Who is this?
Tituba
teaches children about spirits
“But Parris came and for twenty week he preach nothin’ but golden candlesticks until he
had them."
John Proctor
Name 2 women accused of witchcraft.
Sarah Good
Sarah Osbourne
Who is the author of The Crucible?
Arthur Miller
Abigail dies with John Proctor at the end of the play. True or False?
False. She runs away and robs her uncle.
Abigail
uses the witch trials to carry out personal vengeance
“I only said she were readin’ books, sir, and they come and take her out of my house…”
Giles Corey
Why was Mary Warren accused by Abigail of witchcraft? What happened afterwards?
Answers may vary.
Abigail was fearful of being exposed.
The girls were fearful of Abigail and followed.
She caved and followed Abigail.
How did Elizabeth get the poppet? How does the poppet influence Elizabeth's fate?
Mary Warren gives it to her
The poppet had a needle in it; Abigail had a needle in her stomach
Mary Warren tells a few people the truth about Abigail and the girls. Name one person she confesses the truth to.
Danforth
Proctor
Elizabeth
worthy woman whose strong faith prevents her from confessing
Rebecca Nurse
“I never kept no poppets, not since I were a girl.”
Elizabeth Proctor
On what charge is Rebecca Nurse arrested?
the murder of Goody Putnam’s babies
Who had an affair? How does this affect the plot?
Abigail and John Proctor
Abigail started the accusations for her own vendetta. She wanted to take the place of Elizabeth.
Why did Danforth grant Elizabeth extra time?
She said she was pregnant
tolerates no challenge to his authority
Judge Danforth
“I cannot pardon these when twelve are already hanged for the same crime. It is not
just.”
Judge Danforth
What is the deciding factor in Elizabeth’s arrest?
her possession of the poppet with a needle in it
Who are the Puritans? What do they value? What do the Puritans associate the forest with?
Puritans are Christians
Value church and god
disorder and evil.
Who comes back to Salem to encourage the accused to confess and save their lives?
Hale
Rev. Parris
minister who fears there is a conspiracy against him
“I have laid seven babies unbaptized in the earth…each would wither in my arms the
very night of her birth.”
Ann Putnam
If you confess when arrested, what happens?
If you do not confess, what happens?
Confession= Jail and saved life
Denial= hanged and death
Provide a summary of the play.
Answers may vary.
What ultimately happens to John Proctor at the end of the play? Why does he choose this fate?
He is hanged.
Was a dishonest man, but is now saving his reputation and redemption.
By refusing to lie and confess to witchcraft, he sacrifices his life in the name of truth. At the play's end, Proctor has somehow regained his goodness.