At the start of the play, this girl has fallen into a trance. She is assumed to be possessed and screams upon hearing the Lord's name.
Who is Betty Parris?
"My name is good in the village! I will not have it said my name is soiled! Goody Proctor is a gossiping liar!" (lines 194-197)
Who is Abigail?
The author of The Crucible.
Who is Arthur Miller?
He is the first villager to instigate and point to witchcraft. He is the father of one child, seven others having died at birth.
Who is Thomas Putnam?
The Salem Witch Trials and the suspicions and fear that circulated around it, can be comparable to this national issue that was circulating around the United States in the 1950's.
What is Communist activity/McCarthyism/The Red Scare?
Abigail wants Goody Proctor dead for these reasons (1-2 accepted).
What is, Abigail wants John Proctor to herself? AND/OR Goody Proctor fired her and is 'blackening' her name?
Abigail drank THIS kind of blood in the woods for THIS reason (2-part answer).
What is chicken blood, to kill Goody Proctor?
Name ONE conflict that Rev. Parris has with the other male characters in the village/Act 1 that makes him very upset
What is...
Not receiving enough pay. A faction/party in the church that is against him. Not receiving enough firewood.