Arthur Miller
Salem Witch Trials
Act One
Act One Again
Act Two
100

Amount of wives Arthur Miller had throughout his life

3

100
The biggest difference between real-life Abigail Williams and the Abigail Williams featured in the play

Real-life Abby was about 9 or 10, whilst play Abby was 17

100

State of appearance in which Mercy Lewis was spotted by Rev. Parris in the woods

Nude

100

Abby claimed this item was in the kettle/cauldron during the night in the woods

Soup (with an accidental rogue frog garnish)

100

Reason Elizabeth Proctor is constantly suspicious of John

He had an affair with Abigail Williams

200

Event that made Arthur Miller's family lose their wealth

Stock Market Crash/Great Depression 

200

City in which the trials took place

Salem, MA

200

Reason Ann Putnam had Ruth get Tituba to conjure the dead 

She wanted to know why her 7 babies had died

200

Character who had the hardest time tolerating Rev. Parris

John Proctor

200

Reason Abigail Williams is highly regarded among Salem now

She assists the trials and helps the bewitched girls

300

Miller's most famous wife

Marilyn Monroe

300

Tituba had the same job in both real-life, as well as the play. What was that job?

Rev. Parris' servant

300

Reason many people had feuds with Thomas Putnam

Land issues!

300

Only character from Act One who confessed to consorting with the devil

Tituba (to spare her life)

300

What Rev. Hale finds concerning regarding John Proctor's religious practices

He doesn't go to church; one of his kids isn't Baptized

400

Reason he's a terrible father

Institutionalized son with Down Syndrome despite his wife's wishes
400

When a person could "see" the spirit of another people "bewitching" them

Spectral Evidence

400

Odd demand Parris made before he agreed to be the Reverend; no previous Rev. made this request

Acquiring the deed to the Rev's house
400

Reason Ann Putnam thought Sarah Good and Sarah Osburne might be witches

They were midwives for the births of her dead babies

400

Object Mary Warren gifted Elizabeth which added suspicion to Elizabeth's innocence

A poppet/rag doll with a needle in it

500

Reason Miller wrote The Crucible

Communist 'witch hunt' he was involved in reminded him of the Salem Witch Trials
500
Year the witch trials began

1692

500

Person whose illness started the whole ordeal

Betty Parris

500

Reason Abby drank chicken blood

To cast a spell on Elizabeth Proctor to kill her

500

Reason Giles Corey and Frances Nurse unexpectedly show up at the Proctor household

Their wives have been accused of witchcraft and jailed