Danforth's character when he is unwilling to listen to Hale or pardon John Proctor?
It revelas that he is ignorant and doesn't like to be challenged or look weak.
Rebecca Nurse was known as a very pious woman. What does pious mean?
Devoutly religious
This is why Proctor cannot tell Cheever about what Abigail said about the girls lying.
They were alone--his word against hers.
He tolerates no challenge to his authority and seems to show no remorse for the hangings.
Who is Judge Danforth
How does Proctor react when Abigail comes on in during Act 2?
He pushes her away and says he wants nothing to do with her.
Why did Tituba most likely confess to working with the Devil?
She feared for her life.
What does it mean if someone is a lecher?
An adulterer
This is the length of time between Abby and John's affair and Elizabeth's trial.
What is 8 months.
He comes to Salem "weighted with authority" and ready to help with the witch problems.
Who is Rev. Hale
How does Elizabeth Proctor condemn herself?
She lies about her husband's adultery.
What does the following quote reveal about Proctor's relationship with his wife?
"Your justice would freeze beer."
It reveals that she is very cold to him.
What does it mean if someone falters when giving a speech?
They stumble or mess up
Thsi is the reason why Abigail lives with Parris.
She is an orphan
She drank chicken blood in the woods.
Who is Abigail Williams
What does Proctor do in the end that makes Danforth unable to pardon him?
He rips up his confession.
How do Mary Warren's past experiences with Abigail play a part in how she reacts in Act 3 when the girls turn on her?
She knows Abby and what she will do to get what she wants--threatened her in Act 1.
Which character would you describe as adamant and why?
Danforth--unwilling to change his mind
Giles--refused to answer the charged--was crushed
This is the number of children Elizabeth and John have in the play.
What is 3.
The old man who is crushed with stones.
Who is Giles Corey
Abby and the other girls pretend to see this in the courtroom during Act 3.
What is a yellow bird.
She has seen how the courts work and as soon as the girls accuse someone, they believe them and condemn them to die.
What does it mean if you have a predilection for something?
You have a preference or liking for it.
This is the year in which the trials took place.
What is 1692
He is the man who helps in the arrests and is "...only following orders."
Who is Cheever
What did Parris say he saw when he found the girls dancing in the woods, but then later denied?
Someone naked
Who said the following and why did she say it:
"Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word aout the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you."
Abigail and she said it because she feared that Mary would tell.
Would you correlate the word belie with being honest or dishonest and why?
Dishonest because it means to disguise
This is the definition of "spectral evidence".
Which is evidence that cannot be seen but exists in the spiritual world.
She blamed Sarah Osborne for the loss of her 7 babies.
Who is Ann Putnam
An accused witch can escape execution by doing what?
Confessing to witchcraft.
Identify 2 different examples of ironic sitations in the play.
When Parris lied, when Elizabeth lied, when Proctor forgot the adultery commandment, when Danforth refused to postpone hangings because he already killed people, that they have to confess in order to live but if they didn't do anything they die
Which character demonstrated the most spite and why?
Putnam because he wouldn't forget the past and was getting back at people he was angry with.
This fallacy is when only 2 options or outcomes are provided.
What is the either/or fallacy
She advises Rev. Parris to send Hale back as soon as he arrives in town.
Who is Rebecca Nurse
Because Ann Putnam believes Tituba can speak to the dead, what does she do and why?
She send Ruth to see her to find out why her babies died.
Identify 2 different characters have internal conflicts and explain what they are.
Elizabeth--doesn't forgive husband
Proctor--doesn't forgive himself
Hale--feels guilty about condemning so many
Giles--feels guilty for saying his wife reads books
Some people have a religous creed they follow and others just have a personal creed? What does creed mean?
Set of beliefs
This is the fallacy where the evidence presented makes no sense with the argument.
What is nonsequitor
He can be described as vindictive and vengeful.
Thomas Putnam
Why is Giles Corey arrested?
He refuses to tell them who told him that Putnam had his daughter cry witchery on George Jacobs.
Identify two external conflicts that Proctor has--who they are with and what they're about.
Parris--preaches, spends money
Abigail--affair, accused Elizabeth
Mary--disobeyed him and got wife in trouble
If you show someone deference, you are showing them what?
Respect
This fallacy occurs when one confuses chronology with cause and effect.
What is Post-Hoc Reasoning
An old beggar woman who was one of the first to be accused.
Sarah Good
Reverend Hale as come back in Act to do what?
Convince those accused to confess--save their lives
Who said the following and under what circumstances:
"John I counted myself so plain, so poorly made....suspicion kissed you when I did; it were a cold house I kept."
Elizabeth and it's in Act 4 when they see each other for the first time in 3 months...she is taking some of the blame for the predicament they're in now.
If someone feels persecuted by others, he/she feels like what is happening?
They are being oppressed or discriminated against.
Define frame of reference.
It is how someone views the world or things about him/her based on various factors like past experiences, beliefs, emotional state, etc.
He was the only male to be condemned a witch/wizard.
Who is George Jacobs
When Danforth questions Abigail's truthfulness during Act 3, she does this.
What is threatens him
Who said the following and why:
"Mary God damns all liars...remember the angel Raphael--do that which is good and no harm shall come to thee."
John Proctor and he's trying to remind Mary to be strong even in hard situations.
If someone shows penitence, they are showing what?
Regret or remorse.
This is the religion of the residents of the town of Salem?
What is Puritanism
She runs off with Abigail after stealing all of Parris' money.
Who is Mercy Lewis
How does Giles Corey escape being condemned a wizard?
He refuses to answer the charge.
Besides Abby, who else is a main cause of the witchcraft trials and why do you think this?
Danforth--he had the power to stop them and didn't
Hale--he interrogated Tituba and the girls and got them to confess
Mary--she kept switching her stories
What is a magistrate and what do they do?
a judge or civil authority who administers the law.
In poetry, what meter is it where an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable to equal a foot.
Iambic Meter