Characters
This character from the play is hanged at the end of the play, and has an affair with Abigail Williams.
John Proctor
What happened in the woods the night before Act One begins?
Several girls were dancing in the woods. They were pretending or trying to perform witchcraft.
John Proctor forgets this commandment when he is being questioned by Reverend Hale in his home.
Adultery
When Danforth hears Elizabeth is pregnant, what does he allow?
She will be able to live for another year
What did Parris find out that Abigail and Mercy Lewis did at the beginning of Act 4?
They robbed Parris and left town.
This character, Reverend Parris's Barbadoan slave, confesses to witchcraft during a beating and effectively begins a witch hunt.
Tituba
Why does Proctor dislike Parris?
He preaches only about the devil and sin, but not about God
Why does Mary Warren begin to disobey the Proctors?
She is now an official of the court and feels that she should not have to be ordered around
How does Proctor ruin his 'good name'?
He confesses to having an affair with Abigail
How was Giles Corey killed?
Pressed to death with stones
This character arrives in Salem to investigate charges of witchcraft, but eventually begins to doubt the guilt of many of the accused.
Reverend Hale
Reverend Parris
Why is John hesitant to tell the court that Abigail and the girls have been pretending?
He has no evidence/proof. He was alone with Abigail when she admitted it.
What does Elizabeth lie about in court?
That John had an affair with Abigail
Why does Parris want to postpone hanging John and Rebecca Nurse?
He wants to give them time to confess because he is afraid the town will be upset if they hang two people with a high reputation.
This character accuses Martha Corey of witchcraft and names her as the one responsible for murdering his wife's children.
Thomas Putnam
Elizabeth states that Abigail wants her accused as a witch for this reason.
So that Abigail can have John to herself
What gift did Mary Warren give to Elizabeth?
Poppet
Why does Mary Warren turn on John Proctor?
She realizes that the judges are going to believe Abigail and she is afraid of also being arrested/hung
Judge Danforth refuses to postpone the executions of the condemned for this reason.
What is he doesn't not want people to see him/the court as weak?
This character, an employee of the Proctor house, eventually accuses John Proctor of witchcraft.
Mary Warren
Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of naming Martha Corey as a witch for this reason.
To take his land
What did the people who were accused of witchcraft need to do in order to not be hung?
Confess (lie)
What is Reverend Hale's reaction when John Proctor is arrested during the trial.
He quits the court because he believes John is innocent
John Proctor refuses to sign a written confession of witchcraft for this reason.
He values his reputation and good name above all else?