Characters
Farmer; Had an affair with Abigail
Who is John Proctor?
True or False: John Proctor finds the girls dancing in the woods
True
How does John know that the accusations of witchcraft are fabricated?
Abigail told him so
What did Abigail and the other girls say that Mary Warren's spirit appeared as?
What is a yellow bird?
Why did Rev. Hale come back to Salem?
To get people to confess so that he may still save some lives
Courageous and stubborn man; taken many people to court and won
Who is Giles Corey?
First person to be accused of witchcraft; immediately confesses and names others
Who is Tituba?
True or False: All 3 of John's children have been baptized
False
What was Giles Corey arrested for?
What is contempt of court?
How was Giles Corey executed?
What is pressed to death with stones?
Servant to the Proctors; Plants the poppet that sentences Elizabeth; Turns on Abigail and then on John
Who is Mary Warren?
True or False: John Proctor likes Rev. Parris' form of preaching
False
Evidence used as proof to arrest Elizabeth
What is a poppet?
What does Hale do at the end of Act III?
He leaves and denounces the proceedings
What do Danforth and Rev. Parris bring in Elizabeth to do?
Make John confess
Ringleader of the girls; Lies to get what she wants
Who is Abigail?
Called in from Beverly to investigate rumors of witchcraft
Who is Reverend Hale?
What keeps John from immediately going to the courts and telling them what he knows?
What is John's tenderness for Abigail?
Mary Warren is asked to do this in order to prove her claims that Abigail and the other girls are lying
What is fainting?
Why does Danforth say he can't pardon John and the others at this point?
It would cast doubt on the guilt of those already executed; He is too concerned with his own reputation
Deputy Governor; Presides over the trials; Stands strong in his belief that witchcraft was conducted
Who is Danforth?
What were the names of the two girls who had fallen ill at the beginning of the play?
Who are Ruth Putnam and Betty Parris?
When reciting the 10 commandments, which one did John conveniently forget?
What is adultery?
What did Elizabeth say when she was questioned about John's infidelity?
She denied it and said he was a good man.
What do we find has happened to Abigail and Mercy Lewis at the beginning of Act IV?
They have run away and robbed Rev. Parris on their way out of town