Characters
The protagonist who refuses to falsely confess witchcraft, even if it costs him his life?
John Proctor
Where were the girls seen dancing and conjuring?
In the forest
Which girl comes to court in Act III, prepared to confess that they have been pretending this whole time and that she has not seen the Devil?
Mary Warren
"Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character." Who is speaking?
Reverend Samuel Parris
Committed adultery with John Proctor
Abigail Williams
This character is the minister of Salem and is more concerned with his reputation than justice.
Reverend Samuel Parris
Where specifically does Act II take place?
In Act III, Abigail pretends to see an animal in the courtroom, preparing to attack her. Which animal?
A bird
“I cannot sleep for dreamin'; I cannot dream but I wake and walk about the house as though I'd find you comin' through some door.” Who said this, and to whom?
Abigail Williams to John Proctor
Rebecca Nurse
She is a slave from Barbados and confesses to seeing the Devil.
Tituba
Why did Ann Putnam ask her daughter Ruth to go to Tituba (before the play began)?
To ask Tituba to conjure up her 7 dead babies
As Act IV begins, which two characters are among those condemned to be executed at dawn?
Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor
“He have his goodness now. God forbid I take it from him!” — Who says this and about whom?
Elizabeth Proctor, about John Proctor
He is a minister from outside of Salem who gradually grows in opposition to the witch trials
Reverend John Hale
He is pressed to death for refusing to name names.
Giles Corey
Name one reason why John Hale is originally suspicious of the Proctor family.
Name one of the following: (a) They haven't been going to church often. (b) One of their sons is not baptized. (c) John can't remember all 10 Commandments.
Why specifically does the the deputy governor allow Elizabeth to visit John in prison on the morning of his execution?
He wants her to convince him to confess.
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life!” — Who says this?
John Proctor
The deputy governor who is in charge of the witch trials and who arrests John Proctor after his wife denies that he committed adultery
Danforth
A local Salem judge who supports the witch trials but who is not the highest authority in the court
Judge Hathorne
The play is set in what year? (In what year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?)
1692
Which character is drunk as Act IV opens?
Marshal Herrick
"Why--! The girl is murder! She must be ripped out of the world!" Who said this, and about whom?
Elizabeth Proctor, about Abigail Williams
A tailor from Salem who is hired by the court to jail citizens who have been accused, and is particularly the one who arrests Goody Proctor after discovering the poppet in her house
Ezekiel Cheever